First Peoples
Meeting the needs of Indigenous communities
We especially cherish our work with Indigenous communities, where our services yield tangible and appreciated results.
For over 10 years, our founder has worked with First Nations and Innu communities by offering training in schools for educators and directly assisting students.
We have a dedicated room for daily remote support at Kitiganik School in the Algonquin community of Barrier Lake (Rapid Lake), and we have worked or are working at the following locations: Timiskaming First Nation Health & Wellness Centre, Innus of the Unamen Shipu Council, the Maniwaki Native Friendship Centre, and the Tshakapesh Institute.
Through Jordan’s Principle, we provide assistance to students across Canada in both English and French.
“If we invest in our children and support their education and well-being, we build a stronger nation for everyone.”
— Mary Simon, Inuit leader and current Governor General of Canada
Our personalized service, in person and remote
For children, teens, and adults:
Specific assessments and tailored intervention services, provided weekly, aimed at helping students reach their full potential;
To parents, educators, and school boards
Conferences, training, and support for attention and learning disorders, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.
Benefits observed by the communities we serve
- A greater understanding of student difficulties at school and at home;
- The ability to prevent psychological challenges in students;
- Increased hope amongst students and their families regarding academic and professional outlook;
- Better awareness in parents of their role and how they can best support academic development;
- Greater openness and collaboration from parents to facilitate effective, evidence-based treatments;
- A change in perception within school staff, enhancing the focus on prevention and positive intervention;
- Effective working methods to show measurable progress in learning and to boost student self-esteem;
- More effective and needs-specific teaching materials to improve learning outcomes;
- Access to technologies that enhance teaching methods and make learning easier;
- A lesser perceived cultural difference between nations.
Our Services
1
Complete educational assessment
The assessment helps us evaluate a student’s reading, writing, and math learning processes, which in turns enables us to create a personalized educational intervention plan targeting the most effective strategies and learning tools.
2
School intervention plan
We develop tailored intervention plans based on the specific learning needs of each individual student.
3
Weekly re-education
The intervention plan tailored to each student enables us to work each week with the student using specialized pedagogical strategies.
4
Educational re-evaluation
We accurately assess each student’s academic progress and challenges, and update both the short-term objectives and the intervention plan as needed.
5
Specialized training
Training sessions are adapted to the context and culture of each school and community. Various training options are available, including:
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in the classroom: Effective inclusive practices;
- Learning disorders: From theory to practice;
- Dyslexia and dysorthography: From early signs to the implementation of an intervention plan;
- Anxiety: When our young people’s “smoke detector” is ff;
- Screening for mental health difficulties at school and effective intervention (this training aims to assist in intervening with students showing behavioral difficulties and helps educators to better understand emotions, their impact on learning, and how to intervene positively);
- Various courses on executive functions.
6
Support in using assistive technologies
We help students and educators use technological tools like WordQ, Lexibar, a phonological dictionary, and other tools, according to the need.
7
Educational material kits
We build specialized educational kits for different grade levels and to meet specific challenges. We prepare the materials and provide training to staff, to optimize effectiveness with students.
CAS is located on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. We show our respect and gratitude to the Algonquin People who have inhabited and cared for these lands and carried out trade and exchange since time immemorial. We acknowledge the harms done to Indigenous peoples learning from the past; as a member of the Good4.Global community, we commit to maintaining sustainable and inclusive business practices, and to move forward in partnership with the Algonquin Nations, First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in a spirit of reconciliation through meaningful and demonstrable actions that support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action.
