加拿大卡尔加里市是一个各类音乐的中心。今年，威廉·罗珀·赫尔学校很高兴与卡尔加里的Big Winter Classic音乐节合作。这个从1月25日开始的音乐节庆祝本地音乐家以及来自北美各地的音乐家的多样性。活动组织者和相关艺术家都理解音乐对于孩子们的成长有着重要的影响。音乐节创始人Adrian Urlacher说：“Big Winter Classic不仅仅是一个音乐节，我们正在创造一个建立在多样性、合作和激情基础上的文化。”

在威廉·罗珀·赫尔学校，我们积极探索艺术家驻校和协作创作等学习机会的价值，以展示学生的作品。最近，威廉·罗珀·赫尔学校的几名学生参与了与当地音乐家Darcy Turning Robe一起进行的三次变革性的训练。Turning Robe的训练帮助培养了个体参与者的成长，同时也促进了整个团队的活力。这些训练还强化了参与跨文化活动的程序和意图，体现了和解的精神。

在Darcy Turning Robe和学校工作人员的支持下，学生们学习了传统的歌唱和鼓击，为在Big Winter Classic音乐节和IRIM（原住民和解音乐）活动中备受期待的表演做准备。表演于1月25日星期五下午在卡尔加里新的美丽中央图书馆举行。此活动是我们学校探索基于地方的学习的一个初步活动，通过这种学习方式，我们旨在通过深化与社区之间的联系来促进个人成长和发现。我们的学生表现出色。数百名公众被吸引过来倾听和观看，学生们创作和表演的传统音乐在美丽的氛围中传播着笑容与温暖。

在威廉·罗珀·赫尔学校，我们致力于营造包容和安全的空间。我们相信通过体验本地原住民文化可以促进学校各个背景学生的洞察力、创造力和沟通能力的发展。这次合作和在中央图书馆令人叹为观止的表演将永远铭记我们对这种学习的承诺。

我们的学生热情地拥抱这次旅程。正如其中一位学生所说，他谈到通过传统歌曲重新连接自己的文化，并为众多观众表演这些音乐时说：“我今天很开心。”

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The City of Calgary is a hub for all genres of music. This year, William Roper Hull School has been thrilled to partner with Calgary’s Big Winter Classic Music Festival. The festival (which kicked off on Jan. 25) celebrates diversity amongst local musicians and those from across North America. Event organizers and associated artists understand the impact music can have on developing youth. “The Big Winter Classic is more than a music festival,” says festival founder Adrian Urlacher, “We are creating a culture that is built on diversity, collaboration and passion.”

At William Roper Hull School, we are actively exploring the value of learning opportunities such as artists-in-residence and collaborative place-making to showcase student work. Most recently, several students from William Roper Hull School engaged in a sequence of three transformative sessions with local musician Darcy Turning Robe. Turning Robe’s sessions helped to nurture the growth of individual participants, as well as the dynamic of the group. The sessions also reinforced the protocol and intention involved in taking part in a cross-cultural event, in the spirit of reconciliation.

With the support of Darcy Turning Robe and staff at our school, students learned traditional singing and drumming in preparation for a much-anticipated performance in a Big Winter Classic festival and IRIM (Indigenous Reconciliation in Music) event. The performance took place on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 25 at Calgary’s gorgeous new Central Public Library. The event was an introductory activity in our school’s exploration of place-based learning, through which we seek to promote personal growth and discovery through deepening connections throughout the community. Our students were phenomenal. Hundreds of members of the general public were drawn to listen and watch, as a contagion of smiles and warmth spread throughout the beautiful atmosphere on the wings of student-created and performed traditional music. 

At William Roper Hull School, we are committed to fostering inclusive and safe spaces. We believe that experiencing local Indigenous cultures promotes the development of insight, creativity and communication for students of all backgrounds at our school. This partnership and the awe-inspiring performance at the Central Library are timeless reminders of our commitment to this learning.

Our students have embraced this journey with open arms. As one expressed, referring to his thoughts on reconnecting to his culture through traditional song and performing this music for scores of people, “I am so happy today.”