Canada

The goal of the Thunderchild Project was to co-create with our partner First Nation an effective educational model that better meets the learning needs of children attending school on reserve. HLS is integrating Project learnings into current and future projects to further develop effective approaches for Indigenous communities across Canada.

With the success of the Calgary Academy program, external professional development courses were offered to teachers from across western Canada from 1999 to 2002. With seed funding from the Max Bell Foundation, these high-in-demand courses were offered throughout the year and focused on active reading and learning strategies. Other workshops included, “How to thrive not…

Our consultancy work with VFS included, helping the instructors with curricular development, lesson planning and delivery, and assessment techniques. We helped the industry professionals develop the essential capacities necessary to deliver the creative educational material.