2022/23 Grant Recipients - SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AWARENESS

1 STUDENT COUNCIL FOR DIVERSITY AND EQUITY Balmoral School, Calgary PROJECT PROPOSAL The Balmoral Council for Diversity and Equity is a group of students and staff who are commit- ted to building a climate of inclusion and mutual support in the school community. [...] COLLABORATION MURAL AND FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT EDUCATION Ecole Marie Poburan, St Albert PROJECT PROPOSAL Our goal is to expand our garden into an outside area to be used throughout the school year; to cultivate a sense of ownership, collaboration and pride when students are in this special place; and to make connections to the Medicine Wheel, learn from the land and infuse First Nations, M. [...] The impact will be the conversations in the classrooms and the increase of teacher involvement with students through activities and engagement with students. [...] The culminating leadership team, consisting of students and teachers, will lead an Indigenous culture night open to families and public that will engage others into greater understanding of the depth of diversity of our student popula- tion and Indigenous culture in our community. [...] The goal of the postcards attached to the stickers and pins is to help educate people about the importance of pronoun use and acceptance.