Mentoring for Aspiring Aboriginal Entrepreneurs.

MentorNation will create an online platform that seamlessly matches business mentors with aspiring Aboriginal entrepreneurs, while providing resources to support mentoring relationships. The project is a one-of-a-kind initiative to support Aboriginal entrepreneurship and build self-sufficiency in First Nations communities across Canada. For First Nations entrepreneurs, especially in remote locations, mentoring support can dramatically increase the chances for business success and economic independence.

Honouring Our Youth

When a child is born, the transition into the physical world is honoured by being wrapped tightly in a warm blanket.  This way children know they are loved and protected and that they matter.  When children transition into the teen years, we want to honour them and remind them that they are loved and protected and that they still matter.  Throughout the transitions in life, it is important to remind people that they are loved and protected and that they matter.

All Grade 8's with Aboriginal ancestry, and their families, are invited to join the Richmond School District and a respected Elder for a community ceremony, and feast on Monday, November 4, at the Neighbourhood Learning Centre, at 6800 Azure Road, in Richmond, from 6 pm - 8:30 pm.

Please RSVP to Ms. Andrea Davidson at adavidson@sd38.bc.ca, or (604)668-6107.

Aboriginal e-mentoring

Aboriginal e-mentoring is an online program that connects Aboriginal youth with mentors in post-secondary programs across British Columbia.

Mathcatchers from SFU is coming to Hugh Boyd

A team of mathematicians from SFU, with a focus on Aboriginal math education, is coming to Boyd to offer students a hands-on math experience on Wednesday, October 30 at 9:40 - 11:20 AM.

Upcoming School Workshops Sponsored by the Support Services Department

Upcoming shield workshops are hosted by the Aboriginal Support Services Department.  The purpose of this workshop is for students to positively engage with their culture by learning more about their family history, creating a Crest Shield, and fostering relationships among students with Aboriginal ancestry.

The Crest Shield is a beautiful work of art illustrating the family animal crest or a personal animal spirit. In order to prepare for this workshop we invite students to research their family crest.  At the beginning of the workshop, students will be invited to do a short visualization picturing in their own mind one animal they want to represent on the shield. They will then use a stencil to paint that animal on leather and complete their shield with feathers and beads.  The last part of the workshop is a sharing circle during which students get to meet one another.

Workshops:
McNair, October 30. (for students from McNair, McRoberts, MacNeill and Cambie)
Boyd, November 7. (for students from Boyd, and McMath)
Palmer, November 14.  (for students from Palmer, Richmond, Steveston-London, and Burnett)