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Mission Statement


Our school and community of Cumberland House Cree Nation will provide an opportunity for education that will meet the needs of its membership. We will provide our children with a learning environment that will promote the development of a healthy balance of intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, and social abilities and potentials to the highest degree possible. In order to achieve this mission, our children will be given the best quality curriculum and experiential instruction in Cree and English languages.

Beliefs

We believe in the traditional holistic approach to teaching and learning in order to provide the best possible quality education for our children.

We believe that language and culture are interdependent and that Cree and English and bicultural education be an integral part of all school programs.

We believe that our school is a part of our community and our community is part of our school. We further believe that the education of our children is the shared responsibility of parents, Elders, Chief and Council, and the school.

We believe our children deserve respect and the opportunity to develop a positive self image.

We believe our school should be a safe, stimulating, and rewarding learning environment.

We believe that our children should have the opportunity to learn the traditional values of respect, love, honesty, patience, and responsibility for oneself and all life that surrounds oneself.

We believe in preparing our children for their future, to be self confident, to be independent, to be leaders, and to be good parents and productive citizen.