Summer Camp Opportunity for Students grades 9 - 12, sponsored by PIMS

Emerging Aboriginal Scholars UBC/SFU High School Summer Camps - July 2nd to August 1st

This five week summer camp is for students currently attending grades 9 to 12. The main purpose of this camp is to help students with their academics and for them to get work experience at the university. Students take 90 minutes of math and English every day and three days a week they will be working with a faculty member in the area of their choice. Students will get $100 a week for 7.5 hours of work experience. The summer camp will take at UBC or SFU (please indicate your preferred camp site on the application form). Last year we had students working with the nuclear accelerator, and working at labs in the physics and chemistry departments, among other opportunities.

For more information please visit:

https://www.pims.math.ca/educational/aboriginal-student-summer-camps

Education Week Student Art Display at the Brighouse Richmond Public Library

Please join us at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 for a viewing of art work completed by students with Aboriginal ancestry in the Richmond School District at the Brighouse branch of the Richmond Public Library.

Open House Field Trip to Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

This field trip is for Aboriginal youth in high schools who are interested in, or would like to learn more about post-secondary education at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Burnaby.  The purpose of the day is to introduce students to opportunities for post-secondary education at NVIT in fields such as criminology, early childhood education, general arts, environmental resource technology, social work, chemical addictions, and health care.

This field trip will take pace on Thursday, February 20, 2014.  Lunch will be provided.

The first departure will be from Boyd at 8:30 AM (return to Boyd will be at 3 pm)
The second departure will be from McRoberts at 8:45 AM (return to McRoberts at 2:45 pm)
The third departure will be from Cambie at 9 AM (return to Cambie at 2:30 pm)

Community Night on Thursday, January 30

On Thursday, January 30 at Hugh Boyd Secondary, there will be a Community Night for all students with Aboriginal ancestry and their families.  Please join us for chili, bannock and bingo!  Dinner starts at 5:30.  Dinner starts at 6:30.  Please RSVP to lmccoll@sd38.bc.ca.

Moccasin Making Workshop at McRoberts

On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, there will be a moccasin making workshop for students with Aboriginal ancestry in Grades 10-12.  The workshop will take place on a Day 2.  It will begin at 8:30 am, and end at 3 pm.  Students are asked to bring their own lunch.  The moccasins are made of deerskin, beaded, and sewn with sinew.  Students will also be learning traditional songs during the workshop.

Field trip to Ch'nook Cousins at UBC on January 15, 2014

A Ch’nook Cousins Event will be hosted by the University of BC, and the UBC Ch’nook Indigenous Business Education Department on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. 

The workshop is for Aboriginal youth in high school, who are interested in, or would like to learn more about a future in business.  It will take place at the University of British Columbia First Nations Long House from 9:30 am until 2 pm.  Lunch will be catered.

The purpose of the day is to introduce students to the many opportunities open to them, if they pursue an education in business or management.  Information will be provided about where students can study business at a post-secondary level, what areas of study are available, and what support students can seek while attending college or university.

Field trip to ACCESS TRADES

ACCESS Trades sponsors a broad range of certified trades programs to create a diverse and skilled workforce throughout the urban Aboriginal community. They constantly strive to provide their clients with the best training available. Through their programs, ACCESS clients have embarked on long-term careers that are fulfilling and financially rewarding.

On Friday, December 13, a group from the Richmond School District will be visiting Access Trades to get some more information about their programs.