Ensouling our Schools, A Universally Designed Framework for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Reconciliation

This Canadian professional resource is designed to help educators weave Indigenous and mental health education into lesson plans at every grade level. It encourages teachers to view inclusion, social emotional learning, and Indigenous history in ways that will help students think critically, and to promote healthy school engagement. Timely topics include murdered Indigenous women, residential schools, the Medicine wheel, Truth and Reconciliation, and treaty history. The resource includes practical ideas, lesson plans, reproducible inventories, handouts, diagrams, rubrics, and discussion scenarios for students and adults.