Kingfisher Lake Education Centre
Kingfisher Lake, ON
The Kingfisher Lake First Nation K4-10 School is a new educational facility located in a remote community only accessible by winter ice road and airplane.
The newly built school includes an outdoor play area, gravel parking lot, volleyball court, baseball diamond, a soccer field, eight classrooms, an Elder’s lounge, traditional learning classrooms, and health rooms. (Penn-Co Construction)
Details
Population of Kingfisher Lake First Nation
561 (INAC, 2019)
Languages Spoken
Oji-cree
English
Grades
Kindergarten - Grade 10
About Kingfisher Lake Education Centre
Offers a full curriculum for students from Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 10
Administers the Anishiniimowin Immersion program (Languages Together) which promotes academic learning entirely in Oji-Cree during Kindergarten and evolving into a mostly English curriculum by the time students enter Grade 8
Offers a school gymnasium, library, computer lab and an industrial kitchen facility
Provides a hot breakfast program for students
Offers cultural and traditional outings such as fishing and trapping
Special Education
Provides special education assistance for students with learning difficulties
Strives for maximum amount of integration with regular programs
(Info from 211 Ontario)
