Lord Strathcona Elementary School First Nations Homework Club

The Strathcona First Nations Homework Club was launched to increase aboriginal students’ sense of pride, self-esteem, belonging, place, acceptance and caring in their schools, to ensure that aboriginal students achieve increased academic success in Vancouver schools, and that they participate fully and successfully from kindergarten through to the completion of Grade 12, and to increase acceptance, empathy, awareness and appreciation of aboriginal histories, traditions, cultures and contributions by all students.

24 students are currently enrolled in the Homework Club, which operates on Monday afternoons, and there continues to be an increase in younger-aged students (kindergarten). Not only are participants provided with an appropriate space to study and read, they are given the opportunity to take part in traditional First Nations ceremonial events, field trips and feasts.

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