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Inuuqatigiit's Bridging the Gap (BTG) Student Support and Presenters

Inuuqatigiit’s Bridging the Gap  Student Support Coordinator provides 1-to-1 support for Inuit students and families (grades K-12) to navigate the education system and to increase awareness of Inuit values, culture and history. External referral forms are to be submitted to Inini at [email protected] .  

Inuuqatigiit’s Bridging the Gap Presenters (Genova and Aalla) are offering free virtual presentations for K-12  for OCDSB schools to increase awareness of Inuit culture and history through authentic learning experiences. Educators are encouraged to sign up through the Indigenous Education K-8 Currents Community. For more information contact Holly Alguire for more information at [email protected]

Cultural Enrichment Workshops with Inuuqatigiit’s Bridging the Gap Presenters (Genova and Aalla) are available for staff meetings and parent council. Principals can contact Holly Alguire for more information at [email protected]

Programs:
  • Indigenous Voices in Schools - elders and traditional knowledge keepers are paired with schools for multiple visits with students and staff
  • Artists In Residence program - artists visit for a two-day workshop to create a collaborative mural
  • Leadership Camp - a two-day leadership camp combining Indigenous traditional knowledge and leadership activities
  • IN-STEM program - students learn science, tech, engineering and math through a hands-on program, taught by traditional knowledge keepers and University of Ottawa volunteers
  • Resources are provided for teachers of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies classes
  • Aboriginal Post Secondary Information Program - buses and chaperones provided for students in grades 11 and 12 to attend this information day
  • Cultural competency of staff improved by providing professional development opportunities
  • Math learned through Loom Beading program - knowledge keepers visit classrooms to instruct beading and mathematical concepts
  • Indigenous Education Itinerant teacher (K-8) paired with elementary schools to support staff in becoming culturally competent and responsive
  • OCDSB Indigenous Student Resource eNewsletter - Subscribe
Original Voices Youth Council (OVYC) for secondary Indigenous Students Contact, Kris, Josh, Kyl or Kareena for more info.

Parents are invited to complete the Voluntary Self Identification form, optional and confidential, but which allows us to provide more programs for your children

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