Last month, Carson Graham Secondary had its second annual Aboriginal Week Celebrations that turned out to be a fantastic opportunity for our students to experience and learn about Aboriginal culture. The week kicked off with a school wide assembly followed by a series of student workshops that included:
- Traditional Aboriginal Cooking
- Building a Shelter & Survival Skills
- Traditional Work with Metal
- Traditional Weaving and Textiles
- Storytelling & Dancing
- Language through Games
- Lacrosse
- Carving
Consistent with our school goals and International Baccalaureate mission statement, our students and faculty embody our IB Learner Profile and strive to be open minded.
We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
IB Learner Profile
In previous posts, I have commented on the power of collaboration and in particular, the impact it has had on taking Carson Graham to new heights. Our Aboriginal Week is a testament to the outstanding collaborative efforts of staff, students, parents and our Squamish Nation community. One example of many included the collaborative planning of our Athletics, Art and Woodwork Departments as they took on the enormous task of creating a new carving for our gym entrance. Under the art direction of Stuart Jacobs (Xwelitsalek) from the Squamish Nation, our students assisted in the creation of our massive new eagle carving and eagle’s nest! The pictures below depict the work leading to the final product (scroll down) that now hangs in our second level entrance to our gymnasium.
Our new eagle symbolizes grace, power and great intellectual abilities – it is now a part of our history at Carson Graham Secondary.
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That’s absolutely fantastic!! I must come in and see it.