Students To Visit Attiwapiskat

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Students To Visit Attiwapiskat

by NationTalk on September 21, 20071456 Views

September 20, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A group of 17 Grade 8 students from Holy Spirit Catholic School will depart Toronto on September 23rd to visit students from J.K. Nakogee School in Attawapiskat. Attawapiskat is a Cree First Nation community located on the west coast of James Bay.

During their stay, students will attend Mass with Father Vezina, an Oblate missionary who has ministered in the community for over 30 years, as well as study topography, work with local artists, learn about the developing diamond mine and camp with elders.

The trip was arranged through SEVEC (the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada). The students are scheduled to return to Toronto on Friday, September 28th.

For more information, contact the school at 416-393-5282.

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The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates close to 90,000 students from diverse cultures and language backgrounds in its 201 Catholic elementary and secondary schools and serves 475,032 Catholic school supporters across the City of Toronto.