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Inspiring Stories: s CHOOL

Wildwood School


Educator Lisl Gunderman Times




Grande Yellowhead Public School Division Teachers' Association helped expand their initiative that their project had won national recognition. The
(GYPSD), her students, and the community of to include four on-site field trips, and numerous nomination involved an extensive application
Wildwood have long recognized Lisl Gunderman literacy projects to explore topics on Indigenous process that caused both teachers to deeply reflect
as an excellent educator, but she is now officially a story-telling, local traditions and land-based on their work, guiding principles, pedagogy and
national one. The Right Honourable Julie Payette, learning for their combined group of 40 students. assessment. It also inspired them to continue he Weekly ANCHOR a page for Kids and Kids at hearta page for Kids and Kids at heart
Canada's 29th Governor General, recently All participants thoroughly enjoyed the program, building connections between the two schools and T
presented Ms. Gunderman with one of six but the 'wow' impact for Ms. Gunderman was the future students.
Governor General's History Awards for Excellence creation of the formula itself. "Maxine and I She firmly believes the relationship piece between
in Teaching, in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on connected almost instantly at the summer the many different participants solidified the Comics & Fun
Q: What's small and red and has a rough January 28, 2019. Only 150 award recipients workshop," stated Gunderman. "The more we success of the project. "What started off as a chance
meeting between Maxine and myself has deepened
across Canada have received this prestigious award engaged, the more we wanted to bring our students
in the last 23 years.
together to learn about each other's cultures and
into a friendship that I truly honour, and she has
voice? created with Mother Earth's Children's Charter build relationships through our mutual love of inspired me to seek other learning partnerships and TIGER BY BUD BLAKE
Ms. Gunderman's innovative history project,
cultural teachings. We quickly realized how both
cultural opportunities. Wildwood School continues
A: A hoarse raddish! School (MECCS) teacher, Maxine Hildebrandt, the sharing of Indigenous and non-Indigenous to offer Cree classes, and many of my students have Our goal with this
delved deeper into learning about local community
aims to not only teach students about differing
traditions and history could build powerful
page is to help
and family history."
cultures, but also to inspire them to build deeper
connections between our schools through the lens
understandings of Canadian history and how of storytelling and hands-on teachings." Bouchard was also invited by Gunderman and parents offer a
Along with the teachers' family members,
weekly alternative to
communities can strengthen these rich
Storytelling is an important tool used to preserve
video screens by
Q: What's a vampires favourite fruit? connections. Ms. Gunderman and Ms. Hildebrandt cultural traditions, local customs, and maintain Hildebrandt to join them in when they received providing some
their award at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
connected at an outdoor education training camp in
historical records for the benefit of current and
amusing reading that
the summer of 2016, where they quickly
future generations. And what better Canadian
Back in her classroom at Wildwood, Ms.
A: A neck-tarine! discovered a mutual love and passion for history. storyteller to enrich their program than award- Gunderman is looking forward to this year's can help promote
collaboration and new group of students, thanks to
The two kept in touch and developed a unique
winning Métis author, David Bouchard, who
early childhood
project in 2017 between Ms. Gunderman's Grade became an important collaborator on part of their the continued support of her principal, James NEED TO REPLACE COMICS literacy. Sitting and
project. Gunderman continued. "Our students were
4-5 class at GYPSD's Wildwood School, and Ms.
Randall, and Grande Yellowhead. "My first
reading with younger
teaching position was at Wildwood School in
invited to participate at MECCS for David's
Hildebrandt's Grade 3-4 class at MECCS in
Q: What's brown, hairy and wears sunglasses? Warburg, Alberta. The project outlined an presentation on Indigenous stories and teachings. 1992," she noted. "You quickly learn that each class By Gary Clark children is a great
way for families to
is unique and comes with its own story to share."
exchange of cultural diversity and family history
He spoke to the students about the value of stories
Along with the national award, Ms. Gunderman
A: A coconut on vacation! between the two schools. Wildwood students and the importance of building relationships with and Ms. Hildebrandt will share a $2,500 cash prize, spend some quality
exchanged their local community's farming,
each other. The day was very impactful for all of
time. (And for us
us." Bouchard continued to be involved in their
and an additional $500 will be given to each of
mining, and agricultural history with MECCS's
students who in turn shared their Indigenous project, and helped all students understand that their respective schools. Grande Yellowhead Public FOR APRIL 29, 2019 ISSUE adults, hey, who
doesn’t like a good
each of them had interesting and valuable family
traditions and family teachings.
School Division is very proud of Ms. Gunderman
comic) ...enjoy!
A $2,500 cultural exchange grant from the
Q: Why did the banana go to the doctor? Canadian Multicultural Foundation and the Alberta stories to share with each other. and looks forward to her inspiring future
generations of storytellers.
Ms. Gunderman was speechless when informed
A: Because it wasn't peeling well. T he Weekly ANCHOR A page for Kids and Kids at heartA page for Kids and Kids at heart Joke
Comics & Fun Our goal with this new page is to help parents offer a weekly alternative to video screens by providing some of the
amusing reading that can help promote early childhood literacy. Sitting and reading with younger children is a
great way for families to spend some quality time. And for us adults, hey, who doesn’t like a good comic ...enjoy!
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