Land-based Learning Presented by: TSEC TLC Sylvia Weenie –TLC Coordinator Bernadine Graham – TLC Coordinator Noella Mitsuing-Mocassin – Superintendent

What is Land-based Learning? Teaching in our first classroom – the LAND It’s a curriculum delivered in a local outdoor setting, and in a way that honors and respect Indigenous values and ways of learning and knowing.

Teachings and lessons from the land. Survival skills. Living off the land. Honoring all creation. Connection to Mother Earth and creation.

Bringing Land-based Learning into the Schools PROCESS Elders meetings –direction and support Elder involvement –from the start & continues

LBL themes from the Elders Year planning with Elders & TLC Catalyst Staff involvement with planning meetings

Combined involvement with the locally developed LBL curriculum (Elders, TLC Catalyst, teachers) Elders Outcomes and Provincial Outcomes align with each other in the LBL Curriculum TSEC Resource Centre equipped to assist with the LBL themes

Land-based Learning theme UBDs developed and shared on website Continued work on the project (2 more UBDs per month for this year from each grade level) LBL is infused in our Cultural Year Plan

Required to do at least 1 LBL activity per month IMPORTANT – pre-teaching - teaching - post-teaching

PRE-TEACHING What do I know? What do I want to know?   TEACHING How do I find out? ACTIVITY/WITH WHO, WHERE & WHY  POST-TEACHING What have I learned? REFLECTION What action will I take to retain information? What new questions do I have?

Follow community’s practices and protocols

Q & A

CONTACT INFORMATION sylvia.weenie@tsec.ca bernadine.graham@tsec.ca noella.mitsuing@tsec.ca