Making connections with Project RISE
At the end of last year, our staff were introduced to a new initiative called ‘Project RISE’ that would involve working more closely with our community to support the needs of our young people and their families. In December 2021, each department started with an initial meeting with two of the initiatives directors, Ina Micheal and Tash Audi who shared how important our curriculum area was in the greater scheme of Project RISE.
This week Ina and Tash returned to our department meeting this year to provide us with an update of where the project was at and where any ideas we had could inform the projects progress moving forward. We shared all the different ways we already connected with our community and our hopes with developing these connections better moving forward.
A key aspect we raised was the need for a creative and performing arts space. We can teach kids about the content of their histories and perspectives and about their culture and identity but they have no outlet to show this in performing arts and these needs to be valued. After a good discussion about what we would want in an ideal world, we identified some key plans moving forward. It was a productive session and we shared how excited we were to have a voice in some of the key decisions around learning spaces in the school.
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