"...wanting to create meaningful learning experiences for their students." Email to SRRMC requesting introduction to Imagine High School to collaborate on a Good Medecine Songs project.

Introductory Zoom call w/ Brooke Haller, Principal and DonnaLee Irwin, Indigenous Education Enhancement Teacher

Imagine High Integrated Arts and Technology Secondary School

Chilliwack, BC

"This morning at 11:30 we are having our introductory Zoom meeting with Imagine High principal, Brooke Haller, and the Indigenous Education Enhancement Teacher, Donna’Lee Irwin. This will be an exploratory meeting to learn more about the programs being offered at Imagine High, and share information about the Good Medicine Songs project, and explore possibilities for collaboration."

Here are some agenda items and questions.

1. What are the performing arts programs offered at Imagine High? Choir? Band? Orchestra? Jazz Band? Musical theatre? 

2. What are the areas of focus in Indigenous Education?

In person meeting at Imagine High - Monday Jun 6 330 pm

Four of us attending, who are involved in the Good Medicine Songs (GMS) project: Lolehawk, Holly, Kevin Wright and Jenny Arntzen.

If you have a few minutes to visit the GMS web page, you can listen to songs and Audio Glossaries, and watch a live concert video:

https://www.artistresponseteam.com/goodmedicinesongs

We look forward to finding out more about the courses and curriculum at Imagine High, and how we can develop a program that will connect your students with meaningful learning experiences and the Sto:lo community and language.

Attached is an information handout for the upcoming event the GMS team is producing, in partnership with the University of the Fraser Valley, called: Chowyes-Xwithet/Rise Up-Wake Up. It will honour the children lost to residential schools, survivors and families—and pay homage to reconciliation and Halq’emeylem language revitalization through stories and songs. This focus may be of interest to staff and students.

2022 06 07 - "Thank you very much for our meeting yesterday. We really enjoyed learning about the great educational work going on at Imagine High. It’s especially exciting to know that the students are doing project-based cross-curricular learning—that opens up so many wonderful possibilities. We see opportunities to develop a project that brings the Halq’emeylem language, songs and stories to learners and teachers, and ways to express their learning and share it out with the community."