In honour of the Cree School Board’s 40thAnniversary, students and staff around Eeyou/Eenou Istchee planted balsam poplar seedlings to signify the strong roots and fruitful growth of Cree education in northern Quebec.
Adults in Waskaganish now have a shiny new learning environment, after the opening of the Waskaganish Training and Development Centre June 19, 2018.
Chief Returning Officer John Henry Wapachee has called for nominations for the office of Chairperson of the Cree School Board.
Elections will be held on July 25, 2018.
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Nominations close Friday June 22, 2018.
Felicity Coon-Come Brien says she could hardly believe it when she received the letter saying she was one of 13 young artists to be recognized nationally by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
As part of its 40th Anniversary celebration, the Cree School Board planted a tree outside its school in Eastmain this week as a symbol of the growth and hope that are expected in Cree education in the coming 40 years.
“We may not be here,” said Director General Abraham Jolly, “but this tree will be, and it will stand for the strong roots we built in our first 40 years, as well as the promise of student success in the next 40.”
To mark its 40th year serving students in communities around Eeyou/Eenou Istchee, the Cree School Board today launched a new logo featuring some of the key elements it considers crucial to its future.
Students from around Eeyou/Eenou Istchee gathered in Ouje-Bougoumou May 24 to honour one of the shapers of Cree education – the late Annie Whiskeychan.
Whiskeychan was a driving spirit behind Cree curriculum at the Cree School Board. She developed resources that are still used in classrooms – including written stories which document traditional Cree practices and life.