Mine Centre School
Mine Centre, ON
Boozhoo and Welcome to Mine Centre School
At Mine Centre School we empower students to achieve” We believe that students are empowered to achieve to their potential when school and community come together to provide learning opportunities, time, resources and instruction in a safe and nurturing environment where students value themselves as learners.
Details
Languages Spoken
Ojibwe
English
Grades
Junior Kindergarten - Grade 8
About Mine Centre Public School
Mine Centre services three communities: Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, Seine River First Nation and Mine Centre. All communities are located on the water (Seine River, Bad Vermillion, Turtle and Rainy Lakes). Many students spend their time at home outside and enjoy fishing. Almost all students take the bus to school, with approximately 20 minute bus rides.
Mine Centre Public School has students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. All students are in multiple grade classes (JK-K, Grades 1-2-3, Grades 4-5-6, Grades 6-7-8). There are 85 students in the school and approximately 15 staff members.
The students at Mine Centre speak Ojibwe and English. They are very proud of their Ojibwe language and are always eager to teach virtual visitors in the classroom some of their language. Our students are compassionate and care about each other. In terms of academics many are visual learners. All students enjoy nature and being outdoors in our outdoor learning area. Land based learning is important as many of the students visit their outdoor classroom, known as “camp”, with elders to learn about and care for the living creatures which dwell at camp.
Students at Mine Centre can tend to be quiet and may have heads down (especially the older students). Please know this is not an indication of not listening. Students love and respond well to hands-on activities, especially building, painting, creating, dancing, singing and movement. They are a wonderful bunch of loving kids who do not have a lot of positive life experiences outside of their home communities.
In our region, important seasons and special events are Harvest Week in October, Literacy Week in February and recognizing Orange Shirt Day (now also the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, on September 30th), Pink Shirt Day (February 23rd), and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (May 5th). We post regularly on Facebook and welcome you to join and learn about some of the activities at our school's Facebook Page.
We look forward to you connecting with our students!
Simple Ojibwe Vocabulary
Hello- Boozhoo or Aaniin.
Come in- Bendigen.
My name is (your name)- Niin (your name) nindizhinikaaz.
Please- Daga.
See you again- Giga-waabamin menawaa.
See you later- Giga-waabamin naagaj
