1. Land-based Learning Presented by: TSEC TLC
Sylvia Weenie –TLC Coordinator
Bernadine Graham – TLC Coordinator
Noella Mitsuing-Mocassin – Superintendent

2. What is Land-based Learning?
Teaching in our first classroom – the LAND
It’s a curriculum delivered in a local outdoor setting, and in a way that honors and respect Indigenous values and ways of learning and knowing.

3. Teachings and lessons from the land.
Survival skills.
Living off the land.
Honoring all creation.
Connection to Mother Earth and creation.

4. Bringing Land-based Learning into the Schools
PROCESS
Elders meetings –direction and support
Elder involvement –from the start & continues

5. LBL themes from the Elders
Year planning with Elders & TLC Catalyst
Staff involvement with planning meetings

6. Combined involvement with the locally developed LBL curriculum (Elders, TLC Catalyst, teachers)
Elders Outcomes and Provincial Outcomes align with each other in the LBL Curriculum
TSEC Resource Centre equipped to assist with the LBL themes

7. Land-based Learning theme UBDs developed and shared on website
Continued work on the project (2 more UBDs per month for this year from each grade level)
LBL is infused in our Cultural Year Plan

8. Required to do at least 1 LBL activity per month
IMPORTANT –
pre-teaching - teaching - post-teaching

9. PRE-TEACHING
What do I know?
What do I want to know?
TEACHING
How do I find out? ACTIVITY/WITH WHO, WHERE & WHY
 POST-TEACHING
What have I learned? REFLECTION
What action will I take to retain information?
What new questions do I have?

10. Follow community’s practices and protocols

11. Q & A

12. CONTACT INFORMATION