TRACKS Youth Program

Celebrating 10 Years of culturally-relevant programming!

What is TRACKS?

TRACKS (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science) is an educational program which provides hands-on experiences for youth interested in the intersections of Indigenous and western sciences. TRACKS is based out of the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS) of Trent University, under the umbrella of the Kawartha World Issues Centre and supported by First People's House of Learning. TRACKS consists of two distinct but connected programs: Outreach & Education and Oshkwazin Indigenous Youth Leadership Program.  

TRACKS: Outreach & Education

TRACKS Outreach & Education runs a wide variety of educational programs throughout the calendar year for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth in grades K-12.

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For Parents: Available Programs

March Break Week Camp 2020 (opens February 7th)

Sign up your camper to join TRACKS for our March Break week-long camp this year! Registration will open on February 7th at 5pm.

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April 24th 2020 PA Day (opens April 10th)

Sign up your camper to join TRACKS on April 24th for a Spring PA Day! Registration opens on April 10th at 5pm.

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Summer Camp Session 1: July 13th-17th 2020 (opens February 14th)

Sign up your camper to join TRACKS for our first session of Summer Camp this year! Registration opens on February 14th at 5pm.

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Summer Camp Session 2: August 10th-14th 2020 (opens February 14th)

Sign up your camper to join TRACKS for our second session of Summer Camp this year! Registration opens on February 14th at 5pm.

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TRACKS: Oshkwazin Indigenous Youth Leadership

TRACKS Oshkwazin is a leadership program for Indigenous high school aged youth, providing them with valuable training and leadership development opportunities.

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For Teachers:

Book one of our standard workshops

Click below for descriptions of workshops we typically run for schools and camp programs.

Invite us into your school, or if you are looking to deepen your TRACKS experience, consider booking your class for a half or full day program at Trent University, where the wetlands, labs and tipi are our classroom!

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Blog & Media

Blog: 10 Years of TRACKS Display!

  • 12/02/2020 12:32 PM

During the week of February 9th - February 15th TRACKS took over the Bata Library display case to showcase our 10th Anniversary. Read Shaelyn's impression of taking on this project!

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Blog: Meet Jazzmin Foster (again!), Development & Delivery Position!

  • 04/02/2020 12:00 PM

This Winter/Spring semester, TRACKS has hired three new, fantastic staff to take on various projects. The last of these staff is Jazzmin Foster, returning from her position as Oshkwazin Program Supervisor from the Summer of 2019. Read her bio below!

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Blog: Meet Lauren MacLachlan, Office and Programming Support!

  • 29/01/2020 12:00 PM

This Winter/Spring semester, TRACKS has hired three new, fantastic staff to take on various projects. Next of these staff is Lauren MacLachlan. Read her bio below!

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Blog: Meet Shaelyn Wabagejig, 10 Years of TRACKS Project Lead!

  • 28/01/2020 12:00 PM

This Winter/Spring semester, TRACKS has hired three new, fantastic staff to take on various projects. The first of these staff is Shaelyn Webagejig. Read her bio below!

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Actua Network

​TRACKS is a proud member of Actua. Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members located at universities and colleges across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming. Each year, these members engage over 225,000 youth in 500 communities nationwide. Please visit Actua to learn more. ​
Actua Network

Kawartha World Issues Centre

TRACKS is supported by the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC). KWIC is a charitable Global Education and Resource Centre which promotes dialogue and understanding of world issues to enable people to engage in positive social and environmental change. Since 1989, KWIC has served Peterborough and the Kawartha region by organizing educational events and workshops, animating youth-led initiatives, facilitating working groups, supporting community research projects, internships and placements and sharing resources. Please visit KWIC to learn more.
Kawartha World Issues Centre

Contact

  • 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada, K9L 0G2
  • Trent University C/O Indigenous Studies

Testimonials

My students learned that the land is important, and that they will need to take better care of it. They learned to not be fearful of the forest, and reach for their dreams. It was very enjoyable and informative not only for the kids but for me as well. They were actively engaged, and therefore learned a great deal. All the best to the people at TRACKS!

Science is fun! First Nation storytelling includes the first fruit of the season (strawberries) and important teachings such as love, forgiveness and honesty. I think the different perspectives presented drove the message home. I would like to see the other workshops- they all sounded amazing!

Our son loved the camp and each night came home with stories of what he had done that day. We noticed that he had hung cedar over the doors, as he took to heart and mind the teachings and related them to his personal life. For him to be affected in such a short time is phenomenal.

I was so impressed with the thoughtfulness and anti-oppressive approach to the camp. This is very unique- I hope you will share your approach with others who lead youth programming. The experience of being immersed in a community of exploration and dialogue was very valuable for my granddaughter. Thank you for the wonderful camp experience!