Land to Table Learning at Joussard School

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: This post includes images from a traditional harvesting experience, including a harvested duck.

Joussard School’s Grade 5/6 class recently spent the day immersed in land to table learning, connecting deeply with traditional knowledge and practices.

With guidance from Knowledge Sharer Ernest Patenaude, students learned about sîsîp (SEE-seep, duck) harvesting, from plucking and gutting to singeing and carefully cleaning. Each step was taught with care and respect, reinforcing the importance of honouring the animal and understanding our relationship with the land and our winged relatives.

This hands on experience is part of a larger journey of land based learning, decolonizing diets, and reclaiming the knowledge of living off the land.

These teachings also connect directly to the Science curriculum, including learning about living systems, food chains, and the internal and external structures of animals, brought to life through authentic, real world experience.

The day ended in the best way possible, sharing a warm, nourishing bowl of duck soup together. Learning that feeds both body and spirit.

Thank you to Ernest Patenaude for sharing your knowledge with our students.

𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒙, 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅. 🪶