Bushkids Team 
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Learning Story – The Importance of Experiential Learning The Week of December 5th, 2025 What Happened? As the seasons have changed, several of the Bushkids made it very clear that they were curious about what was on the other side of the lake. Over the past twelve sessions Elders, educators and knowledge holders have shared … Read more
Learning Story – How we Share Stories The Week of November 28th, 2025 What Happened? Today Verna Catholique joined us at Bushkids! She led the morning circle with us and gifted the Bushkids with a trout. Mahsi Verna! Verna shared stories from when she was a child, and what her life was like back then. … Read more
Learning Story – Trapping and Snaring The Week of November 21th, 2025 What Happened? We invited Donovan Boucher to Bushkids for a land-based learning opportunity, where he shared his knowledge about trapping and snaring in the North. We gathered around the fire, curious about the items in his hands—a small wooden box, a metal design, … Read more
Learning Story – Ancestors and Elders The Week of November 14th, 2025 What Happened? Bushkids shares their gratitude when feeding the fire – To appreciate the land, animals, our family and ancestors, stay healthy and respect everything that surrounds us. After we fed the fire and shared our gratitude, we began our day in a … Read more
Learning Story – Different Ways to Play Together The Week of November 7th, 2025 What Happened? Why is it Important? We are building strong connections with each other when we explore different places to play together and when we are doing bush chores together for the good of the camp. When Elders visit the Bushkids … Read more
Learning Story – Why did people play Dene Games? The Week of October 24th, 2025 What Happened? Our question for the day was: Why did people play Dene Games? What can we learn about the Dene people and the games that they played in the past and still today, and what can we learn about … Read more
Learning Story – Learning from the Squirrel The Week of October 17th, 2025 What Happened? What can we learn from the squirrel? dlòo Ted Tsetta joined us today today to share his knowledge about squirrels and how to put to put them on a frame. We started the day off in a good way by … Read more
Learning Story – Saying Thanks The Week of October 10th, 2025 What Happened? With Thanksgiving around the corner, we wanted to spend some time focusing on gratitude. That morning a picture of a tree was tacked to the wall, and the Bushkids were invited to cut out a leaf and write down what they were … Read more
Learning Story – Connections to Water The Week of October 3, 2025 What Happened? To open the day in a good way, we start our routine by feeding the fire with homegrown tobacco and fireweed that is harvested from this Land. We have a general safety talk about Bushkids and how to be safe when … Read more