The Secwepemc Cultural Education Society (SCES) is a non-profit organization in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada governed by representatives from thirteen bands of the Secwepemc Nation and a representative from the Secwepemc Elders Council. The society was founded on September 22, 1983 to preserve and promote the language, culture and history of the Secwepemc people. In addition to curriculum development and other programs, the society operates the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park in Kamloops.
SCES was incorporated in 1983. At this time, SCES focused on language research and communications. By the late 1980s, SCES had six core departments: Secwepemc Resource Centre, Curriculum Development, Research Program and Archives, Shuswap Cultural Gatherings, Workshops and Conferences, The Language Program, and The Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park. Many of the projects at this time focused on creating audio/visual materials, archiving and offering workshops based on using the internet/email and communication skills in the workplace. In 1986 the first Adult Education course was offered. Over the years SCES has evolved and now offers a wide variety of programs and projects. The Resource Centre is now run by the “Secwepemc News”, a monthly publication covering news and events in the Secwepemc Territory. The Research Program has been busy working on projects to research the number of fluent speakers, people learning the language, and students learning the language. Recently SCES received funding for a project that will research Secwepemc Rites of Passage. There have been numerous workshops offered through SCES that deal with financial management and planning, corporate law, employment law, budgeting, study skills for students in Adult Education and understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The Language Program has grown to include a series of projects that have created language resource materials such as posters, diagrams and charts, beginner books, advanced books, talking books, audio tapes/cd’s, videos & DVDs, teachers guides and computer based language lessons to accompany books. SCES has expanded to now offer a Leadership and Resiliency Program, a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program and an Adult Literacy Program.
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