ThinkNORTH Summit

Title: Health and Safety in our schools

Date: July 19,2007

Description: The workshop was presented by: Valina from Sioux Lookout. She talked about the different curriculums that are already in place. The following are the curriculums: Shibogama Health Education summaries, Common curriculums of Ontario Ministry and Training, Outcomes for communities, Curriculum overview for JK-Grade 4, and Time frames for Health and Safety.
Valina talked about the related health and safety issues that are currently listed. Dangers of thin ice, Dental Hygiene, Roadside safety, Personal hygiene-washing with soap regularly, Sharing activities, Food safety, to use medication safely, and children to be taught in a culturally manner.
In conclusion of the workshop there was a question period. This is where Valina asked for feed back from the participants. Valina asked, “What kinds of things would you like to see in the schools related to Health and Safety.”
The responses were as follow; no mischief, respect all things and people, teachings from the bible, teach their own children, teach the children their native language, native language in schools, trapping, hunting, fishing, parents to talk/teach their children their native language, respect self and peers, suicide awareness, drug and alcohol awareness, and to teach the children culturally i.e., natural medicines from the land.

Presenter: Valina Anderson
Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Center Team

Participants

Fort Severn
Balmertown
Webequie
Deer Lake
Keewaywin
Poplar Hill
Sioux Lookout