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The fall 2004 issue of UPDATE, the quarterly "news of interest to Aboriginal people from the Government of Canada", contains a set of articles about education opportunities available for First Nation students. The first story, entitled "Connecting to a world of learning" describes the work of the Regional Management Organizations from Industry Canada's First Nations SchoolNet program. Click here to read the Update news on-line.

First Nation schools are now getting connected to broadband networks so they are able to access information and share resources using a variety of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Some of the teaching and learning tools now available in First Nation schools include:

• video conferencing - http://streaming.knet.ca/schoolnet
• web conferencing - http://breeze.knet.ca
• e-learning platforms - http://g8.firstnationschools.ca or http://kihs.knet.ca
• web site development tools - click here for example
• discussion forums, chat and e-mail services
• multi-media production tools (video, camera, scanner, printer, etc)
• helpdesk services
• broadband and high speed connectivity solutions
• professional development activities
• training and support services
• along with the networking and peer-to-peer work that happens once a school gets connected into a high quality network service.

For more information about the Ontario Regional Management Organization or for ICT support, contact:

• Keewaytinook Okimakanak, K-Net Office, Sioux Lookout, Toll-free 877-737-KNET (5638)
• Jeannie Carpenter, RMO Administrator, ext 51250
• Brian Beaton, RMO Coordinator, ext 51251
• John Moreau, K-Net Helpdesk, ext 51253
• Jamie Ray, K-Net Helpdesk, ext 51256
• Cal Kenny, Web Site Development, ext 51254
• Dan Pellerin, Network Manager, ext 51258
• Adi Linden, Systems Analysis, ext 51257
• Lars Dixon, Video Conferencing Bridge, ext 51264

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute is now accepting registrations for the January 2005 Intakes for the following two programs being offered in partnership with Cambrian College

 

• First Nation Business Administration Certificate Program (Click here to read about the course information) - one year, 2 semester

 

• Native Early Childhood Education Diploma Program  (Click here to read about the course information) - two years, 4 semester

For further information contact:

Jacqueline Garwood
(807) 346-2779, 866-636-7454 (toll free) or (807) 345-2924 (fax)

Register Now !!
Time is Running Out !!

The First Nation Education Council is pleased to invite communities in Quebec and Canada to its second Conference on Aboriginal Languages, which is being held October 24-26, 2004 at the Manoir Saint-Sauveur. The conference will be made accessible through a continuous web cast starting Saturday morning through to the end on Monday. Click here for information about joining the conference on-line.

The conference will give participants the opportunity to learn about the situation of Aboriginal languages at the national and international levels. It will also present various projects that a number of communities have undertaken to preserve their languages. Participants will be able to discuss the possibilities for carrying out similar actions. The FNEC is planning to conclude the event with the formulation of recommendations and an action plan for preserving and revitalizing the languages of the Aboriginal communities in Quebec.

To make sure the issues are approached from a broader perspective, the FNEC is inviting experts from other countries to take part in the conference. Indeed, preserving Aboriginal languages is a matter of international concern.

Click here for a copy of the agenda (PDF document)

Come Join our Videoconference and Open House ...

Find out more about the

Native Early Childhood Education Diploma Program

and

First Nation Business Administration Certificate Program

These programs are offered by Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in partnership with Cambrian college and will begin in January 2005.

The modular format -- two intensive on-campus sessions each semester with independent work between sessions -- is designed to provide maximum flexibility. Earn a certificate or diploma while remaining employed in your home community. Oshki-Pimache-O-Win also provides students with support to ensure successful completion of their chosen program.

Join us by videoconference or in person at the Institute to find out more about these programs and how to register!

Thursday, October 28, 2004

3p.m. or 5p.m. EST

Call (807) 346-2770 for more information

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute
is now accepting registrations for the

First Nation Business Administration
Certificate Program

(January 2005 Intake)

The First Nation Business Administration Certificate Program is a one-year, two semester program, delivered in partnership with Cambrian College, that provides a comprehensive and culturally relevant educational experience that will:

• Increase human resource capacity within the First Nation communities and Aboriginal organizations
• Increase employment opportunities for graduates through development of up-to-date, marketable skills
• Offer graduates eligibility for advanced standing when entering diploma or degree programs
• Allow flexibility and access to employed students through the use of a modular format—two intensive on-campus sessions per semester
• Student support services to help ensure student success

Course List

• Intro. to Accounting
• Mathematics of Finance
• Bus. Communications I
• First Nation Funding Arrangements
• Spreadsheet Mgmt.
• Managerial Accounting
• Organizational Behaviour
• Writing Fundamentals
• Intro. to Marketing I
• Intro. to Marketing II
• Bus. Mathematics
• First Nation Human Resource Mgmt. I
• Intro. to Computer Competency

Enroll Now!!!
Call (807) 346-2770 or 1-866-636-7454 (toll free) for more information

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute
is now accepting registrations for the

Native Early Childhood Education
Diploma Program

(January 2005 Intake)

The NECEP is a two-year, four semester program offered in partnership with Cambrian College, that provides a comprehensive and culturally relevant educational experience.

Students will:

• travel to Thunder Bay to participate in two 2-week on-campus sessions per semester
• earn their ECE certification for employment in licensed child care settings
• develop knowledge and skills to organize and maintain a safe, stimulating learning
• environment to ensure the child's total development.
• examine the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of the child

1. Graduates may be eligible for advanced standings when entering other diploma or degree programs
2. The modular delivery provides students with the flexibility of earning a NECE diploma while remaining employed in their home community
3. Oshki-Pimache-O-Win provides students with support services to help ensure student success

Course List

Semester 1

• Writing Fundamentals: Home Study
• Introductory Computer Skills
• Child Growth & Development 1
• Fieldwork Seminar 1
• Interpersonal Communications
• Methods 1
• Introductory Ojibwa

Semester 2

• College Writing
• Aboriginal Language in Programming
• Methods 2: Curriculum Planning
• Child Growth & Development 2: Lifespan
• Health & Nutrition
• Intermediate Ojibwa
• Fieldwork 2

Semester 3

• College Writing 2
• Job Search Skills: Home Study
• Parenting and Relationships
• Exceptional Child
• Native Culture 3
• Fieldwork 3

Semester 4

• Personal Wellness
• Contemporary Native Concerns
• Infant Care
• Methods 4: Program Management
• Child Abuse
• Fieldwork Seminar 2
• Day Care in the Community

Enroll Now!!!
Call 346-2770 for more information

DFC students celebrate NNEC’s 25 anniversary

Amid the laughter and surprises, Dennis Franklin Cromarty (DFC) High School was in full motion as it celebrated NNEC’s 25 anniversary on October 15. DFC is one of the best schools commented one Wunnimun Lake student Starr Martin, 18. She notes that although it is fully hard “adjusting” to a new environment, she says it’s the “new friends” that make it a fun stay.

One of the reasons, why 19 year old Michael Goodman came to school at DFC was because “they have everything” from sports, to services that are for free he says. Goodman, a first year student at DFC, says that although he has never been to a high school in an urban setting, he says that DFC is a school worth going to because “everybody (is) being nice to everybody” he explained.

Nearly after 25 years of showing educational support to the Nishnawbe Aski-Nation (NAN), Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) celebrated 25 years of on going dreams that become a reality. "Our Culture is unique and must be kept alive for our children"  the NNEC's website explains.  "Education must include knowledge of our language, culture, history, values heritage, and spiritual beliefs."

NNEC which also provides in school support for their students, say that it provides "Educational programs (that) must be culturally relevant with curricula designed, developed, and delivered by First nations people."

Into celebrating the 25th year, the school gathered all the students into the school gym where each one took a cake along with a hot cup of tea and coffee and shared a few laughs as they watched Team DFC playing against the DFC staff. (I figure they hate me now because I was acting like a pysho "di-killing papparazzi" at the gym with the tiny digital that was given to me by the school for me to use that afternoon... )

From communities as far as Fort Severn, to as far west as Sandy Lake - from the east side of Moosonee to the nearest Thunder Bay - each student says that NNEC means a lot to them.

We give it a “4 thumbs up” says students Pamela Chapman, Jenelle Matthews and Cheri Quequish of Kitchenumaykoosib Innuwug, (Big Trout Lake). Chapman, a third year student at DFC, says that the school offers a lot of programs that she thinks students would really like. “They have almost everything” cited Quequish, 16. The trio explained that although the school doesn’t have the sports they play, such as kick-boxing, and baseball, they say that the school remains awesome.

Goodman explains that although his first year experience is rewarding, he says he would recommend others on coming however, it would be “up to them” withier they’d like to or not. NNEC is also collaborated with the Pelican Falls First Nations High School in Sioux Lookout, Northern Eagle in Ear Falls and the Wahsa Distance Education which is a correspondence school delivered via radio.

By James Benson

SIOUX LOOKOUT       

         FALL COURSES      

                     

Aboriginal Applicants Pre-Application Workshop

The Aboriginal Admissions Subcommittee is sponsoring the following workshops in September for prospective Aboriginal Students.

Venue:

Laurentian University Workshop
Saturday, September 11, 2004 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
8th Floor, Willet Green Miller Centre
Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON

Lakehead University Workshop
Sunday, September 12, 2004 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
6th Floor ATAC Building
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON

Workshops are open to Aboriginal people interested in applying to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

Please register by contacting the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs at 1-807-766-7317, or call toll free from within Northern Ontario 1-888-377-7757, Thunder Bay residents please call 766-7317, or email nomsadmit@normed.ca  

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