ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

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The Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch is responsible for developing policies, procedures and initiatives related to the education of Aboriginal students in British Columbia (Branch Goals and Responsibilities)

New Items

English 12 First Peoples IRP and Examination - Curriculum Update

The Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Education and Deputy Premier has approved the new English 12 First Peoples (EFP12) Integrated Resource Package [more] [PDF 11KB]

Aboriginal Curriculum Integration (ACI) Project

The Province is investing in new classroom resources that profile Aboriginal people in BC in preparation for the August 2008 North American Indigenous Games. [news release]

School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) has embarked on a province-wide project to develop K-12 multimedia resources that integrate Aboriginal content into curriculum and raise awareness of the North American Indigenous Games occurring in the Cowichan Valley in 2008. The ACI project will feature a website of lesson plans initially focusing on core curricular areas in Grades 7, 8, and 9.

First Nations Education Act

The First Nations Education Act (Bill 46-2007), received Royal Assent in the BC Legislature on November 29, 2007. This historic legislation complements the Federal government legislation, Bill C34, First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act. Both pieces of legislation are the culmination of years of negotiations involving Canada, the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), and British Columbia. First Nations who participate will be able to create their own legislation governing First Nations education in their schools on their lands. [First Nations Education Steering Committee Press Release] [PDF 523KB] [more]

School District 78 Collaborates on a Curriculum Development Project

School District 78 collaborates with University College of the Fraser Valley on a curriculum development project that incorporates Nlaka’pamux and Stó:lõ content article [PDF 21KB]

Enhancement Agreements to Support Aboriginal Student Success

The latest Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (EA) signing marks the 36th agreement to be put in place throughout the Province of British Columbia, with School District 71 (Comox Valley) being the 4th school district to sign their second EA [more]:

Revised Shared Learnings - Integrating BC Aboriginal Content K-10

The Shared Learnings resource guide was developed in 1998 as a tool for integrating Aboriginal content into all subject areas from kindergarten through Grade 10.  The guide has now been revised to ensure resources and references are up-to-date, accurate and relevant.  Copies are available for purchasing from Government Publications Services or you can print a copy .