Early Years – McDowell Foundation

High Impact, High Needs: Trauma Informed Education in Early Years

Researchers: Kelly Lambert and Ryan Lambert The goal of our project is to examine early childhood trauma within our school division (with the possibility of expanding to other regions in the province) to determine if there is a increase in the systemic pattern among the incidence and occurrence of trauma Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 4 monthsJune 6, 2024 ago

Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research to Foreground Local Wisdom Traditions in the Creation of a Holistic and Culturally Sensitive Transition to Kindergarten

Researcher: Jacquelene Gibbs The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) calls upon the education sector to take action to eliminate educational achievement gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students within one generation, to enable parents to fully participate in the education of their children, and to respect and honour Treaty relationships. But Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 1 yearJuly 31, 2023 ago