The #sd8abed 8 week Run Walk Wheel training will start April 7^th! This year’s theme will be Moving in Reconciliation. Each week, there will be teachings shared around these themes, along with some tips and information for training to work toward the Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel in all SD8 Schools in June. We won’t be following any particular program, so it will be up to staff to choose something listed below. Or create your own. The point is for all of us- staff, students, community, families- to get outside and move our bodies: walk, wheel, run. Work with your own ability. Breathe fresh air. Get sun in our eyes and on our skin (with sunscreen). Connect with the Land. Connect with the Water. And turn our thoughts to Moving in Reconciliation.

All information will be shared here!

Week 1 - April 7 - 11 

Week 2 - April 14 - 18

Week 3 - April 21 - 25

Week 4 - April 28 - May 2

Week 5 - May 5 - 9

Week 6 - May 12 - 16

Week 7 - May 20 - 23

Week 8 - May 2 - 30

All Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel events will be held in June in all SD8 Schools.

“Together, Canadians must do more than just talk about reconciliation; we must learn how to practice reconciliation in our everyday lives—within ourselves and our families, and in our communities, governments, places of worship, schools, and workplaces. To do so constructively, Canadians must remain committed to the ongoing work of establishing and maintaining respectful relationships.”

 - The Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada Final Report (volume one)

Guides for RunWalkWheel Training

Dynamic stretches – to do before going out and walking running wheeling

Static stretches – to do after finishing walking running wheeling

Stretches for wheelchair users - infographic – stretching for wheelchair users

Warm up/Cool down – Pow Wow Sweat

Linking Indigenous Cultural Sports and Activities to Physical Literacy – School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy

Games Celebrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing - School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy

Movement Activity Cards – School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy

Playground Circuits – School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy

30 Day Walking Challenge – Gillian Judson (with Indigenous connections and FPPL connections)

Walking Forward: Learning From Place – Heidi Wood & Gillian Judson

Indigenous RunWalkWheel Tips - ISPARC

Reconciliation Resources

Learn more about the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

National Narrative Report on Reconciliation – Reconciliation Canada

Spirit Bear’s Calendar Guide to Reconciliation – First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

Spirit Bear Films – First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

Orange Shirt Day Society – Lesson plans, resources, videos, and activities for all grade levels

Orange Shirt Day Society – Phyllis’ Story

Orange Shirt Day Society – Histoire de la journée du chandail orange

National Film Board of Canada – Truth & Reconciliation

National Film Board of Canada - Orange Shirt Day Films and Lessons

National Film Board of Canada - Indigenous Cinema

FNESC – Video Resources for Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation

National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation – ReconciliACTION plans

Reconciliation Canada – Back Pocket Reconciliation Plan

Gord Downie – Secret Path

Every Child Matters – Reconciliation through Education

The Witness Blanket – An invitation to bear witness to Indian Residential Schools in Canada

Picking up the Pieces – The Making of the Witness Blanket (film)

Monique Gray Smith on "Why we need to learn" (video)

Lesson Plans from BCTF Classroom Resources:

     215 Le Estcwicwéy: Honouring the Children buried at Kamloops Indian Residential School

     Gladys We Never Knew: The Life of a Child in a BC Indian Residential School

     Timeline History of Aboriginal Peoples in BC

     Beyond September 30: Doing the Work

Teacher Pay Teachers – Truth & Reconciliation lessons and resources

CBC Kids – What does Reconciliation Mean?

AHS – Acts of Reconciliation You Can Do With Your Child

Historica Canada – Timeline of Residential Schools in Canada

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada – History of Residential Schools

Namwayut: we are all one. Truth & Reconciliation in Canada – CBC

Healing a Nation Through Truth & Reconciliation – Chief Dr. Robert Joseph

British Columbia: An Untold History – Knowledge Network

First Contact – APTN

First Peoples Principles of Learning - FNESC

Preparing for the Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel event

Please see the document here for tips and ideas for your school Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel event. All Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel events will take place in all schools in June.