Three elementary schools in the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNC) recently took part in the Reconciling with the Land initiative. The initiative brought together Camp Kawartha, GreenUP, and knowledge holders from Curve Lake First Nation to reshape and rewild the schoolyards of Curve Lake First Nation School, St John Catholic Elementary School, and St Paul Catholic Elementary School. As part of this project, students learned about the living world through the lens of two-eyed seeing and helped to co-design the new grounds. Kawartha NOW reports that the project helps students develop a sense of agency in the face of eco-anxiety by learning how to transform paved spaces into vibrant ecosystems that are rich with life. The resulting grounds also serve as places to revitalize Anishinaabemowin as students learn the words used for the living world around them.
