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December Cultural Enhancement
Posted on December 8, 2020Hi Teachers/Parents/Guardians, I just wanted to fill everyone in on the latest cultural enhancements happening in the Kingsway/South Zone. In the Primary classes, we focused on the two stories “You […] -
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Student’s Artwork!
Posted on November 12, 2020Wow! I have been working with our Kingsway South Zone schools these past couple of months and the students are just blowing me away with their creativity. At Glenwood Elementary, […] -
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Monthly Cultural Enhancement Topics
Posted on October 29, 2020Here are the themes for the cultural enhancements I will be providing to my assigned schools each month. I took in consideration every schools annual plans and tried to infused […] -
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National Indigenous Veteran’s Day-November 8th
Posted on October 19, 2020National Indigenous Veterans Day is a memorial day observed in Canada in recognition of Indigenous contributions to military service, particularly in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It occurs annually […] -
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Annual Plan Book List
Posted on October 6, 2020Annual Plans for Schools The Indigenous Team at The Burnaby School District has been working with schools to develop an annual plan based around the Indigenous Ways Of Knowing. The […] -
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What does the word “Indigenous” mean?
Posted on October 6, 2020Here are two great videos to show your child(ren) what the term “Indigenous” means. Primary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CISeEFTsgDA&t=4s Elementary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-zwP6q1GkM -
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St. Paul’s Residential School Memorial. North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted on September 22, 2020It is important to teach our Indigenous youth about Residential Schools as it is a part of Canadian history. As part of our practice in teaching place consciousness, it is […] -
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Orange Shirt Day-September 30th
Posted on September 15, 2020Orange Shirt Day is Wednesday, September 30th. Please encourage your child(ren) to wear an orange shirt to help recognize and raise awareness about the residential school system in Canada, join […] -
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Welcome back!
Posted on September 10, 2020Greetings Families! I would like to begin by acknowledging the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh Nations on whose land we teach, learn and live. […] -
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About Me-Your Indigenous Resource Teacher
Posted on June 11, 2020Welcome! My name is April Strickland and I am the Indigenous resource teacher for the Kingsway South Zone elementary schools in Burnaby. I would like to acknowledge that I work […]