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Offers programs and services to assist individuals to develop the essential skills to achieve greater employability through further education

• Provides literacy, numeracy and essential skills services
• Supports in clarifying, upgrading goals
• Develops training plan to achieve goals
• Provides academic upgrading services to help individuals develop the necessary skills for entry into college based post secondary education and training programs (such as apprenticeship)
• Offers General Educational Development (GED) preparation
• Assists with transportation and child care funding if required

Offers a culturally sensitive high school satellite program

• Offers individual, independent learning courses for students to complete at own pace
• Provides courses in math, English, history, geography, science and business administration
• Delivers program through partnership with Fort Frances High School and the Rainy River District School Board

Students are provided with:

• Daily lunch
• Extra curricular activities
• Tutoring over and above regular classroom assistance

Students are required to:

• Attend school 18 hours per week
• Complete a minimum of two lessons per week
• Participate in weekly student meetings
• Participate in school activities and fundraising

Works to meet the educational needs of First Nations people by providing community-based and student-centred learning opportunities

Provides the following programs:

Elementary and Secondary Support Program (ESSP)

• Focuses on improving the success rate of First Nation students in the education system
• Offers guidance and direction to children, parents/guardians and elders
• Coordinates student and parent school visits and orientations
• Assists with course selections and career choices
• Provides advocacy and works to raise awareness of bias, racism and gang violence through participation on school council committees, Native Awareness projects, First Nations liaison committees, Ontario Teacher Federation and other community groups

Secondary and Vocational Education

• Operates a Seven Generations Secondary School based on independent studies for individuals to earn a high school diploma
• Offers Ontario credited courses from grades 9 to12 with Technology and Physical Education courses
• Provides day and evening classes
• Offers satellite locations in various First Nation communities

Ojibwemowin Waawiye Language Program

• Provides teaching tools for learning the Ojibwe language

Also offers:

• Post Secondary Student Support Services office in Thunder Bay
• Post Secondary Programs in Kenora and Fort Frances
• Apprenticeship Programs office in Kenora

Works to meet the educational needs of people by providing community-based and student-centred learning opportunities

Provides the following programs:

Secondary Support Program (SSP)

• Focuses on improving the success rate of First Nation high school students in the education system
• Offers guidance and direction to students, parents/guardians and elders
• Coordinates student and parent school visits and orientations
• Assists with course selections and career choices
• Provides advocacy and works to raise awareness of bias, racism and gang violence through participation on school council committees, Native Awareness projects, First Nations liaison committees, Ontario Teacher Federation and other community groups

Post Secondary Education

• Provides accredited programming at the post-secondary level
• Incorporates Anishinaabe teachings into daily programs
• Partners with colleges and universities for delivery of targeted programs on a part-time or full-time basis; colleges include Canadore, Sault and Cambrian, universities include Lakehead, Laurentian and Queen's

Manidoo Baawaatig Event Centre

• Offers conference facilities for small and large groups up to 300 people
• Includes Smart Boards, a projector screen, LCD projectors, flip charts and a full-time chef for catering needs

Provides services for adults that support achievement of personal goals in reading, writing, numeracy and basic computer skills

Services include:

• Literacy skills, including
  • Information and referral
  • Literacy assessment
  • One-on-one and small group tutoring
  • Training plan development
• Basic Office program learning
• Communication skills
• Computer skills
• Numeracy
• Reading
• Typing skills
• Writing

Also offers volunteer opportunities in tutoring

A non-profit, community organization providing client-centered literacy programming

• Operates the Sioux Lookout Learning Centre programs
• Provides the Good Learning Anywhere distance education program
• Delivers the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum framework
• Provides other adult literacy related programs as available

An online adult learning/literacy program from eChannel