Culture and Community. To increase knowledge, acceptance, empathy, awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students through eliminating institutional, cultural and individual racism within the Vancouver school district learning communities.
Culture and Community. To increase knowledge, awareness, appreciation of, and respect for Aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students through eliminating institutional, cultural and individual racism within the Vancouver school district learning communities Our goals will be reviewed annually throughout the five years of this second agreement to ensure that they continue to support Aboriginal student success.
Culture and Community. Strategies and Structures
Culture and Community. In the high school, we have increased expectations regarding student behavior at school and in public. Collaboration, discovery, creativity, and involvement with our community are key to the culture of UMA. The high school team takes these values seriously and will meet with students and/or parents if a student has difficulty adhering to any of these expectations. Community Fridays: High school students have an alternate schedule on Fridays (when there is a five-day week). During this time, we do not have regularly scheduled classes; instead, we either explore our community or work on a collaborative project at school. This happens approximately eight times per semester. These outings integrate classroom curriculum and UMA Pathways. These authentic experiences generally involve travel on public transportation to explore our greater community.
Culture and Community. We will xxxxxx the development of a Staff Community (‘One DCU’) focusing on culture, identity and the lived experience. Following comprehensive consultation, we will develop a Staff Community Implementation Plan that will take particular account of our new multi-campus, post-incorporation situation.
Culture and Community. To increase knowledge, acceptance, empathy, awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students through eliminating institutional, cultural and individual racism within the Vancouver school district learning communities. Student participation in Aboriginal cultural activities Support the implementation of an Aboriginal Focus School Develop and procure Aboriginal content materials Develop and maintain Aboriginal community partnerships Performance Indicator: Student participation in Aboriginal cultural activities Aboriginal Week celebrations took place in many schools last year though job action was reported to have had a negative impact on planning in some instances. Thirty-nine formal, Aboriginal cultural activities took place within ten High Schools and 29 Elementary Schools during 2011-2012. A total of 4616 students participated in those Aboriginal cultural activities. Vancouver’s Aboriginal Education Department staff participated in the Aboriginal Focus School Committee. Aboriginal Education staff facilitated requests for information from both the Aboriginal Focus School and Aboriginal Caucus committees on Aboriginal educational resources re: content, learning strategies and VSB structures. District Aboriginal staff created book lists of existing, quality Aboriginal learning materials for Elementary and Secondary use. Circulated Aboriginal learning materials from the District Learning Centre. Aboriginal Education Department purchased approximately $7000.00 in new materials for its shared collection. In addition to maintaining our existing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community partners the Aboriginal Education Department developed new working relationships with other community partners including: o Cypress Mountain Ski Resort o Squamish Nation Snowboard Team Examples of excellence in community partnerships can be seen at the following websites: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/district-news/first-peoples-festival-video-showcases-rich-collaboration To increase knowledge, acceptance, empathy, awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students through eliminating institutional, cultural and individual racism within the Vancouver school district learning communities.
Culture and Community. To increase knowledge, acceptance, empathy, awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students through eliminating institutional, cultural and individual racism within the Vancouver school district learning communities. • Student participation in Aboriginal cultural activities • Support the implementation of an Aboriginal Focus School • Develop and procure Aboriginal content materials • Develop and maintain Aboriginal community partnerships Performance Indicator: Student participation in Aboriginal cultural activities • Aboriginal Week celebrations took place in many schools last year though job action was reported to have had a negative impact on planning in some instances. • Thirty-nine formal, Aboriginal cultural activities took place within ten High Schools and 29 Elementary Schools during 2011-2012. • A total of 4616 students participated in those Aboriginal cultural activities.
Culture and Community. Performance Indicators • Supporting Actions Initiatives supporting the Goals of the Enhancement Agreement 18-19 Governance and Implementation 20 • Supporting Actions Summary and Recommendations 21
Culture and Community. Supporting Actions The following actions were taken to support our commitment to the Culture and Community goal. School and Community projects supported through district funding: (not inclusive of all daily activities supported by Aboriginal Education Staff) Belonging Mastery Culture & Community Cultural Projects Academic Projects Resource Materials: Provided to Elementary and Secondary Libraries and District Staff Resource Materials: Provided by Aboriginal Education Library or site based Resource Workshops/Training: Please find below a sampling of our Year II community stakeholder and partner initiatives within the Vancouver School District: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences provided: VSB Social Responsibility and Diversity Team Anti-Racism and Diversity Mentor provided: UBC Learning Exchange provided: BC Society of Transition Housing provided: UBC provided:
Culture and Community. Supporting Actions The following actions were taken to support our commitment to the Culture and Community goal.
