张百乔女友裸照

[article by Jessica Deer. reprinted from the Eastern Door]

Several Indigenous students at 张百乔女友裸照 who completed a one-year transition program were honoured with awards for their academics, leadership and community involvement.听

Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka student Kahenientha Cross received the Journeys Award, a $1,000 prize developed by English teacher Susan Briscoe.听

鈥淪he (Briscoe) has terminal cancer, so she wasn鈥檛 able to continue as a Journeys teacher, but I really wanted to create something that would last and would encourage and inspire Indigenous students at Dawson,鈥� said Journeys program coordinator Michelle Smith.听

鈥淚t鈥檚 an award that recognizes not only academics, but leadership and contribution to the community, and the journeys engagement awards are similarly about leadership and engagement in and out the classroom.鈥�听

Journeys: A First Peoples College Transition Program is a year-long program at Dawson meant to provide First Nations, Inuit and Metis students with a welcoming, supportive and culturally relevant environment for learning at the post-secondary level.听

Throughout the year, the students were offered credited general education courses that combine Indigenous knowledge, cultural, traditions and pedagogical approaches with the academic knowledge and study skill necessary for success at the post-secondary level.听

鈥淚t was pretty sweet to get such an awesome award from such a good program,鈥� said Cross.听

鈥淛ourneys prepped me for the responsibility of college, like being my own teacher sometimes and making sure I鈥檓 handing my stuff in time because the teachers aren鈥檛 in our butts for that.鈥�听

Cross first wanted to take the program because she struggled with French in high school.听

鈥淏ut then once I got accepted, I decided I wanted a kick ass R-score, then I eventually turned into trying to get everyone in my class to get a kick ass R-score,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 really work for everyone, but I hope I motivated some people.鈥�听

Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka student Melody Horn and Cree student Alexandrea Matthews were also honoured with $250 Journeys engagement awards.听

鈥淚t feels good because I never really seen myself as a 鈥榣eader type.鈥� I was always really just doing my own thing, and then as time went on I didn鈥檛 realize it but people would ask for my help or ask me for advice and I鈥檇 always help them out,鈥� said Horn.听

Seventeen students completed the transition program, which was launched in 2016, and were eligible to apply to transfer into one of Dawson鈥檚 pre-university or career programs.听

鈥淚 measure the success of the program based on the feedback from the students. Every student told me that they would recommend the program, and听that they鈥檙e very happy that they did the program,鈥� said Smith.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 the important aspect of the whole thing, that the students feel comfortable there and that they think it鈥檚 important and worthwhile for them.鈥�

Cross will be transferring to psychology, while Horn will be starting the social service program. Both said their experience in Journeys would help them prepare for their new academic endeavors.

鈥淛ourneys has helped me give me many ideas on what I want my life-long career to be (I don鈥檛 know exactly what yet but I want it be something involving helping people because it鈥檚 what I do best). It has also helped me work on my communication skills, my leadership skills and helped me outgrow my shyness by meeting so many outgoing students around me,鈥� said Horn.

鈥淎lso the teachers in the Journeys program and the First Peoples coordinator (Tiawentinon Canadian) are so welcoming and are always there for when you need help, but I grew my skills from the other Indigenous people around me at Dawson, because traits like leadership, communication, helpfulness and being outgoing are all needed in the social service field.鈥�