CAMP has been working in LLRIB communities for more than five years. (submitted photo/Eliza Doyle)

By Derek Cornet

teachers needed

Partnership prospering between LLRIB and music education organization

Sep 16, 2024 | 3:21 PM

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) hopes to have more music teachers in its classroom through a partnership with the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP).

The organization is currently seeking to hire experienced music teachers in Hall Lake, La Ronge, Stanley Mission and Sucker River. The endevour is a unique opportunity to bring long-lasting arts education to remote and under-served communities.

“We are always looking for new instructors. This is kind of a call out to add to our database of instructors who we are working with, and also to help people understand they have the skills needed and necessary to pass on their knowledge of music,” said CAMP managing director LJ Kimbley.

“When I first started with the organization, I had really never taught in a classroom setting before. I had done music lessons, but I never considered myself to be a teacher. With the CAMP’s guidance and mentorship, I was able to learn those skills on how to do music instruction in a classroom setting. I was able to build my confidence to provide music lessons that are catered towards the schools we are in.

Those interested in applying don’t require a university degree as they will be teaching curriculum which CAMP has already developed. Candidates should be open-minded, accountable, possess strong communications skills and be able to pass a criminal record and vulnerable sector check.

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CAMP has been involved with the LLRIB since January 2019 when organization founder Eliza Doyle arrived in Stanley Mission for an initial five-week music program. The partnership between CAMP and the LLRIB has grown considerably since then with CAMP now offering music lessons throughout the school year, as well as during the summer.

Kimbley explained he’d like to especially give credit to the band’s director of education Michelle McCallum. He said she has been a supporter of CAMP and she believes in the work CAMP wants to accomplish.

“I think Michelle has seen for herself the positive effect this program was having on the students,” he said.

“We got to work very closely with her and actively talk about the success of this program and how we can even better cater it towards the LLRIB schools.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com