Program aims to develop more Indigenous teachers and ‘leaders within our community’ – CBC
‘It’s giving me a sense of being able to become something bigger’
Nov 13, 2018
A new program has been launched in Winnipeg to help more Indigenous students become teachers.
The Build From Within-Ozhitoon Onji Peenjiiee teacher development program officially launched Tuesday morning at St. John’s High School.
The Winnipeg School Division has teamed up with the faculty of education at the University of Winnipeg and the charitable organization Indspire to deliver the program, which it calls “the first in Canada.”
“It will help transition Indigenous students through high school and into university,” said Pauline Clarke, CEO of the division.
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