Bella Bella Community School, Bella Bella, BC

The Math Catcher Program visited beautiful Bella Bella on April 26 and 27, 2012. Our hosts were Ms. Johanna Gordon-Walker, SEAS Community Initiative Coordinator, and Mr. Fred Schaub, the school principal. We were very proud that a member of our team, Jessica Humchitt from the Heiltsuk Nation, grew up in Bella Bella.

We had five sessions with students on Friday plus a session with teachers on Thursday. Everything went very well. With teachers we had an interesting exchange of experiences.  We had groups of very excited and cooperative students from Grades 4 to 11. We gave to all students a positive early experience with mathematics, something that I hope they will remember for a long time. What we got was something that will stay with us forever: a warm welcome from a community of kind and smart people.