LUCID

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LUCID

• Learning for Understanding through Culturally
  Inclusive Imaginative Development

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Presentation Over View

• 1. The Tsmsyen Nation
• 2. The First Nations Education Council
• 3. LUDID. Examples from School District 52
  Prince Rupert

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Ts'msyen Nation
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Ts'msyen Nation

• One of the largest First Nations in B.C.
• Population of 10,000 members
• Traditional territories cover 3.4 million
  hectares (13,000 square miles)

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Ts'msyen Nation
Metlakatla AK
Lax Kwalaams
Kitselas
Kitsumkalum
Metlakatla

• Membership
• All those who trace their origins to one of
  these communities

Gitxaaa
Gitgaat (Hartley Bay)
Kitasoo
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Ts'msyen Nation

• The Ts'msyen have occupied our traditional
  territories for thousands of years.
• We have a deep and profound relationship with
  our land.
• Our land is the foundation of who we are as
  Ts'msyen people.

Morris Mason photo
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Oral Traditions Adaawx

• Ts'msyen Culture is grounded in oral
  history.Adaawx are a means of recording and
  transferring significant cultural information
  from one generation to the next.

Adaawx means true tellings or sacred
history. Some adaawx record events that
happened thousands of years ago. Adaawx record
the relationship of people to the land and with
each other.
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First Nations Education Council
Initiatives Programs And Services
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First Nations Education Council

• The First Nations Education Council was
  established in 1989
• to give First Nations people an effective voice
  in determining relevant educational programs and
  services for students of First Nations ancestry
• to increase all students knowledge, awareness,
  understanding, and appreciation of First Nations
  people and their cultures

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First Nations Education Council

• The First Nations Education Council and the
  Prince Rupert School District Board of School
  Trustees recognize the importance of success for
  all students in intellectual, human and social,
  and career development. To ensure these goals can
  be met by all students, First Nations language,
  culture, knowledge, and history form an integral
  part of our education system.

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First Nations Education Council

• The Council is composed of 26 representatives
  from First Nations communities and associations
  and also School District 52.
• Meetings are held three or four times a year
• A working committee of 10 meets more frequently.

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First Nations Education Council Goals

• To improve the learning environment at all levels
  of the school system so that students of First
  Nations heritage may gain maximum benefit from
  their formal education
• To assist in the development of educational
  programs for First Nations students which enhance
  academic and vocational skills, while promoting
  personal, social and cultural growth.
• To develop and reinforce in First Nations
  students a strong identity, pride in their
  heritage and a feeling of self worth.
• To facilitate the development, implementation and
  resourcing of the Smalgyax program.
• To develop programs to increase the awareness and
  appreciation of all First Nations peoples and
  cultures within the school district

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First Nations EducationPartnership Agreement

• First Nations Education is a priority of SD 52
  education partners. To increase educational
  opportunities and academic achievement for First
  Nations learners, the education partners of SD 52
  have agreed to enter into a Partnership Agreement
  aimed at improving success for First Nations
  learners. This Partnership Agreement reflects the
  mutual respect and mutual responsibility of all
  those involved in educating First Nations
  children.
• (Preamble Excerpt)

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LUCID Research Protocol Agreement

• Between First Nations Education Council and SFU.
• Partnership with First Nations.
• Respect the culture traditions and knowledge of
  First Nations People.

• Address the needs and concerns of First nations
  people.
• Observe ethical and professional practices.
• Benefit to our community.

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LUCID Learning for Understanding through
Culturally Inclusive Imaginative Development

• The project investigates whether the concepts and
  methods of imaginative education can help schools
  meet the academic, social, cultural and emotional
  needs of First Nations children, in ways that are
  inclusive of all children in those schools.

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Imaginative Education Research Group

• It is based on the work of Kieran Egan and the
  Imaginative Education Research Group. Egan argues
  that children's understanding develops upon a
  foundation in sensory experience and oral
  language, followed by distinctive stages in the
  development of academic literacy, and that the
  engagement of the imagination plays a crucial
  role throughout this process.

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Signing the Agreement
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The Prince Rupert School District Lucid Project
Presents
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What does student engagement look like?
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An Imaginative Approach to Teaching the Water
Cycle at Roosevelt Park School
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Ms Hasells class begins with a story
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..a true story about peoples relationship with a
river.
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We become the water. Here we are water drops.
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Here we are liquid water molecules.
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Now we are gas water molecules.
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Now we are solid water moleculesbrrrr!
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We talk about evaporation
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Then we evaporate ourselves!
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We learn how water collects
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Then we become the water collecting.
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Ms. Hasell uses the Split Image strategy
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We get in pairs. Our partners shut their eyes
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and we share what we see in the pictures.
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Then we become characters in the story. Here are
the First Nations, the Nashua people.
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Here are the biologists.
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Here are the plastic consumers.
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The water treatment plant specialists.
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We learned all about the water cycle and much
more!
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Oral Traditions Adaawx

• Ts'msyen Culture is grounded in oral
  history.Adaawx are a means of recording and
  transferring significant cultural information
  from one generation to the next.

Adaawx means true tellings or sacred
history. Some adaawx record events that
happened thousands of years ago. Adaawx record
the relationship of people to the land and with
each other.
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Elders from our Role Model Program presented
Ts'msyen worldview.
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Through Imaginative Education the students
developed a deeper understanding of respect for
the natural world.
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We studied the elements of the Adaawx through the
Tools of Imaginative Engagement.
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Performing the Adaawx The Prince and the Salmon
People
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Ancient Greek Olympics-Lax Kxeen Elementary
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The Narratives

• Sparta
• Win at all costs. Lie, cheat, do whatever it
  takes. If you cant win, at least beat your
  archrival, those silly citizens of Athens. You
  are the proud and fierce Spartans! Dress alike
  with matching arm bands or buttons. Be loud but
  polite to your teacher who is your superior
  officer. Be on time. Be disciplined. Keep
  records. Make up a chant for Sparta, and chant
  it, while marching in unison, wherever you go.
  Make up a secret salute, and salute your fellow
  Spartans. Plot secretly with other Greek
  city-states to sabotage any Athenian chance at
  victory. Cheer only for your fellow Spartans at
  each event. Lie, cheat, steal, but do not get
  caught, because that is the Spartan way. Good
  luck at the games.

• Athens
• You know your archrival, those horrible Spartans,
  will do anything to win, even lie and cheat, but
  you are Athenians you would never stoop to such
  boorish behavior. Cooperate with your fellow
  Athenians to defeat those brutish Spartans, and
  do your personal best! Dress alike with matching
  arm bands or buttons. Say witty things to
  impress representatives from other city-states.
  Be courteous to all Greeks, no matter what
  inferior city they represent. Make up a clever
  chant for Athens, and sing or say it each time an
  Athenian wins an event or makes a witty comment.
  Shake hands with your fellow Athenians, whenever
  you greet them. You are Athenians, the clever,
  creative, courteous representatives of that
  shining example of all that is fine and noble.

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Preparing to Compete
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A Spartan Arm Band
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City-states march in to the stadium.
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Sparta performing their chant at the opening
ceremonies.
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Boxing Event

• Each city state participated in competitive
  events at the Olympics. Here, an Athenian is
  concentrating on the items in the box which he
  must commit to memory.

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Javelin Toss
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Strength and Endurance Event
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Cracker and Whistle Competition
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Ancient China Unitat Lax Kxeen Elementary
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Making the terra-cotta soldiers brings history
alive.
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The Faces of Engagement
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The Terra-Cotta Army on Guard
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Students are engaged in the art of origami.
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Wood block printing was an Ancient Chinese art.
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These students practice the ancient art of
calligraphy.
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Imaginative Writing ActivityLax Kxeen Elementary

• Students listen to a story, Just a Raven, written
  for the LUCID project, that has First Nations
  characters facing a dilemma.

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Just a Raven

• Students imagine that they are a character in the
  story, and write a letter to another character in
  the story.

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Roosevelt Park-Ecological StudyA Trip to the
Khutzeymateen.
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The trip is the culminating activity in an
ethno-ecological study.
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The historical, cultural, and stewardship
connection to the land was explored.
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Through landmarks and stories, students created a
map of their journey.
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First Nations Elementary Program, Seal Cove
School- Oolichan Fishing Trip
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Culturally Inclusive Imaginative Education
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Community members shared their knowledge.
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Do we look ENGAGED?