Our
work in the education and training sector has focused
on the design and delivery of learning programs for
human and community development and development-related
capacity building.
TRAINING
We
have designed and delivered training programs for
a wide range of audiences and purposes including community
level people, professional development agencies, government
departments, local governments, senior government
ministries. Topics for training have ranged from community
healing and development, program management, and training
related to specific development issues such as sexual
abuse, ethnic conflict, poverty alleviation, HIV/AIDS,
integrated community health, governance and others.
We have also developed formal programs at the college
and university level:
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The
University of Lethbridge Native Teacher Training
Program;
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Native
Human Service Workers Certificate Program, Lethbridge
Community College; and
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an
accredited masters program to train leaders in
human and community development (Applied Human
and Community Development), Alliant International
University, Fresno, California. |
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS
We
have developed a broad range of culturally based curriculum
pieces for schools. Our unique contribution in this
area is addressing critical social issues such as
ethnic conflict, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS prevention
through school curriculum.
The Sacred Tree explores universal human values
in a First Nations context and is used as a guide for
personal growth, for native studies, and life skills
courses. It is in its 15th edition and has been translated
into German, Spanish, and Russian and French. It is
used in schools along with an extensive curriculum package.
Our Walking with Grandfather curriculum package
is based on a video series which depicts traditional
legends from a variety of tribal backgrounds which
were produced with funding from Public Broadcasting
Services in the United States.
Our Unity in Diversity curriculum package was
developed for the Alberta Government to address ethnic
conflict at the junior and senior high school levels.
Our group of highly trained and experienced educators
can be mobilized to develop custom training programs
or school curriculum for clients.
INTERVENTIONS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS
We have often been called upon to assist school systems
and to intervene in crisis situations by school administrators
and boards of directors. This has involved teacher training,
staff interventions, board training, program evaluations,
and fostering community participation in education.
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