News Items of Interest
Enhancement Agreements to Support Aboriginal Student Success
Latest Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement signings [more]:
- February 24, 2012 - School District 85 (Vancouver Island North)
- February 22, 2012 - School District 50 (Haida Gwaii)
- January 16, 2012 - School District 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)
- January 10, 2012 - School District 37 (Delta)
- December 1, 2011 - School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
- September 21, 2011 - School District 53 (Okanagan-Similkameen)
- June 21, 2011 - School Districts 38 (Richmond); 44 (North Vancouver);
59 (Peace River South) - May 26, 2011 - School District 05 (Southeast Kootenay)
Reciprocal Tuition - Application 2012
Information on Reciprocal Tuition and the application process can be found at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/reciprocal
New Resource
Teaching Mathematics
in a
First Peoples Context: Grades 8 & 9
A new Mathematics 8 and 9 Teacher Resource Guide called Teaching Mathematics in a First Peoples Context: Grades 8 and 9 is now available on the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) website.
This Guide is designed to help teachers of Mathematics 8 and 9 in British Columbia extend their existing practice to incorporate new approaches that make the BC school system more reflective of the realities of First Peoples in BC, and improve overall levels of student success when it comes to meeting provincially prescribed standards for Mathematics at these grade levels.
The Guide has been developed by FNESC with assistance from the British Columbia Ministry of Education and support from the Education Partnerships Program of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Free The Children
February 14-25, 2011 Free The Children, in partnership with the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative, shines the spotlight on the challenges facing a fair, quality education for Aboriginal youth.
Students Preserve Legacy of Elders
Renowned Canadian poet Wendy Morton collaborates with Vernon School District on Together with the Children — The Elder Project (PDF 4.35MB), which paired Aboriginal students with Elders, who would tell their stories, and in turn the students would turn the stories into poems.
