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FIRST NATIONS TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board spans 3 regions in Quebec, Canada which include many different Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge and thank the Indigenous people in all regions of our school communities and do so within those communities.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is on land which is traditional territory of the Kanien’keha:ka or Mohawk nation. The Mohawk Nation is also known as the “Eastern Door Keepers” and are a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy which also includes the Seneca, Cayuga, Tuscarora, Onondaga and Oneida Peoples.

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Indigenous Legacy Initiatives & Resources

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WELCOME

ELEMENTARY

STAFF

SECONDARY

W.H.O.L.E. School Approach

LEARN - WORK - GROW

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board's (SWLSB) mission is to provide engaging and innovative learning where everyone achieves success and well-being; to support student success, to prepare students for the future and to offer equitable and varied educational options.

OUR MISSION

SWLSB ASCEND Leadership (ASL) is an initiative offered by SWLSB Personal Development Animators (PD Animators) aimed at fostering and enhancing the student educational experience and personal development in all schools within our board.

Through tailored support, hands-on experiences, and leadership training; the PD Animators support school academic and social environments where students thrive; academically, socially, and emotionally. Together, we are building a foundation for lifelong success and well-being.

ASL serves as a comprehensive support system and tool for school initiatives, working alongside staff to support school programs that cultivate engaged and genuine leadership, bilingual and cross-curricular active school engagement, positive relationships, self-efficacy, experiential learning, and fostering levers for resiliency and success among youth to enhance positive, inclusive, and growing school communities.

Our goals are to support the W.H.O.L.E. Student & School:

Support academic success through a bilingual and cross-curricular approach
Promote student and staff well-being
Foster active citizenship and collaboration
Cultivate a positive, inclusive school climate
Enhance meaningful, growing, and connected school communities
Develop student leadership by offering opportunities for brain-based, transformational learning; encouraging students to move from spectators to active participants and into stakeholders in their school community. Connecting the classroom to the real world.

Personal Development Animation: Workshops / Presentations

3 PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Student Success & Personal Development

Enhanced, Active & Inclusive School Climate

Community Growth & Engaged Citizenship

BRAIN-BASED & TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING

The SWLSB ASCEND Leadership initiatives combine the lessons acquired in the classroom with real world experience.

Students embark on a transformative journey that reshapes their thinking, actions, and engagement, promoting significant personal development and accountability while fostering the tools for success.

We aim to provide opportunities that equip students for success in the complexities of modern life and work through a 21st-century educational framework. These skills empower students to effect positive change within their schools and communities.

BULLY PREVENTION - WELL-BEING - COMMUNITY CARE - RESILIENCY - HEALTHY HABITS FOR LIFE-LONG SUCCESSS - RESPONSIBILITY - TEAM - ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE - RELATIONSHIPS - ETHICS - GROWTH - MENTAL HEALTH - PHYSICAL HEALTH - INFORMED WORLDVIEW - CONFIDENCE - COMMUNITY - SELF LOVE - LOVE FOR OTHERS - COMPASSION - EMPATHY - EMOTIONAL HEALTH - INFORMED CYBER CITIZENSHIP - LINKED LEARNING -

- SERVICE - LEADERSHIP -

ASCEND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND LEADERSHIP

Grade 5 and 6 students are invited to participate in leadership training and to take on responsibility for younger students in their school yard at recess and lunch times throughout the school year.

SECONDARY STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Explore a PATHWAY and get the training and tools to lead.

Leadership development is a process. There are no shortcuts.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board Secondary Student Leadership Certificate initiative is transformative by empowering students to develop the confidence, competencies, and skills needed for success in all areas of their lives.