The school district was highly engaged in Indigenous learning and activism on Orange Shirt Day and in support of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This post is a collection of moments previously shared in the October 3 and October 18 Indigenous Education Flyers.
A group of Sutherland Secondary educators played The Truth in Truth and Reconciliation educational board game. It provides a strong visual representative of the uncompromising relationship of the Canadian government, churches, and Indigenous people.
Jennifer Kwong, Teacher, organized the painting of 1,050 orange hearts by Sutherland Secondary students, to be placed on a tree on Lynn Valley Road.
Emma Koloska, Indigenous Support Teacher, created labels for classroom laptops in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim (Squamish language).
Marna Thomas, Teacher, English First Peoples, Indigenous Support, Windsor Secondary, is reading The Fire Still Burns, a memoir by local Elder, Sam George.
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Student Leaders at Carson Graham Secondary leading the day! L to R: Erica Gonzales, Rose Greene, Anna McLean.
Handsworth Secondary students wear orange for Orange Shirt Day and share reflections on how they engage with reconciliation.
Students at Windsor Secondary work together to update the school’s display case.
Norgate Xwemélch'stn Elementary walks the path of reconciliation, remembering the past and standing with those who continue to heal.
