Changing Possibilities For Young Children

A partnership between The Ministry of Education (MOE) and the United Way of the Lower Mainland (UWLM). Click to learn more.

Embers

One Ojibway’s Meditations Click to learn more.

Dancing With Our Ancestors

   It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the dances of our Haida ancestors. Unlike our father, we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed. The potlatch ban did not exist during our time, so we grew up dancing and […]

We Need a New Story

   In my experience, the emergence of a new story can be facilitated through the life practice of walking. — Dwayne Donald, Associate Professor at the University of Alberta Click to view the full publication.

Returning to the Yakoun River

   When the motorboat passes, we imagine we are braving huge ocean swells as the waves gently lap against the side of our boat. Click to learn more.

Raven and First Men

   For us, Raven is about perception – how you experience ‘good’ and ‘bad’. It can indicate a need for wholeness and acceptance. You don’t have to deny parts of yourself. Even assumed ‘bad’ traits can lead to ‘good’ things. Click to learn more.

Decolonizing the Classroom

   How do you build a learning community in your classroom where students learn actively from each other and draw on their own knowledge sources? Full article on The Conversation: Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms

Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions

   Moving forward means ongoing self-reflection and assessment of one’s own individual roles and responsibilities to supporting Indigenous students. Moving forward also must come with clear financial and human resources support to provide ongoing professional development opportunities and targeted hiring practices. Read the full text here.

Indigenous knowledge systems

Local solutions and global opportunities Click to learn more.

Tanna’s Lemming

Authors: Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley Click to learn more.

Tanna’s Owl

Authors: Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley Click to learn more.

When I Was Eight

Authors: Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Click to learn more.

The Pencil

Author: Susan Avingaq Click to learn more.

Two Essays

Author: Richard Wagamese Click to learn more.

Teacher Guide for the Sk’ad’a Stories

Intergenerational Learning And Storytelling In The Classroom Click to learn more.

The Trickster’s Laugh

My Meeting with Tomson and Lenore Click to learn more.

Toolbox of children’s books to promote disability representation

Edith Lando Virtual Learning Grant Grant recipients: Dr. Carly Christensen, Assistant Professor ECPS Dr. Nancy Perry, Professor ECPS Dr. Kim Zebehazy, Associate Professor ECPS Natalia Florez, Masters Student ECPS DPL Grant recipients Christensen, Perry, Zebehazy, and Florez seek to build a digital toolbox of children’s books and other materials for educators and to support people […]

Let’s talk: A digital platform to share stories

Edith Lando Virtual Learning Grant Primary Investigator — Anusha Kassan, PhD, RPsych Let’s talk: A digital platform to share stories and promote dialogue among newcomer and non-newcomer secondary students Given that the number of newcomers to Canada is continuously growing, particularly amongst youth, increasing support is needed for this group during their process of school […]

Create 3D designs with online CAD

  All you need is a ‘what if…’ 🔗 Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding, trusted by over 50 million people around the world.

Intro to Tinkercad & 3D Printing

Join Educator Nathan Lott for 1.5-hour, hands-on Zoom session about Tinkercad & 3D Printing. Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics and coding. No coding experience is necessary to participate in this workshop. Meet your instructor: Nathan Lott I have been teaching K-12 for about 18 years around BC and abroad and […]

Exciting Collaboration with UBC Camps

This year for the first time, Edith Lando VLC is collaborating with UBC Camps to put on their summer programming! UBC Camps has been wonderful in supporting our work, and we are appreciative of their help and guidance. They have additionally created a beautiful page for us on their website. In particular, we would like […]

Gathering Moss

Link: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Entangled Life

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Can You Hear the Trees Talking?

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The Hidden Life of Trees

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Finding the Mother Tree

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Wishtree

🌳 A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences. Click to learn more.

My Side of the Mountain

Author: Jean Craighead George Click to learn more.

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Author: Michael Morpurgo Click to learn more.

A Coyote Solstice Tale

Author: Thomas King Click to learn more.

Sapiens: A Graphic History

Author: Yuval Noah Harari Click to learn more.

Darwin: An Exceptional Voyage

Authors: Fabien Grolleau and Jérémie Royer Click to learn more.

Animal Farm — the graphic novel

🐮 A graphic adaptation of George Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel. Click to learn more.

The Way of the Hive

🐝 A Honey Bee’s Story Click to learn more.

Charlotte’s Web

Author: Elwyn Brooks White Click to learn more.

A Whale of the Wild

Author: Rosanne Parry Click to learn more.

The Barren Grounds

Author: David Robertson Click to learn more.

Hoot

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy’s attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Click to learn more.

Pax

After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back. Click to learn more.

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

Who Dreamed She Could Fly Click to learn more.

A Wolf Called Wander

Author: Rosanne Parry Click to learn more.

The Wild Robot Escapes

Author: Peter Brown Click to learn more.

The Wild Robot

Author: Peter Brown Click to learn more.

The Silver Arrow

Author: Lev Grossman Click to learn more.

Sarah Newton’s Sustainable Classroom Q&A

Spend 90 minutes with sustainable classroom expert Sarah Newton. Sarah has brought sustainability to the next level by incorporating it into all aspects of her curriculum. Learn how she teaches students about sustainability and encourages them to live a sustainable lifestyle. Find out about the many projects she has done over the years and her […]

Reading Club Session 3 Resources

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan’s debut novel—now widely regarded as a modern classic—examines […]

Messy Roots

a Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American | By Laura Gao Click to learn more.

American Born Chinese

Author: Gene Luen Yang Click to learn more.

The Sympathizer

Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen Click to learn more.

Changing Meanings of Family Support

  Our objective in this study was to examine how family social-support expectations have changed among older Chinese and Korean U.S. immigrants. Click to access the journal article.