New B.C. But this fall, new curriculum material will be available for Grades 5, 10, 11 and 12. Suite #113-100 Park Royal S.West Vancouver, BCV7T 1A2, First Nations Education Steering Committee, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Response, Authentic First Peoples Resources for Use in K-9 Classrooms, BC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance (Elem./Sec. The materials are also designed to engage young people to take part in the journey of reconciliation.
Full transition to the new K-9 curriculum began in the 2016/17 school year. It is our hope that these resources will help students of all cultural backgrounds gain an understanding of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people over Canada’s history, with a focus on the BC experience. Full transition to the new Grade 10 curriculum took effect in the 2018/19 school year. schools. As part of this process, new curriculum is being introduced in all B.C. Full transition to the new Grades 11 & 12 curriculum will take effect in the 2019/20 school year. The development of these resource guides included input from an advisory committee of FNESC, FNSA, Ministry of Education, BC Teachers’ Federation representatives, as well as 35 pilot schools. The units and lessons support the BC Ministry of Education curriculum learning standards.
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Up until now B.C. school curriculum will have aboriginal focus ... Students walk on the driveway between two totel poles at St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, British Columbia … In addition, due to the nature of the subject matter, the resources contain suggestions for how to deal sensitively with the topic of residential schools. The Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Teacher Resource Guides for grades 5, 10 and 11/12 were developed by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations Schools Association.
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These unique, BC-specific, resources for grades 5, 10, 11 and 12 use age-appropriate literature, archival resources, and videos to increase students’ understanding of the historical context of residential schools and to develop students’ awareness about the reconciliation process as a way to move us all forward. FNSA and FNESC would like to recognize the invaluable role that the Vancouver Foundation has played in its support of this project. They are our response to the call by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada for education bodies to develop age-appropriate educational materials about Indian residential schools. students didn't typically learn about residential schools until Grade 11 social studies. These unique, BC-specific, resources for grades 5, 10, 11 and 12 use age-appropriate literature, archival resources, and videos to increase students’ understanding of the historical context of residential schools and to develop students’ awareness about the reconciliation process as a way to move us all forward. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system