This summer, Louis Riel School Division educators were featured in Manitoba Teacher Magazine, highlighting the ways they are making a difference for students and school communities.
Photo of Rosemary Bird from MB Teacher Magazine
Rosemary Bird, Indigenous Education teacher at Nelson McIntyre Collegiate, was profiled in the article "Keeping Indigenous Languages Alive" for her work supporting Indigenous language revitalization and cultural learning. In the feature, she shares how language is more than vocabulary, carrying history, identity, relationships, and ways of understanding the world. Through storytelling, songs, drumming, beading, land-based learning, and connections with Elders and Knowledge Keepers, she helps students build meaningful connections to Indigenous languages, cultures, and communities.
The magazine also highlighted the growing bile bus movement in Winnipeg schools, featuring both Amanda Lake of Sage Creek School and Suzanne Simpson of École Provencher. In "All Aboard the Bike Bus", the educators share how bike buses are helping students develop confidence, embrace active transportation, and build stronger connections within their school communities.
Photo of Amanda Lake from MB Teacher Magazine
Lake, a Grade 2 teacher, launched a bike bus at Sage Creek School in 2024. What began as a new way for students to arrive at school has grown into a popular community initiative, with around 50 students participating. She notes that the fresh air, movement and social connection help students arrive at school excited to start the day.
Photo of Suzanne Simpson from MB Teacher Magazine
At École Provencher, Simpson helped launch the school's vélobus four years ago, making it the longest-running bike bus in Manitoba. She describes it as a fun, community-building experience that helps students gain confidence while incorporating physical activity into their day. The program's success has helped inspire similar initiatives at schools across Winnipeg.
Together, these stories showcase the many ways LRSD educators are helping students thrive.
Congratulations to Bird, Lake, and Simpson on the well-deserved recognition.