Learning Opportunities

As parents, you understand more than anyone else how your child learns and processes information. There are many ways that you can advocate for your child’s success in school.

This collaborative learning opportunity “Understanding My Child’s School” promotes understanding of:

Laying the foundation of parenting

• Traditional— Parent or elder to teach about child rearing i.e., Cree Moss Bag teachings

Community Participation

• Becoming involved in school council

• School governance-policies & procedures

Ability & Responsibility of parents

• Support—Ways of success

Alberta is committed to creating a system that inspires and enables all students to achieve success and fulfillment as engaged thinkers and ethical citizens, with an entrepreneurial spirit. An important part of the vision for Inspiring Education is a shared responsibility among partners including government, schools, parents and communities to support children and youth of all ages as individuals—emotionally, intellectually, physically , socially and spiritually (page6)

The Collaborative Framework was developed as a tool by First Nations and Métis community members as well as school and jurisdiction teams to identify which processes between school authorities, parents, communities and other stakeholders need strengthening as together they work to improve educational outcomes of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students . http://education.alberta.ca/admin/fnmi/collaborativeframework.aspx

Target Audience

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Parents