Brenda Celesta will be sharing her knowledge and journey about teaching a course, called T.E.K., at Brock Middle School. Grade 8 students carved cottonwood dugout canoes and learned about Secwepemc history, technology and the process involved in carving as well as connecting this ancient teaching, from the lessons and primary carver, to many curriculum areas. Teachers will learn this valuable cultural knowledge and how their own students can share in the preservation of history.

Weytk, Brenda Celesta is of Secwepemc and Nlaka’pamux ancestry an has been teaching in School District 73 for 21 years in grades 7-12. Brenda recently moved from Brock Middle School to the Henry Grube Education Centre as the District Aboriginal Resource Teacher for Secondary. Brenda has a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and through the years explored and researched many of her own cultural teachings through her community, family, and Secwepemc and Nlaka’pamux elders and leaders. She is willing to share her knowledge with you and hope that you take away some ideas for your own classrooms.