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Redfish has been doing a year-long study that focuses on connecting with the land through the lens of nature journaling. During the early part of the year students learned techniques from the book How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity – Wonder - Attention by John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren.

Embracing the Ktunaxa Language

As Spring arrives this month, we reflect deeply on Winter, a time of rest, storytelling, and being close to our Lodges. Winter holds many ceremonies. Feasting is one of them. This year, SD8 Indigenous Education programs hosted Winter Feasts.

As we approach spring break starting March 17, the pace of learning in our schools seems to accelerate. Children are working hard to improve their reading, writing, number and math skills, science knowledge...

This year at Brent Kennedy Elementary, our school community is focusing on integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, histories, and perspectives into our everyday learning. Our school community has begun and will continue to integrate these teachings through storytelling, art, music, circle, and other traditional practices. 

This year at ARES, we have placed a strong emphasis on learning the Ktunaxa language. From Kindergarten to Grade 7, students have been participating in language lessons led by Josie Fullerton, deepening their understanding of this First Nations language.

We had a beautiful day in the smuqwtula7xw (snow-covered land). It was cold and sunny for our snowshoe. We built snow caves, dug a pit for a big fire, and learned about ways to survive and thrive outdoors in the winter.

The Pow Wow Aunties will be hosting a Poster Contest for this year’s Pow Wow! Students in grade 8-12 are invited to submit their artwork to be featured. Please see the information below and the poster!

In December, classes at South Nelson learned about the oral tradition and how some nations recorded their histories through the Winter Count. We looked at the Lone Dog Winter Count as well as a few other examples, and discussed what each symbol might have meant.

We’re a month into 2025, and it’s so exciting to see snow! In schools right now, schools are offering ski trips and other opportunities for outdoor activities with great support from our bus drivers and other transportation staff who make sure children and youth get where they are going and back again safely during and after school hours.