Aanse, the Anishnaabemowin word for “transformation,” is the inspiration for the Aanse: Student Well-Being and Achievement Strategy.
Oakridge and other Aanse schools work with the Urban Indigenous Education Centre to provide direct wrap-around support.
Aanse schools receive ongoing services that include Indigenous Education Learning Coaches, Indigenous Social Workers, a Student Success Teacher, Indigenous Graduation Coaches, Cultures and Traditions Instructors, Community Liaisons, an Itinerant Resource Teacher, and an Itinerant Indigenous Language Coach to create spaces that centre and affirm First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students’ lived experiences.
(Adapted from THIS page)
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