What's New

The Manitoba First Nations School System (MFNSS) has released its 2018–2019 Annual Report.

Earlier this month, MFNERC held two Middle Years Literacy Roundtables focusing on “Reading Comprehension Strategies to Promote Higher Level Thinking.” One two-day session was held in Thompson, and the other was held in Winnipeg.

MFNERC’s Training Initiatives provides accredited professional development required to implement innovative programming in schools. These programs are diverse in scope, spanning from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, educational assistants, and school psychology to remedial literacy.

The Instructional Resource Centre (IRC) provides curriculum-appropriate materials to all First Nations schools in Manitoba. As a lending library, teachers and staff can borrow our items. If you are struggling to find a resource or can’t purchase one, put in a request to IRC, and we will do our best to find the resource or work with you to find an appropriate alternative. Our library supports MFNSS and MFNERC schools with lengthy lending privileges.

Five families from St. Theresa Point, Garden Hill, and Wasagamack First Nations had a fun get-together in Winnipeg on October 30th, focusing on American Sign Language (ASL) communication.

MFNERC would like to congratulate Kimberley Moors, Gabrielle Peterson, and Trevor Wilson for graduating with their Masters in Occupational Therapy. The Training Institute hosted a potluck and cake to celebrate the graduates after their convocation ceremony.

Two-day sessions promoting: networking, information sharing and other professional development that will enhance literacy strategies to implement in the classroom.

We ask you to designate one ELA school teacher from your school to participate in the two-day roundtables.

MFNERC’s Training Initiatives is dedicated to the success of three First Nations students who are completing their Master of Science in Community Disorders: Speech-Language Pathology at Minot State University, North Dakota.

Youth 1st Lacrosse is an organization that delivers programming to Indigenous communities in Manitoba. MFNSS is in partnership with Youth 1st Lacrosse, bringing Canada’s national summer sport to 10 schools that are part of the school system.

The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre is proud to host the annual First Nations Circle of Knowledge & Practices Conference. This year’s theme was “Language, Land, and Learning.”