Youth Engagement: 5-Pin Fun

This week, our after school youth engagement program went on an excursion with over 18 youth. On Tuesday, after school, Mark and Armand helped youth serve up some 5-pin fun on the vintage wood lanes at Plaza Bowling Co. Our after school programs help youth by providing them with a sense of belonging. The program provides opportunities for the young people to have fun and work together in the school and in the larger community, ensuring that staff members stay informed about students’ lives outside of programs. These activities provide for important connections they may not get elsewhere and help nurture the building blocks that young people need to thrive, to become more confident, successful and productive.

Photos by Mark A. and Armand S.

Posted on October 20, 2023 by inner City Web Team and filed under Youth Engagement and tagged After School Programs.

'Together We Rise' Festival Benefits Inner City

Our thanks to 118 Street's City & Soul Wellness Collective for (again) including us as the charity benefiting from their Festival's silent auction this weekend. Music, vendors, workshops and more. So fun!

PS If you or your group would like to raise money for us as the benefiting charity at your next event, contact jeff.day@innercity.ca

Posted on October 16, 2023 by inner City Web Team and filed under Community Support and tagged Festival.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 2023

On Friday, September 29, 2023, we gathered as a school community in the gym to honour the survivors and the children who never returned home from residential schools, as well as their families and all others impacted. We commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and its painful history by being together. Highlights of the day included ceremonies, student presentations, orange shirt giveaways, singing and drumming, a round dance, a feast of Bannock and stew. Live feeds of the event were broadcast by a local indigenous radio station onsite. We also finished intake of students for the last day of registration for fall.

Posted on October 9, 2023 by inner City Web Team and filed under School.

Our Thanks to The Downtown Rotary Club for Their Continued Support

Edmonton’s Downtown Rotary Club has provided support to Inner City over the course of this year. In April 2023, the club nominated ICYDA’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Education, Joe Cloutier, for an Integrity Award. This award recognizes local individuals who promote high ethical standards and who raise awareness of Rotary ideals. Essentially, the award honours non-Rotarians for their integrity as citizens, highlighting and celebrating their work in the community. To be nominated for this award the recipient needs to demonstrate:

  • a lifestyle that is consistent with the Rotary Four-Way test.

  • a life showing purpose and expressing principles widely accepted in the community.

  • demonstrates integrity without the need for recognition within the community.

  • they have made a personal contribution to the region that warrants special recognition.

In April, participating Rotary clubs in the capital region nominated a recipient and recognized them at a formal dinner. This year the Integrity Award recipients were celebrated at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre on May 18, 2023.   

All told, the Downtown Rotary and their Foundation have provided ICYDA $13,000 in donations which supported our June graduation, as well as financial support for adult learners completing high school and the school’s Food Program.  

We would like to thank the Downtown Rotary Club and their Foundation for their continued support and we look forward to working with them again this fall. A proposed BBQ and Community Clean-up event is being discussed with Rotary for this September.

Posted on August 13, 2023 by inner City Web Team.

Seeking an Indigenous Studies Teacher...

[This position has been filled.]

Full Time Teaching Position, Edmonton, AB

We are looking for a full-time Teacher (Indigenous Studies) to join our team at Inner City Youth Development Association’s Inner City High School. 

WHO WE ARE 

Inner City Youth Development Association (ICYDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to working with marginalized urban Indigenous and other youth. Our two programs, the Youth Engagement Program and Inner City High School serve Edmonton’s urban marginalized Indigenous and other youth who are in danger of not finishing high school, becoming involved in criminal activity, and or requiring continuous maintenance by society’s social system. The Youth Engagement Program reaches out and engages youth at the street level and providing essential support such as counselling, housing and other referrals, literacy programs, living skills, food, bus fare, supplies, referrals, and other emergency resources. The resources, tools and attitudes that we provide make the transition to Inner City High School (ICHS) possible. ICHS is an independent academic and arts-based senior high school accredited by Alberta Education. 

THE POSITION 

This is a full-time Teaching Staff position that reports directly to the Principal. Teachers are expected to operate in a strength-based capacity and to integrate principles of social justice (e.g., poverty, marginalization, Indigenous and LBTQ2 rights) whenever possible. ICYDA values of trust, respect, cooperation and non-violence, are based on a firm commitment to the principles of social justice. With a collaborative and democratic structure of governance, featuring a Principal, an Executive Director and Director of Education as central to the small management team, leadership and initiative is encouraged and sought from all staff. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

This position is responsible for duties primarily related to student instruction, delivery of curriculum and working collaboratively with agency staff to foster a positive and supportive school culture.    

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor of Secondary Education degree, with preference given to either: 

  • A degree in Native Studies with a Bachelor of Education, or 

  • A Bachelor of Education with a minor in Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy. 

  • Solid social justice approach to the subject area combined with a flexible yet solid background 

  • Passionate about subject material expected to instruct. 

  • Must have ability to balance rigour with flexibility. 

  • Must have ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. 

  • Must see education as a strength-based wholistic enterprise. 

  • Knowledge of Indigenous issues and culture an asset. 

Please submit the following documents (as attachments) to info@innercity.ca.  

  • Cover letter 

  • Resume 

  • Academic transcripts 

    *All resumes appreciated, only those selected for interview will be contacted. 

Interviews: will be conducted on-site in casual attire. Successful candidates must provide a recent copy of their criminal records with vulnerable sectors check.

Salary: base salary of $59,357 on grid with increases for level of education and experience.

Benefits: health benefits are included in this position.  

Application Deadline: August 14, 2023, or until position is filled 
LAST UPDATED: August 2, 2023. (Previously updated July 4, 2023)

Posted on August 9, 2023 by inner City Web Team and filed under School and tagged Employment Teaching.