1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,320 Speaker 1: Bryan Bridge. 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 2: More than two hundred schools have reaffirmed their commitment to 3 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 2: the Treaty of White Tangy t Tidity or White Tangy. 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 2: This is after the government removed the requirement for school 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 2: boards to uphold it. Christopher lux And spoke about it 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: with Hosking on ZB this morning. It's just the wrong 7 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: conversation to be having. 8 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: That's what parents should be pushing those boards damn hard 9 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: on because I'm assuming then they've got outstanding academic achievement, 10 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: outstanding attendance records. 11 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 2: That is what they have to be focused on. Now. 12 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: Kate Kettle is the Queen's High School board chair. They've 13 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: reaffirmed their commitment. Joins me now, Kate, good evening. 14 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: How are you Ryan? 15 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: Very well? Thank you Kate. What is that reaffirming your 16 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: commitment to the treaty? What does that change for a student? 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: What does it change for a student? Well, it doesn't 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: actually change a lot because for a long time now, 19 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: schools have been building and weaving into treaty and all 20 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: the principles of divers inclosure that entails into our curriculum 21 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: in our way of being at our schools. 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 2: But the Ministry sets the curriculum. 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: No, oh, the minister, Yes they do. 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: What are changing? What are you changing? 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: Well, we're not. Actually, my point is we're not actually 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: changing anything. We're just continuing on with the focus that 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: we've been asked to do in the last few years. 28 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 2: Which, yeah, honoring the treaty, but not actually doing anything, 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 2: just honoring, just saying you're honor it, but not changing anything. 30 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: Is that right? 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: Well, the point being that we when we're honoring it, 32 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: we are weaving that into our strategies that schools are 33 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: supposed to do. It's not just about necessarily offering classes 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: in todayo or having Copper Harker groups. It's about offering 35 00:01:51,920 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: a teaching our education uses our people of tomorrow about 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: how to have a worldview that's our understanding of different cultures, so. 37 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: Not just Malri culture, Indian culture too. Well. 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: The thing is that when you are given the perspective 39 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: of any culture that is different from yours, or any 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: different worldview, it teaches you the skills of having an 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: open mind, of being able to appreciate how other people 42 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: look at things. You can become more understanding, more responsive. 43 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: Okay, this is all good stuff. I totally appreciate that 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 2: and We need that in our schools because students need 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: to be well rounded. But how does you reaffirming a 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: commitment to a to honor a treaty that you do 47 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: not do anything practical with. How has that been I 48 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: just don't understand. Can you not do that without honoring 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: the treaty and reaffirming your commitment to it. 50 00:02:55,160 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: I think the point is that we're at and to 51 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: tell focus fully on academic outcomes and attendance is not 52 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: providing our students with a holistic approach to education. It's 53 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: not empowering every type of lunar. We are actually actively 54 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: in the decisions our schools make, for example, and setting 55 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: our values, which sets our strategic goals, which underpins how 56 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: our schools approach the curriculum. That's the way in which 57 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: we honor to TVT and the principles that follow from there. 58 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: Okay, just curious your school? What's your attendance record and 59 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: your achievement record? Bike? 60 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: They are definitely on par with other schools around our region. 61 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: Is a good thing national? Yeah, we're proud of our results. 62 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: What are the results? 63 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: Off the top of my head, I don't know that 64 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: is something that we monitor from board meeting to board 65 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: meeting and I don't have those to hand. I'm afraid heatee. 66 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: Appreciate your time. Kate Keittle, who's the Queen's High School 67 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: board chair, reaffirming their commitment to the treaty. For more 68 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive listen live to news talks. 69 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 70 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.