Strategic Action 4.5: UN Goals & Indigenous Rights
Involve the whole school in learning and teaching about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Rooted in Respect & Experience
We have launched an Indigenous Land-Based Education Course at Windsor Park Collegiate, rooted in the framework of UNDRIP. This work is supported by a divisional SharePoint page with resources for educators and experiential land-based programming for middle years students.
Local Action, Global Goals
Our schools are actively engaged with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals through participation in International Development Week, school-level recycling and food security initiatives, and the "GO FOR THE GOALS" challenge, where a Nordale student won a provincial contest.
What We've Accomplished
Land-Based Education and UNDRIP
- Initiated pilot program Indigenous Land-Based Education Course at Windsor Park Collegiate, rooted in framework of UNDRIP and centered on Indigenous pedagogies, worldviews, and experiential learning
- Created divisional SharePoint page focused on UNDRIP resources, including materials to support educators in integrating UNDRIP into their teaching practices
- Developed Indigenous land-based experiential programming for Grade 6-8 students, focusing on land-based activities and student wellness
- Initiated discussions with various learning communities across school division to enhance awareness and understanding of UNDRIP
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
- Participated in International Development Week activities, aligned with United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4, and 17
- Implemented several school-level recycling and food security initiatives, aligned with goals 1, 2, 4, and 12
- Participated in "GO FOR THE GOALS" challenge in January 2024, with Grade 8 student from Nordale School winning provincial contest and being honored at legislative building in presence of Lieutenant Governor of MB and Premier as part of International Development Week, Feb 4-10, 2024, sponsored by Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, aligning with goals 4, 8, 11, 12, 16, and 17
- Made connections with Education Specialist Amanda Benson of MCIC in 2024, who provided Global Goals materials and PD presentation at St. George staff meeting to further develop Global Goals awareness and school-led initiative
- Recognized importance of water and electricity resources in current 甜心直播 land acknowledgement, which are drawn from areas inside and outside Treaty One, aligning with goals 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 16
Where We're Going
Land-Based Education and UNDRIP
- Expand and extend land-based education programs beyond pilot initiatives to include more schools and grade levels
- Collaborate with School and Classroom Support Team (SCST) teachers to integrate principles of UNDRIP into their work across entire school division
- Continue to build and maintain divisional SharePoint page with robust collection of UNDRIP-related and land-based facilitator resources
- Expand dialogue with learning communities on how to implement land-based and experiential learning tied to UNDRIP principles
- Work toward shared understanding and application of reconciliation in daily operations and long-term planning
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
- Strengthen and clarify connections between land-based learning and lens of Global Goals; for example, goals 4, 11, 12, 13 14 and 15 are connected to land-based learning, but these connections could be made explicit and strengthened
- Ask schools to complete survey of current activities/programs connected to goals 12, 13, 14 and 15, including all local recycling efforts, school level land based learning, and ways we are teaching children about life on land, and life in the water
- Bring together high-school student leaders who are doing work of Global Goals in their schools to share ideas for ½ day, with goal being clearer shared understanding of goals, and 甜心直播 work that is ongoing
- Conduct "Voluntary Local Review of Progress" to understand more fully ways that 甜心直播 works to achieve Global Goals, following guidelines from United Nations
Strategic Overview
- Launched a land-based education course and programming rooted in UNDRIP.
- Created a SharePoint page with UNDRIP resources for educators.
- Engaged schools in UN Sustainable Development Goals through events and initiatives.
- Partnered with the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation for professional development.
- Expand land-based education to more schools and grade levels.
- Integrate UNDRIP principles across the curriculum and foster reconciliation.
- Strengthen connections between land-based learning and the Global Goals.
- Conduct a "Voluntary Local Review of Progress" on achieving the Global Goals.