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Empower collaborative and student-centred leadership.

Incorporate reconciliation into all we do.
Provide learning opportunities for students that support the priorities of the Strategic Plan.
Empower student leadership including students who are Indigenous, Black, people of colour (racialized), persons with disabilities, and members of 2SLGBTQIA communities.
Empower Indigenous students as leaders and advocates who contribute to the collective identity of all learning communities.
Nurture student leadership in all aspects of schooling.

Provide professional development opportunities that support the priorities of the Strategic Plan.

Provide teachers and leaders with the guidance, knowledge and training to incorporate Indigenous ways of teaching in their practice.
Provide pathways to training and hiring a workforce that is reflective of the diversity of the community in which we live.
Engage in, demonstrate, and foster leadership and service excellence in education.
Engage student and parents, guardians and caregivers in learning about global citizenship including Indigenous worldviews and knowledges.

Provide leadership and service excellence to enhance education for every student.

Provide leadership by addressing anti-Indigenous racism in our schools and community.
Provide leadership by addressing structural and institutional racism and all other forms of systemic oppression.
Foster human rights and promote equity so that diverse students and staff can thrive and society can benefit.
Engage community partners and continue to engage strategic partnerships to support the success of every student.
Continue to work with groups such as the Parent Involvement Committee, Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee, Special Education Advisory Committee, and Equity and Inclusive Education Committee.
Continue to develop and implement the ongoing Plans that inform the Strategic Plan.

Demonstrate Fiscal Responsibility through a financially balanced budget,supporting the goals of the Strategic Plan.

Use the Strategic Plan to inform budget decisions.
Ensure the long-term financial stability of Lakehead Public Schools through responsible fiscal decision-making.

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Sparking Success Program

In June, 8 SHSM students attended the Sparking Success Program that was put on by the Canadian Welding Bureau and hosted by UA Local 628 – Plumbers, SteamFitters and Welders.

It was a great experience for youth to explore opportunities in welding and welding-related skilled trades careers while learning new skills and working together in a group environment.

Hands-on learning at these camps builds confidence and self-esteem and gives many participants a reason to continue developing a welding career in secondary, post-secondary and apprenticeship.

The Tiny Home Pilot Project

The Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre, ᒪᑕᐧᐊ Matawa First Nations and Lakehead Public Schools celebrated the completion of a second tiny home as part of the Indigenous skills learning program. Kendomang Zhagodenamnon (KZ) Lodge, the Indigenous Skills Trades Training Program at Hammarskjold High School marked the completion of its second modular home, destined for a Matawa First Nations community. The program creates a unique learning experience for students by connecting skills training with cultural teachings and language.

The Tiny Home Pilot Project is a pre-apprenticeship extension of the Grade 9 KZ Lodge North program and engages Indigenous youth in the build of a one-bedroom 10×30-foot modular home for donation to Matawa First Nations for use in a northern community.

During the build, the KZ Lodge students learned to read blueprints, studied the principles of carpentry, learned to identify numerous building materials, applied mathematics skills, and

safely operated common power tools. In June, students welcomed their community partners back to tour the tiny homes as they got ready to ship another home to Ginoogaming and showed another one under construction. Watch here: https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-hammerskjold-students-construct-tiny-home-9090325

The completion of The Tiny Home Pilot Project provides the young builders with Interdisciplinary Studies secondary school credits and the Working at Heights Certificate through the Carpenters’ Local Union 1669.

Fort William First Nation Flag

In April, we gathered with members of Fort William First Nation at Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute to commemorate the inaugural raising of the Fort William First Nation flag across our schools. This significant emblem will wave proudly at all Lakehead Public Schools, embodying our commitment to reconciliation and fostering a strengthened bond for the future. We would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff, students, and community members whose contributions made that day’s historic event possible. Chi miigwech!

Kindergarten Information Session

In January we hosted our annual Kindergarten Information Session. The event was filled with good conversation, games and new friends. We were so excited to meet the class of 2038! Register for kindergarten here: https://www.lakeheadschools.ca/our-schools/kindergarten/

International Human Rights Day

For International Human Rights Day in December, Whitefish Valley Public School’s grades 4-8 learned together about the Declaration of Human Rights. They discussed the difference between wants and needs and examined some of the articles of the Declaration. Finally, students drew or wrote about a right they think is important while working to make their school community, and our world, a safer, happier place.

Using the Strategic Plan to Inform Budget Decisions

The 2023-2024 budget was developed to support the 5 pillars of the strategic plan. Funds for resources, training, supports, opportunities, and capital upgrades were allocated to foster an environment where our students and staff will Belong, Achieve, Reconcile, Lead, and Inspire. To learn more about our budget, visit https://www.lakeheadschools.ca/about/board/budget-process/

Full Day of Hands-on Learning

In April, students from Lakehead Public Schools secondary schools headed to Liuna Local 607 to try multiple trades with a full day of hands-on learning thanks to Skills Ontario-Young Women’s Initiative. This initiative helps provide skills development and mentorship opportunities.

Introducing the Lakehead Public Schools eSports League!

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Tbaytel, Hammarskjold High School, Westgate CVI and Superior CVI are ready to rumble in the digital arena.

While currently a longtime strategic partner of Lakehead Public Schools and the schools’ service provider, including its fibre services for our computer labs, this latest sponsorship was chosen to make technology a focus. As a result, Tbaytel recently purchased 10 Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Gaming PCs and 10 Acer 24” Full HDFreeSync Gaming Monitors for each school so our students can game like a pro!

Under the supervision of the school’s eSports coach, Westgate, Hammarskjold and Superior have started eSports Clubs to learn the fundamentals of the exciting and dynamic world of competitive gaming. While also having a lot of fun, students have the opportunity to learn teamwork, communication skills and strategy along with more academic skills such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and language arts.

Starting next school year, the LPS eSports League looks forward to these clubs competing against each other, regional schools and even entering province-wide competitions. Stay tuned for more information this fall! Thank you again to Tbaytel for sponsoring this innovative initiative.

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