Indigenous Education
At HWDSB, we are honoured to work with community partners to meet the needs of Indigenous students. We strive to weave Indigenous perspectives into curriculum for all students, as well as support the achievement of First Nation, Métis and Inuit students.
Learn more about the programs offered to HWDSB students below:
CC:ROSE
CC:ROSE (Cultivating Community: Reclaiming Our Spaces in Education) is a community that welcomes any self-identifying Indigenous (Turtle Island) student in grades 7 to 12 at HWDSB. Our meetings have provided fun and innovative ways to be in touch during these difficult times.
Please join us if you would like to:
- Have fun.
- Have a safe place to check in.
- Eat (not all the time, but a lot of the time!).
- Learn about Indigenous culture.
- Collaborate with other Indigenous students.
- Join some cool workshops like painting, cooking, cornhusk dolls, games (all virtual for now).
- Shape experiences and opportunities for Indigenous learners.
- Access leadership opportunities immersed in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
- Be part of a community created for and by Indigenous learners at HWDSB, guided by the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers and the Good Mind.
Shakowennakara:tats
(Saw-ga-wanna-ga-LAW-duts)
We credit and extend gratitude to Tehahenteh, Mohawk, turtle clan from Six Nations of the Grand River for this Kanyen’kéha translation.