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Dryden High School adds local history to P.O.H.

Evan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:46:16 +0000

As clicking on the image will show, Sherry Ambridge’s students at Dryden High School have decorated their tiles for Project of Heart. Sherry is the Aboriginal Alternative Education teacher at the school, which is in the Keewatin Patricia District School Board. Thank you to Sherry and all of her students.

IRSRC marks Aboriginal Awareness Week

Evan — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:03:09 +0000

As part of Aboriginal Awareness Week, Project of Heart held a workshop for employees at Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSRC) and representatives from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Embracing the POH initiative, participants had positive comments on the workshop experience: “I learned that Canadians do care about history and how it informs the present” and “it would be great to see this in my son’s school” were typical of the responses the demonstration elicited.

Ottawa Educators

Evan — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:48:47 +0000

Educators from the Ottawa area came together on May 10th to participate in Project of Heart. and learn about the impact of Indian Residential Schooling on various Indigenous communities in Ontario.

At the end of the day, Residential school survivor Greta Neepin arrived to smudge the participants and the decorated tiles.

POH in the classroom

Evan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:28:59 +0000

A descriptive guide to incorporating project of heart into multiple subject areas.

Teachers should feel free to add their suggestions to the wiki.