PARENT INFORMATION PAGE
Supporting Students, Supporting Families
SD91 INDIGENOUS ED CALENDAR
Check here for important dates! We will be updating this calendar regularly. We will include events within our district and from in our local communities. If you have any other information that you would like included on the calendar please e-mail: knesbitt@sd91.bc.ca
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
JOYFUL LITERACY PARENTING POWER
The Joyful Literacy project is currently in the process of having Janet and her team create a variety of videos for parents. We will have access to those videos in the coming weeks and then can think about the various ways we will want to share out to our communities.
HONOURING DIVERSITY 8
One of our Strategic Plan goals in SD91 is to Honour Diversity. How do we hope to achieve this? One of the many ways that we are collectively working towards this goal is the Honouring Diversity 8 Humanities and Health Module. In order to have the community join us on our diversity journey, we have organized a speaker series that is designed to introduce our community to the various topics being explored in the district and in this course.
HELPFUL LINKS
Site links are in the descriptions
ATTENDANCE WORKS
Attendance Works has parent flyers, school handouts, key messages and fact sheets designed to help schools and parents improve student attendance at school.
SEVENTH GENERATION CLUB
Seventh Generation Club encourages First Nations students to stay in school and attend regularly, while encouraging them to study hard and prepare for their futures. It is free to join.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
The First Nations Health Authority has some resources that maybe be helpful for parents and for club meetings, including resources about children’s oral health, Jordan’s Principle, traditional foods fact sheets, Parents as First Teachers, and Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities.
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
First Peoples’ Cultural Council supports the revitalization of Aboriginal language, arts and culture in BC and provides funding and resources to communities. It includes resources such as the Language Status Report and Language Fact Sheets.
CAREER JOURNEYS ROLE MODEL PROGRAM
Career Journeys Role Model Program has a great guide for parents and students to help with planning for higher education.
INDIGENOUS ADULT AND HIGHER LEARNING ASSOCIATION
Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association is a good way to connect to the 40 Aboriginal-controlled post-secondary and adult education institutes in BC.
ABORIGINAL LEARNING LINKS
Aboriginal Learning Links offers resources to help your child pursue or continue colleague or university studies in BC, including information on budgeting, scholarships, housing, on-campus services and more.
BC ASSOCIATION OF PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS
BC Association of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) has a number of downloadable resources designed for parents, such as Bullying Stops Here, the School Meeting Survival Guide and Speaking Up! A Parent Guide to Advocating for Students in Public Schools
KUU-US CRISIS LINE SOCIETY
KUU-US Crisis Line Society First Nations and Aboriginal Specific crisis line available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Adults/Elders (250-723-4050), Child/Youth (250-723-2040), Toll Free Line (1-800-588-8717)
KIDS HELP PHONE
Kids Help Phone (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across Canada) 1-800-668-6868
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in B.C. only
ERASE BULLYING
Erasebullying.ca has reporting tools and resources about bullying.