Celebrating the Spirit of Youth was an Aboriginal conference designed to honour the culture, the customs, and the communities that make up Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. The conference featured Dr. Martin Brokenleg, Maria Campbell, and David Bouchard. Students learned about the Circle of Courage which is made up of four quadrants: Belonging, Generosity, Mastery, and Independence. These capacities are inherent in each of us and need to be relatively balanced for us to live balanced social lives. Services directed towards children need to foster all four of these areas. Celebrating the Spirit of Youth was organized and sponsored by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in cooperation with the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Teachers, administrators, and non-teaching personnel from both boards were invited to attend and participate.