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Well, everyone is accounted for. But the flight delay stranded us in Vancouver overnight. Stay safe everyone. We’re fine. But tired.
Grads
Update. Made it Victoria this morning after shuttling from the airport in Sydney. Some down time and lunch. Then the inner harbour. We missed our UVIC tour but may squeeze in a visit for those that really need to see it.
Glad you had good weather.
Zipping through tree tops today 🤪
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Welcome 😊
Bussing announcement:
May 16th busses are expected to return to normal operation.
Sandspit runs should be restored with the regular driver.
Hello,
The UBC Summer Science Program is back! We have extended our deadline to apply to May 31st at 11:59PM!
SSP is an exciting opportunity for Indigenous students entering grades 9 to 12. It offers culturally relevant and holistic learning, and promotes the pursuit of post-secondary education particularly in the science and health fields.
Students in past years have explored subjects like biology, engineering, and health sciences facilitated by various UBC faculty members and students, and primarily from Indigenous perspectives. SSP also hosts workshops on UBC campus and across Vancouver, including the UBC Farm, Jericho beach, and the Vancouver Aquarium! An important component of SSP is the daily teachings offered by Elders involved in the program, as well as other Indigenous facilitators leading cultural activities.
The program length is one week with a one-time fee of $200. With that, the SSP staff will cover the student's travel, accommodation, and meals! SSP will host grades 11 and 12 from July 10th to 16th, and grades 9 and 10 from July 17th to 23rd.
Anyone interested is strongly encouraged to visit our website, or email summer.science@ubc.ca for more information!
Apply here: health.aboriginal.ubc.ca/programming/summer-science/summer-science-application/
Please find our poster and social media image attached, thank you in advance for sharing this with your networks!
UBC Summer Science Program Assistant
Faculty of Medicine | Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
2206 East Mall | Musqueam Territory | Vancouver, BC Canada, V6T 1Z9
T: 604 827 1444 | E: summer.science@ubc.ca
Honoured to be living and working on the unceded and occupied, traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
health.aboriginal.ubc.ca
Applications for Summer Science Program 2022 are now open! There are 3 different ways you can apply for the Summer Science program, feel free to use whichever way is most comfortable for you! Apply...
Dear parents,
There is an exciting opportunity during March Break for youth to learn the entire process of building a skin-on-frame kayak, and painting it with guidance from Guustlas (Trey Rorick). Kieran Wake and Guustlas will facilitate this 2-week workshop at the Haida Heritage Centre at Kay Llnagaay, in the canoe shed. They are inviting 4 committed youth to participate in this workshop!
There is absolutely no experience required - the majority of the work will be done with hand tools, and youth will leave the workshop feeling more confident about their abilities to construct and craft.
The workshop will start on Monday March 21st, and will run for roughly 6 hours per day, for both weeks of March Break (likely ending mid-week during the second week). There will be lots of fun/down-time for youth to take breaks - it won't be a stressful environment.
Youth have left these workshops in previous years with transformative experiences and memories - we hope to create long-lasting impacts on young people's sense of accomplishment, and their ability to connect to the land and to their community. The finished kayaks will live at local organizations including the Youth Centre, for all youth and families to access.
Please let Kieran know if your teen/child is interested - email riparian.banks@gmail.com or text 250-626-7835.
Haawa,
Julia Weder
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Hiit'aGan.iina Kuuyas Naay - Skidegate Youth Centre
778-984-5824
Hey Julia, what age of participants is this open to?
Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay
| Deavlan Bradley | Principal |
| Colin Greenough | Administrative Assistant |
| Megan Romas | Clerk/MyED BC Level 1/Librian |
| Rachel Fraser | Teacher |
| James Reid | Teacher |
| Debi Laughlin | Teacher |
| Emmy O'Gorman | Teacher |
| Wendy Pazarena | Teacher |
| Jenny Parser | Teacher |
| Stephen Querengesser | Teacher |
| James Warner | Teacher |
| Jenna Perry | Learning Resource Teacher |
| Jo Halle | Distributed Learning Teacher |
| Tiffany Lavoie | District Psychologist |
| Crystal Fraser | Counsellor |
| Jo-ann MacMullin | Education Assistant |
| Kris Olsen | Education Assistant |
| Colleen Bradley | Education Assistant |
| Robert Vogstad | Indigenous Resource Worker |
| Leanne Vogstad | Food Coordinator |
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Gigdalang Kuuyas Naay Secondary School
PO Box 70
Queen Charlotte, BC VoT 1S0
Tel.: 250-559-8822
Fax: 250-559-8328