Transcript of Chrystalynn Gurniak, manager of TFN Education and Skills
ah siem siem nə sy̓ey̓ə
ʔiyəs nə sqʷeliwən kʷəns ʔi kʷəcnalə
ləqʷiyə θə nə skʷix
təli cən ʔəƛ̓ scəw̓aθən
My name is Chrystalynn and I am the manager of education and skills development.
I hope everyone is well and safe.
I would like to share with you what the Education Department has been working on since the closure of our offices and programs due to COVID19 and keeping our members safe at home.
The Education staff have been working hard from home, creating new and interactive programs to share with the community to keep us connected.
We have delivered iPads for member students in K-12, most of you should already have them by now and if not they are on there way to you. These iPads will help students connect with their teachers and continue their online learning from home. We have 2 full time teachers and 1 part time teacher and 5 Education assistants dedicated to helping our students navigate through the world of online learning. If they have not been in contact with you or your children, please reach out to Catherine Huber at 604-802-7317.
Part of your child’s educational learning is physical literacy. Our parks and rec department has been working collaboratively with the community in creating fitness programs. Jesse and Paul have been posting easy to follow exercises in the community newsletter and on Facebook, as well as including pictures of guest stars sharing their fitness ideas and abilities. These contributions have helped to inspire others to stay fit and keep active. They have also included ideas to create equipment from regular household items. Please check them out on Facebook.
What is happening around us is temporary but learning our Language and culture is forever. Jesseca and Barb along with our team have been working hard at producing Language and drumming videos to keep learning fun and engaging from home, as well as creating interactive games to play in the language. Please check out the language games on Facebook.
Our Youth Centre staff are typically in our kids lives everyday, so they have come up with some new interactive ways to continue to connect with the children and youth in the community. One of the ways they are connecting is through a new game called Spot the Drone. We now have 20 members plus who are playing the game every Thursday. Check them out on FB to find out more about it,. You will also see the Youth Centre staff on Monday’s delivering lunches to students throughout the TFN community. If you are a student in K-12 living on Tsawwassen lands and are not currently accessing the lunch program and would like to please contact Pam Rowat at 604-861-9404.
Lastly, we have Terry Baird the Employment and Training coordinator here to help you navigate through applying and receiving COVID 19 related emergency benefits funds from the BC government. If you have any questions related to employment and training, please contact Terry at 604.999.7740.
We are here together even though we are physically apart, and we will continue to navigate this together as a community.
Stay home. Stay safe.