Land-Based Cultural Leadership

What is The Land-Based Cultural Leadership Program?

The Land-Based Cultural Leadership Program is a full school year program for grade eight students who enjoy being in the outdoors and want to improve their leadership and teamwork skills while working on the grade eight curriculum in a practical format. Students will not switch from subject to subject, class to class, but rather will take all classes with the same teachers in an integrated, project-based format. Through experiential education, students in the program will plan for their future by developing leadership and teamwork skills in a culturally responsive way, thereby enriching their lives and our community. The program has been created under the guidance of knowledge keepers and Elders and will seek to infuse Indigenous culture into the curriculum. 

Who is it for?

The program is for grade eight students who want to spend their entire year learning the curriculum through hands-on, in and out-of-school experiences. It is for students who are interested in learning through integrated projects, in a holistic approach to learning that honours Indigenous ways of knowing. It is for young people who have shown the potential for leadership and would like to further develop it. Our program is geared towards those students who have this potential but might not have been able to realize it yet. 

How do I apply?

2025-26 Registration information is below.

1. All grade 7 students have received application presentations and info packages from their homeroom teachers. 
2. An information session will be held on Wednesday April 16th at 7:00 pm at Bishop Lloyd.
3. Click here to download the 2025-26 Application Package and to learn more about the program.
4. Applications are online this year at the following link:   https://bit.ly/LBCLapply2025
5. Of the students that apply, a group will be invited to participate in an overnight application camp at Vermilion Provincial Park. More details about the Application Camp will be provided to those students who are invited to attend. 
6. Applicants will be notified by June 6 whether they have been accepted to the program or not.

To see more about what this year has looked like, connect with us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/landbased_bl/

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Derek Hyland at derek.hyland@lpsd.ca.

We have set Wednesday, April 16th as the parent information evening for the program this year.

Below is a Parent Night Presentation from previous year's applications. It covers the program in general, however, the dates are not accurate for the application timeline. Please refer to the Application Package for 2025-26