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FEBRUARY 25, 2022 -- The Grades 3/4 class at Ruth Pawson School was so excited to listen to and learn from two Indigenous storytellers this month. February is Indigenous Storytelling Month!

Both Rhonda Donais and Hazel Dixon are wonderful storytellers who kept the students engaged and questioning. Students continue to talk about the stories that they heard and connect them to their own lives. It was such a great experience for the students to have, and being able to do it over Zoom helped more schools take advantage of this important opportunity.

FEBRUARY 24, 2022 -- Hide tanning is hard physical work involving a chemical process that alters the hide of an animal to create leather. This is Albert Community School’s winter project and the school is tanning a deer hide in the traditional way.

Hide tanning is a way to learn about Indigenous history, culture, biology, chemistry and traditional conservation. Through the tanning of the hide, students are participating in a different educational experience within the typical four-walled classroom. Students are connecting to the real world; this activity, and the knowledge that surrounds it, would have traditionally been taught and passed down to Indigenous children.

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 -- On World Teachers’ Day (October 5, 2021), the RPSTA and the STF welcomed 43 of their 75 newest teachers into the local association and greater federation. The event was held virtually, with special guests Trustee Adam Hicks, Director of Education Greg Enion and Special Service Award recipients Chris Keyes, Kim Lawrence and Helen Molloy in attendance.

JANUARY 31, 2022 -- The art of beading and adorning items has been around for centuries, from pre-historic time to present modern day. The art of beading in North America tends to represent Indigenous People’s culture and ethnicity. One can identify the various Indigenous Peoples simply by their sophisticated designs that they developed in their beading patterns.

JANUARY 28, 2022 -- Happy New Year to everyone from the Elders in Residence, Indigenous Advocates, Indigenous Coordinator (Jeff Cappo) and Supervisor of Indigenous Education (Vanéa Cyr)! They had a wonderful holiday luncheon in December (masks were taken off for the photos).

We honour the work, time and connection with students, staff, families and communities that all of these individuals accomplish in our schools. We hope for the remainder of the school year that people stay well and safe.

JANUARY 27, 2022 -- Congratulations to Lori Milligan, Program Manager of Outdoor Environmental Education for Regina Public Schools, who was involved in having an article published in Leaders & Learners Winter 2021-2022.

The article, entitled “Are You In or Are You Out? Reimaging Education Without Doors,” is about the benefits of outdoor learning and what school divisions across Canada are doing, especially since the pandemic.