August 25 – 26, 2026
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
The Learning First Peoples Summer Institute, hosted by the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and First Nations Schools Association (FNSA), is intended to support teachers to bring quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms. The sessions will introduce resources that focus on themes, issues, and topics of importance to First Nations learning and informed by the First Peoples Principles of Learning. These sessions will also support effective implementation of the new Indigenous-focused graduation requirement.
At the sessions, participants will receive a printed copy of the teacher resource guides, collaboratively explore the units, discuss implementation of the lessons/activities, and participate in collegial discussions with other educators. Sessions can be selected individually.
Sessions and Descriptions
August 25, 2026
English First Peoples 10 and 11/12 Teacher Resource Guides (revised 2026)
This workshop introduces participants to the revised FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10 and 11/12 Teacher Resource Guides (2026). The previous FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10-12 Teacher Resource Guide (2018) has been revised, updated, and separated into an English First Peoples 10 Teacher Resource Guide and an English First Peoples 11/12 Teacher Resource Guide. Changes include revised and new units, as well as updated support material.
The resource guides are designed to support educators use of authentic First Peoples texts, grounded in a diversity of First People’s cultures, to help BC students of all backgrounds explore First Peoples’ worldviews through dynamic written, visual, oral, and digital authentic First Peoples literature and other texts; deepen their understanding of themselves and others in a changing world; think critically and creatively; build greater understanding of First Peoples; and expand their understandings of what it means to be educated Canadian and global citizens.
Participants will receive draft copies of the English First Peoples 10 and English First Peoples 11/12 resource guides, collaboratively explore units, and network with other educators. First Peoples text resources will be on display.
August 26, 2026
BC First Peoples 12 and BC First Nations Land, Title and Governance Teacher Resource Guides
This workshop provides educators with the opportunity to explore FNESC/FNSA’s BC First Peoples 12 Teacher Resource Guide which supports the teaching of BC First Peoples 12 and other courses at the secondary level. The workshop also includes an examination of the BC First Nations Land, Title and Governance Teacher Resource Guide, which was designed to support teachers from Grades 2-12 in helping students to develop an understanding of traditional and contemporary forms of First Nations governance in BC. Both resource guides include introductory material and thematic units that teachers can use to help students understand both historical and contemporary relationships between First Nations and Canada (with a specific focus on the BC context). Participants will receive copies of the guides, explore the units, discuss implementation of the lessons, and connect with other educators.
Registration
- Registration fee: $50.
- Credit card: Credit card is accepted online during registration or phone in credit card payment to CivicInfo at 250-383-4898.
- Cheques: Payable to First Nations Education Steering Committee c/o CivicInfo Mail to: CivicInfo BC, #203 – 4475 Viewmont Avenue, Victoria BC, V8Z 6L8.
- Participant name must be included with the cheque.
- Registration Deadline: August 4, 2026
- Registration fees must be received by August 11, 2026 or your registration may be cancelled.
- No refunds for cancellations made less than 30 days before the event; resources will not be mailed to those who do not attend.
Eligibility
First Nations school, public school and independent school teachers are eligible to attend. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of each participant. There is a maximum of 10 people per school district per day.
Schedule
9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Breakfast (8:00 am) and lunch provided.
Accommodation
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, 7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond
- Book by August 4, 2026 for the group rate of $305 + tax. Limited rooms are available at the reduced rate.
- Book Online
- Reservation: 1-800-663-0299, Quoting “FNESC Learning First Peoples Summer Institute”
Health and Safety
Please stay home if you are feeling unwell. Only registered participants are eligible to attend.
Recording Not Permitted
Audio and video recording, AI transcription, and use of other AI tools to record the meeting is not permitted.
Event Contact
Ana Kolesnikovas
Toll-free 1-877-422-3672 P: 604-925-6087 anak@fnesc.ca