Northern StudiesCommunity School Program

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Northern Studies/Community School Program

• March 3, 2009
• Allana Cooke
• Northern Studies/Communities Teacher

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Ontario First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education
Policy Framework

• Ministry objectives that align with the Northern
  Studies and Community Schools Project
• Building Capacity to support identity building,
  including the appreciation of Aboriginal
  perspectives, values and cultures by all
  students, school board staff and trustees.
• Foster supportive and engaged families and
  communities

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Kenora Catholic District School Board

• Board Objectives for Northern Studies
• Development of partnerships with our local First
  Nations Communities
• Provide opportunities for staff and students to
  visit First Nation Communities
• Engage Parents and our First Nation Communities
• Promote the Ojibway language throughout our
  school system.
• Integrate Ojibway Culture at all grade levels and
  through out the curriculum
• Catholicity, character Education and aboriginal
  beliefs are blended to form a well rounded
  education for our students with respect for all
  cultures and people
• Utilize specific high yield writing strategies
  throughout the program
• Develop a student portfolio that supports the
  boards and schools writing school improvement
  goals

• Meeting Objectives
• Development of partnership with First nation
  community on specific activities to ensure
  inclusion of First Nation community members,
  parents, Elders.
• School Staff and parent volunteers have attended
  Wazhusk Onigum First Nation on several occasions.
  Northern Studies field trips have had average of
  4 8 parent volunteers.
• JK/SK are being introduced to Ojibway language
  through the Northern Studies program, through
  singing, games, naming animals etc.
• Integration of Ojibway Culture within weekly
  lesson plans ie. seven teachings, respecting
  mother earth etc.
• Character Education through discussion of seven
  teachings, monthly cardinal virtues, and other
  cultures.
• JK/SK Student portfolios of work completed within
  Northern Studies sent home with term reports.
  Northern Studies picture and writing journals for
  Grades 1-3.

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Curriculum

• Cross Curricular
• Social Studies
• Science
• Math
• Native Language
• Literacy/Oral Language

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Assessment Student Journal and completed work

• NORTHERN STUDIES November 2008
• Name
• Activity How to make a Dream Catcher
• Expectations The student will demonstrate their
  understanding by producing a Dream Catcher
• .ALevel 4 The student demonstrates thorough
  understanding
• BLevel 3 The student demonstrates considerable
  understanding
• CLevel 2 The student demonstrates some
  understanding
• DLevel 1 The student demonstrates limited
  understanding
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ________________
  Allana
  Cooke, Teacher
  
• Name Activity Learning about the Clan
  System
• Expectations The student will identify the
  relationship, rules, and responsibilities in
  their home and community in order to understand
  clan system
• ALevel 4 The student demonstrates thorough
  understanding
• BLevel 3 The student demonstrates considerable
  understanding
• CLevel 2 The student demonstrates some
  understanding
• DLevel 1 The student demonstrates limited
  understanding
• Comments_________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ________________________________
  
  Allana Cooke, Teacher
  
• Name Activity How to make Bannock
• Expectations The Student will follow simple
  directions and procedures in the bannock making
  process
• ALevel 4 The student demonstrates thorough
  understanding

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Assessment JK/SK Report

• Northern Studies Term 1 Report
• Student Name____________________ Date December
  15, 2008
• Homeroom Teacher
• Description of Program
• The Northern Studies Program objectives include
  but are not limited to
• Catholicity and Character Education
• Integration of Ojibway culture
• Promotion of Ojibway language
• Development of partnerships
• Parental engagement
• These objectives will be met through weekly
  classroom activities, special guests and field
  trips once per month.
• Activities to Date
• Medicine Wheel Seasons Changes Fall Harvest
  Wild Rice, Feasting, Dream Catchers, Awesiwag
  Animals Book, Biboon Winter, Clan System,
  Bannock Making, Patterning/Beading, Moccasins,
  Elders Teaching, Advent Candles
• Knowledge Comprehension
• Level 4The student demonstrates above average
  comprehension of the material
• .Level 3The student demonstrates a considerable
  comprehension of the material.
• Level 2The student demonstrates some
  comprehension of the material.
• Level 1The student demonstrated limited
  comprehension of the material.
• Engagement Value

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The Experience

• Activities/lessons have included
• Medicine wheel, wild rice, fall harvest,
  moccasins, Chinese New Year, offering tobbaco,
  Ojibway numbers 1 -10, Ojibway animal names,
  Advent Candles, Seven Teaching booklets
• Anishinaabe Culture Field trip Elder visits,
  Dream Catcher, Bannock making, Beading/Patterning,
  Clan teachings, round house visit
• Community Role Models that exemplify courage
  presentations by the Ontario Provincial Police,
  Ministry of Natural Resources canine unit,
  Treaty 3 Police, Kenora Police Department,
  Kenora Fire Department
• Dogsledding, Trapping including animal habits,
  tracks and local history of trapping

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Clans
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Dog Sledding
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Dog Sledding
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Bannock Making
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Elder Visit
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Beading
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Trapping
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The Outcomes
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The Future

• Other planned activities for the remainder of the
  year include
• Ice fishing
• Legend Telling
• Catholicity Retreat Church Tour, Prayer
  Service, Activities
• Ukrainian Experience dancing, cooking, art
• Role model arts local and resident artists
• Community Pow Wow/ Honoring our Volunteers
• The Program will run on a four year cycle
  allowing for the students to participate in rich
  cultural and community experience.

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Kenora Catholic District School Board

• Shelly Tom
• Aboriginal Advisor

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• Two of five schools offering Ojbway Language
  Programs
• Language is offered from grades 1 12 with
  informal introduction to Ojibway in PJPII
  beginning in JK/SK
• Ojibway language is open to all students as a
  second language
• Programming includes Elder visits, cultural
  teachings, ceremonial experiences and arts