Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. As part of the new mandatory curriculum that includes the teaching and learning of Residential 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, we are encouraging schools to support and participate in this National campaign.

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC. It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.
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The program is intended to serve students who may benefit from engaging, creative and collaborative learning experiences – developing the skills and literacies to support their future success! A team of camp instructors, lead by an experienced Ontario Certified Teacher will teach each program. Activities will enable students to explore ideas of interest as they develop new communication skills through reading, writing and media arts. A fun camp-like environment will help to foster a community of learners, increase levels of student engagement, and improve student efficacy.

Through the lens of ‘film maker’, students will develop literacy skills – generating, organizing and communicating their ideas for an intended purpose and audience.

• Activities are social and collaborative, developing skills to support future academic and life success.
• Participants will generate their own ideas and themes for learning.
• Students will bring their ideas to life through writing, fine art, photography and video.
• Camp activities run from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. each day from July 2nd – 19th.

Registration is now open to Grade 5-8 Students in the North, East and West regions.

Please follow the below to obtain more information and register:

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The 17³Ô¹ÏÍø is pleased to offer a FREE, 3-week, engaging POWER LEARNING CAMP – July 2nd to July 19th 2019, hosted in all three regions of our district. This camp is being offered to current grades 1-3 students who may benefit from joyful, focused literacy and mathematics instruction.

This Power Learning Camp will focus on the development of reading, writing and math skills, in small group settings, through engaging experiences of the children’s interests. A team of camp instructors lead by an experienced Ontario Certified Teacher will teach each program. A minimum of 15 students is required to run the program. The involvement of parents is critical to the success of the program.

Ongoing communication will inform you about learning experiences and offer extensions of literacy and numeracy learning for you to enjoy with your child at home. Families are responsible for transportation to and from the program site and will be required to commit to regular attendance in order to ensure learning success. More information about the benefits of this Ministry of Education sponsored program will be shared at the start of the camp.

Registration is now open. Please return completed registration forms to your child’s school (office). Please note that registration will be confirmed by June 7th, 2019 (email or phone call) by a NNDSB Power Learning Camp staff member.

DOWNLOAD: NNDSB-POWER LEARNING Invitation and Registration-2019

For more information please contact:

Krista Holmes
Email: krista.holmes@nearnorthschools.ca
Phone: 705-472-8170 Ext. 7003