Sage and Sunshine school blends Indigenous culture with Ontario curriculum
CTV
A mother and early childhood educator in Peterborough, Ont., has started a school this year that fits Ojibwe cultural teachings into the Ontario curriculum.
Ashley Wynne runs Sage and Sunshine, a school where the goal is to grow children's minds along with their cultural roots.
"I didn't have any Indigenous friends, and so when my kids were starting school I really wanted that for them," Wynne, who has two sons attending the school, told CTV National News. "Every day we learn about cultural teachings."
The Ojibwe language and customs and are a priority at the school, along with one-on-one time with each child.
"The major reason I wanted to bring [my daughter] here is to incorporate a lot of the culture that we have been missing," Dallas Contin told CTV National News. "She has a hard time learning in general, and this opportunity came along and she is actually starting to excel now."
