W̱SÁNEĆ School Board Hosts ṈIṈENE Celebration School Board Students and Staff Collaborated to Celebrate the W̱SÁNEĆ New Year on February 10th. The W̱SÁNEĆ School Board is no ordinary school; W̱SÁNEĆ culture is central each and every day. The school offers W̱SÁNEĆ youth cutting-edge education that not only delivers academic instruction “guided by
Meet The Health & Safety Team From mental health support to disaster preparation, the new Health and Safety Team is creating a safer place to work and learn. If the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board had to imagine the perfect team to protect the health of the school’s community, it simply could not have
WSB invests in future excellence through staff development This December, the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board took the majority of its staff to the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) conference. The FNESC conference is the largest Indigenous Education gathering in BC, celebrating 30 years of advocacy for First Nations Education in 2022. The 2022
The Living Lab Project Newsletter The Living Lab Project is a Community-UVIC project connecting ecocultural restoration, science education, and Indigenous knowledge. They have worked in the classroom and on the land and ocean with children and youth from Esquimalt, Spectrum, Stellys, Shoreline and Oak Bay schools, SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project, the ȾIKEL wetland
You Asked: We Answered - Your questions about working at the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board Question 1: Do you have to be Indigenous to work at the WSB? Answer: Although there is preference given towards Indigenous people in the application process, we welcome diversity and hire people based on their qualifications. Question 2:
W̱SÁNEĆ youth from the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership School and Stelly’s Highschool have planned a demonstration on Reconciliation Day, urging Saanich Mayor to rename Pioneer Park. This Thursday, September 29th, in advance of Truth and Reconciliation Day, the entire student body and staff will be marching to raise awareness of the need for reconciliation
NIȽ TU,O funds two major SENĆOŦEN Language Revitalization Projects In partnership with the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, NIȽ TU,O is delighted to announce the development of two major language revitalization initiatives; The W̱SÁNEĆ values project and the development of sencoten.org; a dedicated resource for all things SENĆOŦEN. Both projects will be instrumental in
Call for knowledge holders & elders to share your stories! Do you remember the beginnings of the W̱SÁNEĆ school board? Do you have stories to share? We want to hear from you! Help us celebrate the 50-year anniversary of taking over from the colonial school system. Share your memories and stories of
This edition we have updates from Language Revitalization, Health & Wellness and Post-Secondary. Take a look at some work from our art and music students.
This edition we have updates from Language Revitalization, Health & Wellness and Post-Secondary. Take a look at some work from our art and music students.
We acknowledge and thank the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory we live. The W̱SÁNEĆ people have lived and worked on this land since time immemorial. We acknowledge with the respect that our work occurs on the traditional land of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
