Great suggestion Jennifer Woollends, Quesnel SD28 Secretary Treasurer, to visit Quesnel Junior. It is an amazing facility to support student success. The first smudging space inside a BC School.

Quesnel Superintendent, Dan Lowndes, shared the symbolism behind their district logo. “The confluence of three rivers at the Q, with imagery reflecting rings of a tree connecting to the lands of the area.”

Grateful to be on the traditional lands of the Lhtako Dene to work with the Quesnel SD28 Board of Education and their Senior Team.

Concurrent 4: Strength in Identity and Community - Cultural Identity and Belonging, Community and Support Networks, …Indigenous Leadership and Empowerment

Concurrent 3: We Are Not Our Trauma - Mental Health Awareness and Coping Strategies; the Impact of Colonization on Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Crisis Support

Concurrent 2: Land is Medicine - Traditional Healing and Wellness Practices and Land-Based Connections to Nature

Student leaders facilitate concurrent discussions on Walking in Balance - navigating two worlds: Indigenous and Western perspectives on health, relationships, and lateral kindness.

Keynote speaker, Ryan Deneault, share a journey of denial and discovery, losing self and finding medicine from within, listening to the lands and reclaiming your place as an Indigenous person, empowering other to join in the journey….

SD73 Kamloops-Thompson Board Chair, Diane Jules, brings greetings and speaks to the importance of student voice, identity, courage, indigenous connections, and leadership to the gathering of students from throughout the Okanagan Kootenays.

Knowledge Keeper and language teacher, Jackie Jules, SD73 Kamloops-Thompson, leads the welcome sing for attendees.

Sage Hill Drummers lead students into Indigenous Students Leadership Summit involving 10 districts: Revelstoke, Vernon, Central Okanagan, Cariboo-Chilcotin, Okanagan Similkameen, Nicola-Similkameen, Okanagan Skaha, Kamloops-Thompson, Gold Trail, K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw

Grateful to be on the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people and particularly the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc on whose lands I will learn from your sacred children, at the OMRIE Indigenous Student Leadership Summit @Kamloops_SD73

🌍 Make Climate Action a Top Priority!🌿 The BCSTA developed a Climate Action Working Group to explore how school districts can meet the #CleanBC goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030. The working group is calling for increased support to help school districts address

These educators were the stars of trustee academy! some trustees (including 20+ year-serving trustees) said it was the best presentation they’d witnessed. Celebrating the leadership over here in SD 57 🙌

An amazing day 3 of learning with amazing presentations on CHEQ/EDI, MDI, TDI, YDI and important work of @HELP_UBC Aboriginal Steering Committee. Big ideas shared on their work and implications for K-12 sector. A wonderful 3 days of collaboration, connecting & gratitude! TY 🙏

Day 1 yesterday @BCSTA_News Trustee Academy preconference presentation on “School Governance in an AI World” by @shareski & @chrkennedy and Keynote by @ShaneSafir on Street Data. So nice to have Dennis Thomas & his daughters & @carsonsecondary Student Sanaz perform at event.

Great opening to the @BCSTA_News conference! @SD57PG

A real privilege to be here with the amazing @SD57PG team from Ron Brent School presenting on street data and their work changing lives for students! @BCSTA_News

NEW on Culture of Yes - GenAI and the High School Sports Coach #suptchat #GenAI

As the gathering and congress come to a close, I am honoured to take part in presenting the inaugural @cdnsba National Reconciliation Partnership Award to the Quw'utsun Syuw'entst Lelum/Cowichan Tribes and @CowichanSchools in recognition of their dedication to reconciliation.