| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Foundations for the Future Charter Academy |
| Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Fort Calgary |
| Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | FFCA - Learning Centre |
TARGET AUDIENCE: ALL SUPPORT STAFF, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND COACHES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
The First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Collaborative Community will provide contextual foundational knowledge and engage participants in current resources to enhance professional practice and leadership capacity at all levels. The Education for Reconciliation Collaborative Community will highlight the “heart”, “head”, “hands” and Indigenous ways of learning through collaborative conversations to be guided by Indigenous voices, and the sharing of perspectives through story. The community will come together 4 times throughout the school year to build on current knowledge of Education for Reconciliation and the Calls to Action, with each session being guided by an Indigenous community member.
The focus for each Collaborative Community conversation is as follows:
November 28th: Historical Perspectives
This session will examine the Métis voice through storytelling, to engage and empower participants with resources. Through the sharing of story from a Métis Knowledge Keeper, this session will help participants to reframe and create a relational space for the Métis within Alberta’s historical perspectives.
January 30th: Inclusive Education
This session will engage participants in creating sustainable change through learning and experiential growth with our First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in the Calgary region. The focus will highlight regional Indigenous community members creating a repertoire of resources to use within a school community.
April 17th: Truth Inspires our Future
This session will promote dialogue and conversation advancing reconciliation, and provide opportunities for participants to engage in ways of knowing, for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools’ education.
TBD: Calls to Action
This session will examine residential schools and the sharing of experiences. The invited First Nations Elder will share guidance, wisdom and ways of knowing to advance reconciliation through a strength based approach. Calls to action will be addressed.
This learning opportunity is being offered through an Education for Reconciliation grant from Alberta Education.