Education

Frontiers at Garden Hill, Manitoba

For nearly sixteen months, thanks to a $995,000 grant from HRSDC's Aboriginal Skill Training and Strategic Initiative Fund (ASTSIF), over one hundred young Cree, Ojibwa and Algonquin trainees in Garden Hill, Manitoba; Collins, Ontario; and Kitcisakik, Quebec combined timber harvesting, portable saw-milling, foundations, framing, wiring, plumbing, insulating, dry-walling, roofing and finishing with certifiable training in the completion of nine, safe, warm, affordable homes.

The attached photo shows eleven graduate trainees of 'Standing Tree to Standing Home' at Garden Hill, Manitoba. Everyone completed all five modules of the course, from harvesting to finishing construction. As well, 43 (including the eleven) completed the chainsaw operation, safety and first aid training. Trainer Brain Monkman (bearded) stands in the back row.

GardenHillPic

Arctic Education video

On Frontier's education work in Arctic communities. The value of volunteers in Northern schools, working with kids and inspiring them to excel.

Arctic Education - Tikanagan Dreams: video on education in Canada's North

This video shows the impact of Operation Beaver volunteers in Arctic communities, the benefits to school children and the morale of everyone.

Video production class

Teaching film in Inuvik

Luke is volunteering on Frontiers project in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Luke is a professional actor who has appeared in quite a few major films, and is now applying his experience in teaching video production and other subjects to Inuvik students. He is bringing that talent and passion to the students who have begun to make their own interesting films in class.

You can see some of his photos from the last few months in Inuvik.

Inuvik students making their own films