The CDSBEO held its annual board-wide Indigenous Education Day on Wednesday, May 17. This year’s theme was ‘Growing Change’ from a First Nation, Métis, and Inuit perspective, through our relationships and understanding of each other, ourselves, and the natural world. Among many activities, a focus of the day for elementary schools was the book ‘Be a Good Ancestor’ and the Ohénton Kariwatékwen (commonly referred to in English as ‘The Thanksgiving Address’) for secondary schools.
To support the theme of “Growing Change,” schools were also asked to work together to spell out the word CHANGE and photograph it from above. Our schools did a wonderful job with this activity, and we thank them for their participation!
Official opening of the St. Mary Catholic School, Carleton Place medicine garden with Kokum Marlene.
Feryn King, a Hoop Dancer from Akwesasne, performed and led a workshop for students at St. Peter Catholic School.
Sacred Heart Catholic School welcomes Akwesasne Mohawk Police Officer Kyle and Sgt. Justice to their primary classrooms.
William Komaksiutiksak, also known as Northern Knowledge, spent the day at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, teaching students about various Inuit games.
Students at St. Finnan’s Catholic School discuss a piece of art by Akwesasne Artist Jordan Thompson.
Cree-Métis artist, photographer, and educator Marissa Magneson presented artwork based on the Medicine Wheel to students at St. Mary Catholic High School.
To enhance the Ontario curriculum’s mandatory learning about the the rights and responsibilities we all have to each other as treaty people and to support the learning around ‘Growing Change’ all CDSBEO schools were provided with ‘We are all treaty people banners’. Pictured here are students at St. Joseph Catholic School with the new banner.
