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What’s happening in Rainbow Schools?

October 13: Rainbow Board hosts its first Traditional Harvest Celebration

October 6, 2023

Ashlin Simon of Little Current Public School displays a canoe paddle design.

Fall is in the air as Rainbow District School Board prepares to host its first ever Traditional Harvest Celebration on Friday, October 13, 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm at Lockerby Composite School.

Presented by the Board’s Environmental Education Committee and Indigenous Education Department, entries from School Fall Fairs will be showcased at the Exhibition Finale.

Community harvesters, agriculturalists, botanists and environmental advocates will join students from Rainbow Schools to share their skills and knowledge about the benefits of traditional harvesting and local farming.

“We are bringing back the popular fall fair as an opportunity for school communities to gain a deeper understanding of our relationship with the land,” said Director of Education Bruce Bourget.

He added: “Indigenous perspectives have been fundamental to our work in environmental education as we reaffirm our collective commitment to value and care for our planet, Mother Earth, Shkagamikwe. This commitment is reflected in the projects.”

Categories include Indigenous Traditional Craft, Baking and Cooking, Vegetables, Creative Expression, Flowers and Plants, and Teacher’s Choice in Classroom.

The theme, Reclaiming the Honourable Harvest, was inspired by Anishinaabe author Robin Wall Kimmerer who joined schools virtually this past spring.

Robin Wall Kimmerer is from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and wrote the book Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults.

Staff and students explored the Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants within the book.Director Bourget commends teachers and students for their exceptional entries at School Fall Fairs.

“The creativity on display is absolutely amazing as students express their knowledge using various mediums,” he said.
“The Traditional Harvest Celebration on October 13th will bring environmental sustainability and Indigenous education together in a colourful showcase of student learning.”

Rainbow District School Board
Traditional Harvest Celebration
Friday, October 13, 2023
Agenda

7 am  Sunrise Ceremony
9 am  Presenters arrive
9:45 am  Students arrive
10 am  Arts and Crafts Demonstrations (Primary and Junior)
 Harvesting and Food Preparation (Intermediate and Secondary)
11 am  Arts and Crafts Demonstrations (Intermediate and Secondary)
 Harvesting and Food Preparation (Primary and Junior)
12 pm  Lunch
12:30 pm  Fall Fair Exhibition Finale (Primary and Junior)
 Turtle Teachings with Gerard Sagassige (Intermediate and Secondary)
1 pm  Fall Fair Exhibition Finale (Intermediate and Secondary)
 Turtle Teachings with Gerard Sagassige (Primary and Junior)
1:30 pm  Event concludes

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171 ext. 7217.

Grade 5 students from Princess Anne Public School built a bee hotel for their Fall Fair entry.
Quinn Sabourin of Little Current Public School made a replica of a campfire.
The Garden Club at Charles C. McLean Public School harvested vegetables that were grown for the School Fall Fair.
Detailed leaf art created by a talented student from Princess Anne Public School captured first at the school’s Fall Fair.
Students from Lockerby Composite School’s Communication Technology class used their graphic design skills to create fabric blocks for a quilt.
The Food and Nutrition Class at Lockerby Composite School created a Fall Harvest Recipe Cookbook with a special dedication that includes the following – “In Canada, the Indigenous cultures that have thrived on this land for millennia provide us with a rich tapestry of traditions and a profound respect for the natural world. Through their teachings, we learn the importance of sustainability, community, and the value of every ingredient that graces our table. Our fall harvest recipe book pays tribute to these invaluable lessons passed down upon us. With gratitude.”
A medicine wheel of natural objects was on display at the Redwood Acres Public School Fall Fair.
Students from Princess Anne Public School created colourful drawings of Rainbow trout.
A Grade 2 class from Redwood Acres Public School prepared their own ring and stick games using items found in nature. In Indigenous culture, ring and stick helps foster hand-eye coordination, a skill essential for hunting.
Students in the Grade 3/4 class at Redwood Acres Public School created Indigenous turtle art decorations.
Little Current Public School’s Dream Aguonie designed a wampum belt.
A wind chime made of laminated handprints and natural objects was on display at the Princess Anne Public School Fall Fair.
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