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✨ Calling Métis Teachers ✨

Interested in the Master of Education in Educational Studies (MES), focused on Leadership in Métis Education?

Join us for an upcoming virtual information session to learn more about the program, eligibility, application process, and what to expect from our second cohort beginning in January 2027.

🖥️ Info Session (Zoom)
📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026
⏰ 7:00 p.m. MST

This fully funded, part-time graduate program is designed to support working Métis educators who want to deepen their Métis cultural knowledge, strengthen their leadership and research skills, and continue learning without stepping away from the classroom.

Participants will:
• Build Métis cultural knowledge and strengthen connections to identity through Foundational Knowledge, land-based learning, and Michif language experiences
• Develop leadership and facilitation skills through workshops, professional learning, coaching, and opportunities to support learning within schools and districts
• Apply their learning through workplace-based inquiry and a final capstone synthesis grounded in their own educational contexts

This second cohort is part of a limited initiative designed to strengthen Métis leadership in K–12 education. While no additional intakes are planned beyond these two cohorts, we are excited to welcome another group of Métis educators into the program and see what grows from their learning and leadership.

🔗 Learn more and register for the info session at: uab.ca/mesmetis

We’re thrilled to share the news… the Otipemisiwak Métis Government’s Children and Family Services is back again with our Connecting Through Culture Family Retreat this fall!

Join us at Métis Crossing, November 13–15, 2026, for an unforgettable harvesting-inspired family experience filled with culture, connection, and memories your family will treasure.

Registration opens September 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM!
Spots are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Eligibility:
• Applicants must be Alberta residents
• At least one family member must be an Otipemisiwak Métis Government Citizen.
• At least one child aged 17 or younger.
• Spots are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more details about this meaningful opportunity, visit our website https://albertametis.com/programs-services/children-family-services/connecting-through-culture/

Win-Win teachers

Registration for the 2026/27 Learning Challenge opens this Thursday, August 20th!

Commit to just 1 hour outdoors each week with your learners from September to June and join thousands of educators across North America embracing outdoor learning.

What you get by signing up:

- Monthly inspiration + curriculum-connected resources
- Chances to win prizes for you and your learners
- A community of educators to connect and share ideas
- NEW this year! A free hybrid indoor/outdoor freshwater learning opportunity with Living Lakes Canada, concluding with a national Pen Pals exchange

Ready to take the challenge? Full details here: https://takemeoutside.ca/take-me-outside-for-learning-challenge/

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