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I loved how you featured activities of the Dene culture and featured the children as the 'center of attention.' I believe when children see themselves in story, that they appreciate who they are and what they know. It is a recognition that we all need, that sense of belonging, that we are special just because the Creator gave us life.
I know that many children in my community of Pelican Narrows have told me that being at camp is a fun, quiet and a very cherished practice. They say they have time to think while sitting in a boat or around the camp fire. Camp life and experiences in nature also places their adult role models in positive positions of power and knowing , all the while treating the children like they are loved, special and the honoured recipients of very ancient practices and skills that can only truly be learned by hands-on practice-Constructivism.
I also like the idea of Communities of Practice whereby "
Wenger gives a simple definition: “Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” And "
communities develop their practice through a variety of methods, including: problem solving, requests for information, seeking the experiences of others, reusing assets, coordination and synergy, discussing developments, visiting other members, mapping knowledge and identifying gaps.
For Etienne Wenger, learning is central to human identity. A primary focus is learning as social participation – that is, an individual as an active participant in the practices of social communities, and in the construction of his or her identity through these communities. People continuously create their shared identity through engaging in and contributing to the practices of their communities. The motivation to become a more central participant in a community of practice can provide a powerful incentive for learning. Students will have a desire to develop skills (e.g. literacy skills) if the people they admire have the same skills."
idea:http://teachingeverystudent.wikispaces.com/
I know of a young woman who wrote her thesis at camp up at Reindeer Lake. She even got connected to satellite for Internet!! So it seems that a person could have the best of both worlds- traditional and modern.
Keep up the great work.
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