Hey everyone!
Don't forget to vote for Aboriginal Student Links for the prize in Changemakers!! And please put this link http://www.changemakers.com/fnmi-learning/finalists#tab-section on your facebook and twitter!  This is an amazing opportunity for the ASL program to get recognition  for all of the amazing things we do for everyone involved. 

Go here to vote for Aboriginal Student Links! Click on the check mark beside Aboriginal Students Links. 

Hey everyone,
Alexandra (aka. Sandy) is going to be on TedTalks on Thursday March 8th. 
Ted Talks is an event that brings together the minds of leaders to discuss the new ideas of individuals. 
The event is all day from 10am to 5pm. Sandy will be in the third session 'Create What's Possible' at 3:30pm. 
Watch this if you can at http://www.tedxnipissingu.com/ . 

Hey everyone,
We've entered a competition called Changemakers and we need people to vote to win. Voting starts tomorrow! So everyone needs to make an account on Changemakers. 
Steps to make account: 
1) Go to www.changemakers.com
2) Click 'Sign-up' on the top right of the page.
3) Fill in all of your information
4) Click 'Create New Account' at the bottom

To read about the ASL program on the site you:
1) Click Competitions on the top right
2) Click 'Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Learning'
3) Search 'Aboriginal Student Links'
4) Click on 'Aboriginal Student Links'

Voting starts March 6th, so please do this as soon as possible! 
Vote Here Voting

Hey Everyone, I hope many of you have brought back those forms.  If you lost your copy, you can download one from this site. Please Click Here to print off a copy of the form.  Please drop off these forms at your school Guidance Counsellor's office.

The Winter Carnival is all set for next week and I hope to see many of you along with your friends and family.  Friday February 3 will be our kick off night.  If you are interested in participating in the competitions, this night would be important to join in the fun and join a team.  There will be many introductory games and Karaoke held at Canadore College starting at 6pm and will end at 10pm.

Saturday February 4, 2012 will be starting off with a pancake breakfast at 9am.  $5 will provide you a plate full of pancakes and bacon along with a drink. Competitions will start off at 10-10:30am and continue on until 4-5pm.  There will be a flurry of  outdoor activities and challenges which will be available to everyone of all ages.

A six day workshop exploring contemporary Indigenous dance technique incorporating dramaturgy, vocal, theatrical and traditional Indigenous dance techniques led by Earth in Motion's co-Directors, Penny Couchie and Alejandro Ronceria.

Workshop Dates:  January 25, 2012 to January 30, 2012.  Workshops start at 10am and finish at 5pm.

Location:  Big Medicine Studio, 161 Couchie Memorial Drive, Nipissing First Nation.

Cost:  FREE!!

For more information and to register, please contact: Penny Couchie, email: pcouchie@hotmail.com

G'chimindaagzimin Deep Freeze Winter Carnival is set for February 3rd and 4th, 2012 at Canadore College.  There will be a variety of activities available for everyone of all ages.  Our Jr. ASL interns will be leading some indoor and outdoor activities for this event.  I encourage all our family members and friends to support our students by attending this event and participate in your student's leadership experience.  

If you are interested in joining the competition, please send Gerard Peltier your name by either contacting him at:
Phone: 705-474-7600 Ext. 5301 OR Ext. 5481
Email: gerard.peltier@canadorecollege.ca

To see the event poster, please CLICK HERE!!

Please keep checking our website for new updates about this event.  Or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gerard or myself (Alexandra Archibald).
Alexandra Archibald
Phone: 705-474-3450 Ext. 4357
Email: alexandraa@nipissingu.ca

Greetings ASL Interns, students and community partners,

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate each and everyone of you for this incredible achievement. From our early beginnings in 2009 with 2 Interns and one pilot school, you all have taken the ASL program to great heights. Your dedication and continued commitment to the program and the youth we serve has created a program model that has been recognized at a national level amongst our peers. The real achievement of the program is not necessarily the winning of awards or recognition, but the way in which the youth of the ASL program are conducting themselves in their day to day lives. They are taking control of their own lives, they are planning their own events, they are demonstrating pride in their culture and ultimately in themselves. This is leading to improvement in school and in their lives in general. "They are becoming Leaders" and you are are leading them.You all are part of something special and its shows in the way in which each of you has grown, and continue to support the family that you all have become part of. It is truly an honor for me to watch and listen to your stories as you leave the office each day to go out and change the world.

Again, congratulations!!