Storytelling the Future

The character and purpose of our schools continues to evolve. We are learning more about how our human brains work, how the environment affects learning, how our lives as educators impact our students.

Our futures and the future successes of our students are determined by the lessons we have learned and the stories of education we share with each other, with our students, and with the school community. Storytelling continues to teach us what is important in life, what we need to honour and preserve, and what we need to change.

Bring your stories to share with our colleagues and our guests. Together we can write new success stories for our future.

Raconter l’avenir

L’école telle que nous la connaissons est en perpétuelle évolution. Les nouvelles découvertes sur le fonctionnement du cerveau, le milieu ambiant et la façon dont nous vivons aujourd’hui ont un impact considérable sur notre population étudiante. Continuons donc de partager les richesses de nos expériences du passé et des précieuses leçons que nous en avons tirées, tout en conservant une approche inquisitrice et l’esprit ouvert face aux changements en éducation.

Raconter l’avenir, c’est partager et s’enrichir de notre vécu, passé et présent, dans l’espoir de mieux préparer les générations futures à se baser sur leur vécu pour raconter leur avenir.

Northern Health & Learning Conference

Registration is now available for the Northern Health and Learning Symposium.

The symposium is being held in Whitehorse, Yukon at the Canada Games Centre on September 24 and 25, 2008.

The symposium will be focusing on the areas of health and learning important to all northern residents and will be of benefit to school administrators, teachers, counselors, First Nation school or health administrators, medical and health-care providers and community arts, cultural or recreation organizations. Guest speakers include Dr. Marie Battiste, professor and coordinator of the Indian and Northern Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan.

Members of the Yukon Teacher’s Association (YTA) can receive a special one-day rate of $50 to attend sessions on Wednesday, September 24.

For more detailed information on the Symposium and to register visit:

http://www.ccl-cca.ca/HLKCSymposium

Organizing Committee