Education Services are responsible for ensuring the delivery of education for our elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students. This includes: building partnerships with local school boards; working with schools to deliver culturally appropriate instruction to our elementary and secondary students; providing educational assistants and education liaison officers; and providing safe and dependable transportation for our First Nation students to the local elementary, secondary schools and summer school programs.
Elementary school classes start at 9:25 a.m. & end at 3:45 p.m.
Secondary school classes start at 8:15 a.m. & end at 2:15 p.m.
The Afterschool Tutoring Program begins in October and ends in May. Services are offered Monday – Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 pm in the Library. Registration is required as spaces are limited.
Transportation to and from Eganville & District Public School and St. James Catholic School, Eganville, ON, Opeongo High School, Douglas, ON and Summer School program in Eganville, ON is provided by the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation.
Ray Levesque, Bus Driver – EDPS & St. James
Janet Mundt, Bus Monitor
Donna Meness, Bus Monitor
Richard Smerdon, Bus Driver – Opeongo High School
Services contracted by Randy Commanda Bus Lines
Eligibility and Registration
Students requiring bus transportation services must be a resident of Pikwakanagan. Proof of residency can be obtained from the Lands, Estates & Membership Department.
Registration Forms must be completed.
Designated Bus Stops & Schedules
Bus stops and schedules are available to parents and/or guardians in August.
The bus schedules are developed around class start and end times:
IMPORTANT: Junior and Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians are to ensure that an adult is at the bus stop to meet your child. If there is no adult at the stop to meet student, the bus driver will return them to the Administration Office at 1657A Mishomis Inamo, Pikwakanagan for parent pick-up.
Cancellations
There may be times during the school year when it is necessary for the safety of our children to cancel student transportation services due to mechanical issues or bad weather (i.e. snow, freezing rain, floods, emergency road closures, etc.).
AoPFN will also provide information on bus cancellations and/or delays via the links provided below.
In a situation where school buses are cancelled schools remain open to students.
When transportation is cancelled in the morning, it is cancelled for the whole day. If you choose to bring your child to school, you are responsible for their return home after school.
The Post-Secondary Student Counsellor assists registered members of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation to gain access to a post-secondary education and to graduate with the qualification and skills needed to pursue individual careers.
Contact:
Services
The Post-Secondary Student Counsellor supports our students by:
Counselling in course selection
Guidance with the policy and criteria for sponsorship
Provides academic support – addresses learning concerns
Assists with arrangements for tutoring services
Provides personal support and referrals
Communicates regularly with students by phone and email
Provides on-site student visits (as approved)
Resources for alternative funding including scholarships and bursaries
The policy, procedures, and application can be found below. Note: there is one application intake per year. The deadline for new applications is May 15th.
Pikwakanagan’s Annual Community Graduation Ceremonies are held in July each year at the Makwa Community Centre. Graduates are honoured at all levels from:
Daycare – Mindiwin Manido
Senior Kindergarten
Grade 8
High School
Post-Secondary
Adult Education Programs
Students are presented with a Certificate of Recognition to honor their achievements.
Awards are sponsored by Chief and Council/Casino Rama Awards, Native Language Program and Special Needs.
Congratulations to all graduates and award winners for their hard work and determination.
Library Nàbowàdjigewigamig
Hours of Operation: Tuesdays: 12:00 – 6:00pm Wednesdays: 10:00am – 12:00 and 2:00pm – 7:00pm Thursdays: 12:00 – 7:00pm
Our library is a public library, a member of the Southern Ontario Library Association that offers:
New and current books
Resources for all ages including a vast inventory of First Nation references
Computers
Internet access
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair accessible workstation
Youth section
Children section – height appropriate tables and chairs and separate computer with a phonics program.
In order to revive the language preschoolers are taught the language in the daycare and students from the community are offered classes in the local elementary schools.
Our instruction booklet “Algonquin Conversations / Algonquin Tibjamowin” includes a CD for correct pronunciations and is available for purchase by contacting Education Services.
In partnership with Omamiwinini Pimadjwowin – The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre also offers language classes throughout the fall and winter months. You can also download E-books of Algonquin Conversations from their website, linked below.