Deninu School
| Deninu School | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
 | |
| , , Canada | |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public |
| School board | Fort Resolution District Education Authority, South Slave Divisional Education Council |
| Area trustee | Bess Ann McKay (Chair, Fort Resolution DEA) |
| Principal | Dan Summers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 84 (2013/2014) |
| Language | English, Chipewyan |
| Website | www |
Deninu School is a K-12 public school located in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada. The school currently represents the only public education option for youth in the hamlet and serves a student population of approximately 84 students. The administration of the school is the responsibility of the South Slave Divisional Education Council (SSDEC).[1]
Background
From the website of the SSDEC:
- This newly renovated school is located in Fort Resolution on the south shores of Great Slave Lake. There is a student population of approximately 84 students, complemented by a staff of 14. The school offers academic programs from Kindergarten to grade 12.[2]
Dene Kede
The school makes extensive use of Dene Kede, a curriculum developed in the Northwest Territories designed specifically for use in small Dene communities such as Fort Resolution. The goal of the curriculum is to develop "capable Dene" and has a strong focus on developing student relationships with the spiritual world, the land, other people, and themselves. Compared with their peers elsewhere in Canada, students in Fort Resolution spend more significant amounts of educational time on the land and learning about their cultural heritage.[3]
Recognition
Deninu School and its staff have received a number of awards for their success helping to improve education in Fort Resolution:
- In late August 2012, a committee of elders working out of Deninu School were presented with an Excellent in Education Award by the South Slave Divisional Education Council for their work in compiling and publishing a comprehensive English to Chipeweyan Dictionary[4]
- In June 2012, the entire staff of Deninu was presented with a Premier's Award for Excellence for their work in contributing to education in Fort Resolution[5]
- In 2008, principal Moh Odeen was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principal by The Learning Partnership, a Toronto-based NGO[6]
References
- ^ "Our Schools: South Slave Divisional Education Council - Creating Futures". Ssdec.nt.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ http://www.ssdec.nt.ca/schools/Deninu.htm
- ^ Dene Kede Curriculum Status
- ^ http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2012-09/sept3_12ed.html
- ^ http://www.hr.gov.nt.ca/awards/
- ^ http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2008-01/jan14_08qa.html
External links
- Lutsel K’e Dene School at the South Slave Divisional Education Council