Lawrence Wesley Education Centre

Cat Lake, ON

The Lawrence Wesley Education Centre is a school for Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school has capacity for over 150 students. The school design was inspired by the pristine spruce and poplar boreal forest that characterizes Cat Lake First Nation. The entrance provides a broad sweeping view of the undisturbed forest, and the colours of the boreal forest throughout the seasons are used in a playful and cheerful manner inside, while the blue colours used on the exterior of the building reflect the sky and traditional school colours.

Lawrence Wesley Education Centre
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Details

Population of Cat Lake

653

Languages Spoken

Ojibway

English

Grades

Kindergarten - Grade 8

About Lawrence Wesley Education Centre



Lawrence Wesley Education Centre is named after the school custodian who worked at the previous school for 30 years. They are very proud of their brand new school. When it opened students started coming back to school because they wanted to be in the new building.
Unique classes offered include: Outdoor cultural activities such as snowshoeing, shelter building, rabbit snaring, ice fishing, and nature walks. There is a tech club that runs on Tuesdays, broomball that runs twice a week during the fall and winter, and there are youth nights for the boys on Wednesday nights and the girls on. Friday nights.
Special events include: A Christmas concert and Culture week in fall (school is open during the moose derby but at the end of the week the kids join the adults in the hunting camps).
The school promotes the culture, language and values of the community. Classrooms are clustered around a high level clerestory window providing natural light, a focus and a sense of community for students. The gymnasium and media centre, incorporating the library and computer room, are separate from classrooms to allow for after-hours access and promote greater use of the facility. (Source: Architecture49)
The school facilities include a library/resource centre, kitchen, gym and 6 classrooms. The front foyer also serves as the cafeteria. There is a playground and baseball diamond outside. There is a separate playground for Kindergarten students.

Basic Words in Ojibway

  • Come in- Bendigen.
  • Hello- Boozhoo or Aaniin.
  • My name is (your name)- Niin (your name) nindizhinikaaz.
  • Please- Daga.
  • See you again- Giga-waabamin menawaa.
  • See you later- Giga-waabamin naaga