Ever Active Schools Program Pre-Conference Sessions

Pre-conference Sessions Shaping the Future will feature two pre-conference sessions held on January 14, 2010. Both sessions will be held at the Fantasyland Hotel and can be accessed through the conference registration.
Session A: Sustaining Healthy Schools Download the Agenda This session is targeted towards, but not limited to, those schools who have received funding through the Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund. One of the features of this day is that we want YOU to help plan the content of the sessions. Please fill out the survey and let us know what you need! The day will be sure to include networking, sharing, discussion, dialogue on sustaining your healthy school community and a little personal wellness time thrown in for good measure!
Session B: Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities Download the Agenda This session will focus on aboriginal school health and will feature a keynote and workshop by Dr. Martin Brokenleg. About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Brokenleg consults worldwide and serves as a Vice President of Reclaiming Youth International, providing training for individuals who work wih youth at risk. He holds a doctorate in psychology and is a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School. He is an Emeritus Professor and was most recently Director of Native Ministries and Professor of Native American Studies at Augustana College of Sioux Fall, South Dakota. He has also been a director of the Neighborhood Youth Corps, chaplain in a correctional setting, and has extensive experience as an alcohol counselor. Dr. Brokenleg has consulted and led training programs throughout North America, New Zealand, and South Africa. He is the father of three children and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe practicing the culture of his Lakota people. The Circle of Courage and Positive Youth Culture: Currently, many strategies for working with youth are based on cultural views that are negative. For example, punishment is used instead of discipline to teach children. However, for thousands of years, North America Aboriginal and American Indian cultures nourished respectful and courageous children without employing punitive discipline. Now, recent youth development research is revealing the essential elements of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity in raising confident, caring children. Drawing on his research with Drs. Larry Bredtro and Steve Van Bockern in their book, Reclaiming Youth at Risk, Dr. Martin Brokenleg presents "The Circle of Courage and Positive Youth Care." Participants will explore these strength based strategies used in communities, classrooms, and homes to create positive environments in which all children and youth can grow and flourish.

Pre-conference Sessions