A First Nations master educator says she's excited about the future potential of the proposed aboriginal choice school in Prince George.
Myra Laramee, who spent 13 years in the Niji Mahkwa school in the heart of Winnipeg, said the 60 people at Wednesday's meeting showed keen interest and strong support for an aboriginal choice school at the Carney Hill elementary school.
"They asked good questions, and the main message I received from them was that they were intent on physically saying they are in support. They also recognize the challenges like educational funding cuts and showed some concern about community involvement," said Laramee.
Her experience is that when people have the vision, the "nitty gritty like curriculum, funding and events come as part of the growth. You grow your parents into your school," she said.
The main results of the meeting were "we developed clarity and we demystified," she said
"The indigenous way is to talk, talk, talk, but they need to talk from a place of informed business. A number of people made statements showing they realize there are no options for failure of this project," she said. Read more about it in The Citizen.
