Success for All
Artwork Showcased at the NAC
The artwork currently on display at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) has been created by primary and intermediate students from École Pauline Haarer Elementary School. Their work features a variety of mediums and different styles. Great work, young artists! Watch for the next submission in January; the artwork will be based around a water theme.
Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the following positions were appointed:
- Board of Education Chair Greg Keller
- Board of Education Vice-Chair Naomi Bailey
- Business Committee Chair Leanne Lee
- Business Committee Vice-Chair Mark Robinson
- Education Committee Chair Chantelle Morvay
- Education Committee Vice-Chair Tania Brzovic
- BCSTA Provincial Councilor Leanne Lee
- BCSTA Provincial Councilor Tania Brzovic (Alternate)
Education Committee Meeting
At the Education Committee Meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the committee recommended the Board accept the report of the ad hoc Student Voice Committee and circulate a notice of motion for Policy 2.5 - Board Committee Representation and Annual Work.
The committee was provided with an overview of the strategies staff have been using across the District to support the Board's goal of Truth and Reconciliation. View the agenda here.
Season 4 - Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
The "Learning with Syeyutsus, TRC#57 Speaker Series" is back with a new season beginning in January 2024! Season 4 will cover a number of important topics pertaining to the Truth & Reconciliation Call To Action #57 including: our collective responsibility as humans to our more-than-human relatives; the importance of oral history and its evidentiary use in Canada’s supreme court; understanding the Métis experience within colonization; and personal stories of healing and resilience.
This free learning series is presented by Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools in partnership with UBC Press and Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). Together, we aim to amplify Indigenous narratives and viewpoints and create meaningful learning opportunities that nurture cross-cultural understandings.
Join us for the Season 4 launch Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. where hereditary chief Umeek, Dr. Richard Atleo will share stories and teaching around the concept of "Tsawalk," meaning "one," that views the nature of existence as an integrated and orderly whole, and thereby recognizes the intrinsic relationship between the physical and spiritual.
The full line up of Season 4 speakers is available here.
If you are unable to make the live webinars work for your schedule, don’t worry we have you covered. All talks are recorded live and uploaded to the website for further learning. UBC Press offers a 20% discount on books using the discount codeTRC57 and VIRL along with other libraries throughout BC have multiple copies of books from all seasons to lend.
We hope you’ll join us for these deep, engaging conversations that will be sure to spark ideas for further exploration and learning afterwards.
Open House December 14
The District Resource Library at Dufferin is having an open house event from 3-4 pm on Thursday, December 14. This event is open to all Nanaimo Ladysmith Public School staff.
Come and explore our Professional and Indigenous Education Collection resources and enjoy tea and light snacks while you browse.
The District Resource Library is located at 1111 Dufferin Crescent, in the NLPS Learning Services Building. When you enter through the front door, head down the hallway, through room 101, on your right.
A Call for Youth Artists
The City of Nanaimo is looking for an artistic design that will be used to celebrate and share information about the Youth Lounge. The lounge is a free program for youth between the ages of 11-18 years and is open on Thursdays from 3-7pm and Fridays from 2-9pm at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The design will be used to celebrate and share information about the Youth Lounge.
Deadline for applications is 4pm on January 26, 2024. The artist whose artwork is selected will receive a $500 honorarium. Find out more information.
Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Grant
Applications are being accepted for the Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Grant. The grant is open to elementary schools who want to increase access to books for children and youth. Applications are being accepted until January 14, 2014. Find out more and apply today.