This program is geared specifically to Indigenous students in their schools. There is one full-time counsellor at each high school, and at the three senior elementary schools. They act as advocates for Indigenous students, support them with their academics, family life, cultural life, post-secondary requirements and much more. As part of the program, there is a cultural room that provides students with a comfortable space to hang-out. Some of the activities the counsellors provide are things like days out on the land, drumming, beading, painting, attending workshops and career fairs, after-school programs and so much more. This program staff work full time in the schools and sometimes run after-school programs as well. The counsellors currently work with students from grades 7-12.
For more information about the program with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, click here.
