First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) is a Vancouver-based organization dedicated to creating resources and supporting First Nations learners in British Columbia. Their resource, First People’s Principles of Learning, has been a hallmark of B.C.’s curriculum for the past couple years. FNESC suggests the FPPL acts as a “respectful and holistic approach to teaching and learning”. Learning, in this case, can refer to learning inside or outside the classroom. The principles listed prompt us as human beings to engage with oneself in a constant and consistent cycle of exploration and reflection. Learning (and therefore living) is intimately tied to ones well-being and connectedness. The FPPL is worth exploring no matter where one might be in life.
