Project of Heart – Our Heart Garden

Sharing the Story of our Heart Garden with Treaty Ed Camp

Mrs. Kreuger Learning about Residential Schools, Project of Heart October 1, 2016November 14, 2016 0 Comment

Roadtrip with the @palliserheights @projectofheart #heartgarden Heart. Heading to #treatyedcamp pic.twitter.com/zoHqN58a5M

— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) October 1, 2016

Wrestling with Reconciliation: A Garden Journey in ED210 #TreatyEdCamp pic.twitter.com/QOjCilTBDz

— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) October 1, 2016

Project of Heart Tile Hearts are looking good!

Mrs. Kreuger Project of Heart May 26, 2016November 13, 2016 0 Comment

Mr. B has got the @palliserheights #heartgarden @projectofheart mosaïcs drying. pic.twitter.com/mZ6UuGzy5o

— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) May 26, 2016

Project of Heart tiles are glued down!

Mrs. Kreuger Project of Heart May 19, 2016November 13, 2016 0 Comment

The @projectofheart mosaïcs are all glued down @palliserheights #heartgarden. Thanks Mme Alexander & Mme Jamieson!! pic.twitter.com/y2SPypyBkI

— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) May 20, 2016

Staff Watching We Were Children

Mrs. Kreuger Project of Heart May 13, 2016November 13, 2016 0 Comment

Staff @palliserheights watching #WeWereChildren & working on @projectofheart tiles 4 #heartgarden #reconciliAction pic.twitter.com/DdZ249GkoK

— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) May 13, 2016

Project of Hearts tiles

Mrs. Kreuger Project of Heart May 6, 2016November 13, 2016 0 Comment

Gr 3/4 FI finished their #ProjectofHeart tiles for the #HeartGarden @palliserheights @ClaireKreuger @projectofheart pic.twitter.com/CteKRSLTqy

— Marie Brault (@MmeBrault) May 6, 2016

Planning our Project of Heart Tiles

Mrs. Kreuger Project of Heart May 3, 2016November 14, 2016 0 Comment

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Planning how we're going to use <a href=”https://twitter.com/projectofheart”>@projectofheart</a> tiles in our <a href=”https://twitter.com/palliserheights”>@palliserheights</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/heartgarden?src=hash”>#heartgarden</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/reconciliation?src=hash”>#reconciliation</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityMJ?src=hash”>#CityMJ</a> <a href=”https://t.co/VeAPELSFMD”>pic.twitter.com/VeAPELSFMD</a></p>— Claire Kreuger (@ClaireKreuger) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ClaireKreuger/status/727549454241304577″>May 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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On June 3, 2015 the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission released their final report on the legacy of the Indian Residential School System. As part of the closing ceremonies, a Heart Garden was planted at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. School children wrote messages of reconciliation on hearts and planted them in the ground. In the spirit of reconciliation, students at Palliser Heights school were inspired to create our own Heart Garden at our school in Moose Jaw, SK.

Our goals for this project are three-fold:
1-To attend to the TRC Calls to Action to commemorate the legacy of residential schools and work towards reconciliation
2-To create a teaching garden space
3-To beautify an unsightly part of our school yard.

All our students learned about the history of residential schools in Canada and created both a Project of Heart Tile as well as a Heart for our pathway to the Heart Garden

We raised money and received many in-kind donations which allowed us to create a fenced in garden space, with irrigation and raised beds. We planted pumpkins, potatoes, carrots, beets, tomatoes (from the Tomatosphere project), Saskatoon berry bushes and various herbs. This fall we invited local chefs to help us cook up the produce.

We also set aside a corner of the garden for plants that are native to Saskatchewan. We received many seedlings from the First Nations University.

We are truly grateful for all the help we have received with this project!