Location: Offsite - buses and meeting spot, Parker Building, Laurentian Main campus
This session will involve walking. Please report 15 minutes prior to your scheduled departure to the OAA Dispatch Hub located next to Registration in the R.D. Parker Building
1. 5 ConEd Learning Hours
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre (ISLC) on the Laurentian University campus enhances cultural and social connections and supports academics for Indigenous learners. It provides students with informal study and learning spaces, and creates work and teaching spaces for program staff and Elders.
The spectacular round-room, inspired by the wigwam (the traditional building of the Indigenous peoples of this area) has four entry points that face each of the cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West), and is equipped with a state-of-the-art multimedia system. Its flexible configuration can accommodate large groups for a range of activities. The room features an environmentally sustainable green roof, and has views and access to outdoor teaching spaces and the surrounding landscaped area as a direct extension of the educational and cultural programs that take place within the ISLC. Awarded awarded the 2018 Institutional Wood Design Award, the ISLC’s distinct architectural character provides a visible presence for Laurentian’s Indigenous community.
A teaching wiigwam is also located on campus, and is used regularly by the Laurentian University Indigenous community for healing, cultural practices, ceremony, and teaching. It is also a space for providing cross-cultural education.
Learning Objectives
- Relate the celestial world to our home.
- Learn about building and sustaining structure completely from the land.
- Understand the blending of traditional shapes and worldview with contemporary spaces and ideas.
- Use design to promote well-being.
Art Petahtegoose is an Invited Elder from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.
Activity Level: Low (Comfortable shoes are recommended. Dress appropriately for weather. Wiigwam is not accessible.)