We walk alongside Tla’amin members throughout their education journey—supporting, empowering, and advocating at every stage of their learning.
The Tla’amin Education Department supports the lifelong learning of Tla’amin citizens—from early childhood through K–12, post-secondary, and into training and employment.
Our team provides direct education programs, advocates for students in schools, supports families navigating learning systems, connects families with clinicians to support healthy development and school success, and connects citizens with funding, resources, cultural knowledge, and training opportunities.
Whether offering daycare services, facilitating tutoring, guiding post-secondary pathways, or uplifting the teachings of Elders, we are here to help every learner and community member thrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
All Tla’amin citizens, regardless of age or where they live, can access supports.
Some of our programs also serve all Indigenous learners in the qathet region (e.g., Indigenous Supported Child Development (ISCD) for early childhood and K-12 children and youth; and many externally-funded training opportunities).
Supports include:
- Early childhood programs and childcare applications
- K–12 school supports and advocacy and consent forms
- Indigenous Supported Child Development and consent forms
- Child and youth clinical counselling
- Tutoring and academic support
- Post-secondary funding and navigation
- Youth employment opportunities
- Training opportunities and registrations (e.g., first aid, numerous workshops)
- Cultural and language learning opportunities
Yes. Off-nation members can access K-12 school supplies funding, tutoring support, Grade 12 graduation allowance, post-secondary funding, training funding and opportunities, and help navigating education services in their region. Contact us for more details.
Elders serve as knowledge holders and educators in schools and early childhood programs, offering language, culture, wellness teachings, and calming support. Many Elders also participate as both speakers and learners in ʔayʔaǰuθəm (also spelled ʔayʔajuθəm or “Ayajuthem”) language programs.
All major applications will be available online. You can complete:
- Childcare applications
- Annual school supplies allowance application
- Counselling self-referrals (completed by caregivers or youth)
- Tutoring/self-referrals
- Post-secondary funding applications
- Training request form and registration forms for current opportunities
- ISCD support requests