COLLABORATION STATEMENT:

With W̱SÁNEĆ culture, land, and SENĆOŦEN language at the heart, the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board (W̱SB) and the University of Victoria (UVic) are committed to working together for the benefit of our students, prioritizing community-based education to enhance community capacity.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The partners will maintain a respectful and reciprocal relationship that is learner and community focused, culturally rooted, goal oriented and transparent in practice. The collaboration will build on the strengths of the W̱ SB and UVic to encourage and enhance the programs and services of both partners. The partners will carry out their respective and mutual goals and objectives with a view to the following principles:

COLLABORATIVE decision-making

RESPECT for all partners involved in the programming

TRANSPARENCY in all dealings with respect to the programming

EXCELLENCE in teaching and a high-quality learning environment

HONOURING cultural customs and practices with respect to traditional and sacred knowledge

ĆȺNEUEL OL | Work together

COMMITMENTS

The W̱SB and UVic will work together to support the educational success of Indigenous learners in the communities we serve. This work will be grounded in SENĆOŦEN language, and will follow clear and mutually respectful research, communication, and cultural protocols. Both parties are committed to maintaining open discussion and a collective approach to all matters relating to the fulfillment of this Collaboration Agreement and related Service Agreements. The partners will work together to develop and prioritize educational programming and services that promote the growth and development of Indigenous students, and that strengthen the foundation for capacity building amongst W̱SÁNEĆ communities.