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UCDSB 2021 Virtual Gathering Showcase Gallery: Honouring Relationships: Protecting Mother Earth

We hope you enjoy the Student Gallery below. Our students and classes have worked diligently throughout the year to learn about and honour First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures and are proud to demonstrate their learning through their projects and resea

2021 TRC+5 Schools Showcase Gallery

Image collage of participating schools' logos: Vanier - Lyn – Westminster - Commonwealth - Toniata - Front of Yonge – Caldwell - Morrisburg - Iroquois - Nationview – Chesterville – Winchester – Rothwell-Osnabruck

TRC5+ - Honouring Relationships - Participating Schools

A collage of images from the Ahkwasahsne students' project

"21 Elements" of the Mohawk, Thanksgiving Address - Mohawk Students of Ahkwesahsne

Iroquois Public School Land Acknowledgement created for the school with the teachings of Mohawk Cultural Advisor Wentanoron (Ariana Roundpoint)

Image of students at Iroquois Public School learning Metis finger weaving

Iroquois Public School Grade 4/5 - Métis Finger Weaving with Candace Lloyd

Students at Iroquois Public School learning Metis finger weaving

Iroquois Public School Grade 4/5 - Métis Finger Weaving with Candace Lloyd

Image of Métis inspired dot art created by Commonwealth PS students

Commonwealth Public School Grade 4/5 - Métis Inspired Dot Art

Image of Métis inspired dot art created by Commonwealth PS students

Métis Inspired Dot Art - Commonwealth

Photo of Inuit Artist Kenojuak Ashevak. Student artwork of a fish and a bird inspired by the artist.

Commonwealth Public School Grade 6 - Inuit Inspired Art from the teachings of Inuit Artist Kenojuak Ashevak

Toniata Grade 2/3 - Métis Inspired Dot Art

Morrisburg Grade 1 - Learning about the Three Sisters and Growing Bean Plants.

Lyn Public School Grade 1/2/3 - Creating Art Inspired by Contemporary Artist Jason Carter of Little Red River Cree Nation.

Students displaying art

Lyn PS creating art inspired by contemporary artist Jason Carter of Little Red River Cree Nation.

Students displaying art

Lyn PS creating art inspired by contemporary artist Jason Carter of Little Red River Cree Nation.

Front of Yonge Public School Kindergarten - Inuit Inquiry

Front of Yonge Public School Kindergarten - Inuit Inquiry

Turtle Island Art. Drawings of turtles inspired by First Nations teachings about Turtle Island.

Commonwealth Public School Grade 1/2 French Immersion - Turtle Island Art Display

My Heart Fills with Happiness book and student response.

Westminster Public School Grade 1 Reading "My Heart Fills with Happiness" by Monique Gray-Smith

A collage of images from Lyn Public School's Inuit Games project

Lyn Public School - Mr Cross' Class - Grade 6 - Inuit Games Highlights

Corn, beans, and squash seedlings growing in pots. Clipart of corn, beans, and squash in the bottom right corner.

Commonwealth Public School Grade 3 - Three Sisters Garden

Commonwealth Public School Grade 4/5 - Orange Shirt Day

Commonwealth Public School Grade 4/5 - Orange Shirt Day Feather Project

Collage of images from the Indigenous Inquiry project from Iroquois Public School - Kinder Blue Class

Iroquois Public School - Kinder Blue - Indigenous Inquiry Project Highlights

Image of highlights from Toniata PS. project - North Caribou Lake - Water Crisis

Toniata Public School - North Caribou Lake - Project Highlights

Image collage of highlights from Caldwell Street Public School's Indigenous Inquiry

Caldwell St Public School - TRC5+ Inquiry Highights

Letters to Mother Earth

Westminster Grade 4/5 Letters to Mother Earth

A collage of the TRC5+ projects students did at Chesterville PS

Chesterville Public School - TRC5+ Projects

A collage of images from Front of Yonge;s Indigenous Inquiry about water

Front of Yonge PS - Indigenous Inquiry - Water

A collage of picture of models made by Morrisburg students of Inuit inventions along with their c

Morrisburg P.S. - Grade 4/5 - Inuit Inquiry

Collage of photos of Inuit inspired soap carving project by Morrisburg Public School students

Morrisburg P.S. - Grade 4/5 - Inuit Inspired Soap Carving

A written paragraph by a student about the water crisis, and images of student artwork about polluting the water. Banner of what pollution is, a fish swimming in polluted water

Morrisburg PS Grade 5/6 Water Crisis Project

Image of Wampum Belt style beading by 4/5 students at Vanier PS

Vanier PS - Wampum Beading with Diane Sedore- Mrs Hoogwerf's 4/5s

Video and PowerPoint Projects

Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Students - Thanksgiving Address

Kinder Blue - Iroquois PS - Indigenous Connections

Caldwell Street School Virtual Showcase
The students in Mme Campagnolo and Mme Desrosiers classes learned about Métis music and art from cultural advisor Candace Lloyd. This video highlights their work.

Lyn - Ball and Box Game
PowerPoint by Mr. Cross's Grade 6 class about an Inuit game of skill.
Lyn - Mr. Cross's Grade 6 Class Projects - PDF
Information about the Grade 6 Inuit projects, including how the unifying theme was developed.
Lyn - Spear Throw
A PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Cross's Grade 6 class on practising spear throws

Front of Yonge Indigenous Inquiry - Grade 4, 5 & 6
Students at Front of Yonge share their TRC5+ learning.

Iroquois Public School Grade 5/6 - Indigenous Drumming

Chesterville TRC5+

Morrisburg PS Mrs Barclay-Thomas’ Grade 5/6 Class (Video.Link)

Heart Gardens / Jardins de coeurs

History of the Heart Garden

Group of students standing in the Lyn Public School Heart Garden

Lyn Public School sign in the Heart Garden

Heart Garden in front of Commonwealth Public School. Paper hearts in amongst the tulips.

Hearts planted in a garden

Hearts planted in a garden

Hearts planted in a garden

Hearts planted in a garden

Three images of pink hearts in wooden garden barrels.