Rev. Eleazar Winter Education Centre

Wapekeka First Nation, ON

Reverend Eleazar Winter Education Centre opened September, 2023 after Reverend Eleazar Memorial School burned to the ground May 13, 2015.
Reverend Eleazar Winter Education Centre offers a full curriculum for students from Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 9; approved and inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
The school 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
Cultural and traditional outings such as fishing and trapping are organized as well.

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Population of Wapekeka First Nation

478 (2026)

Languages Spoken

Oji-cree

English

Grades

Kindergarten - Grade 9

About Rev. Eleazar Winter Education Centre

This Kindergarten to Grade 9 school features a Science Room, Native Language & Culture Room, and a Library. The students will have access to a new soccer field with removable goal posts, a baseball diamond, a hockey rink, and a community gathering area. The school is designed with curved exterior walls featuring glazing and blue toned siding, symbolizing the flowing river that holds importance to the Wapekeka First Nation. (Penn-Co)

The sun coming up in the horizon at dawn, the river flowing ever so gently, the trees standing tall and grass from Mother Earth. Once can hear the words of the Treaty Commissioner promising that the Queen will forever take care of here children. “As long as the sun shines, as long as the river flows and as long as the grass grows.” These words ring out as the ancestors of Wapekeka people gather to sign the Treaty No. 9. The two standing trees are symbolic of the two reserves that make up Wapekeka First Nation. The river and the lake are the life line for the very existence of the Wapekeka people. The land on both sides of the river is the traditional land that is used for the survival of the people. The sun is the most important symbol, as it is a reminder of the relationship between the people and the Creator. The lines from the sun stretches out to the four direction, which represent the North, East, West and South. It is also a life giving force.