Anishinabek Education System
Our Faculty
Our dedicated Virtual Secondary School faculty brings experience, passion, and a deep commitment to student success. Each member of our team works to create an engaging and supportive online learning environment, grounded in Anishinaabe Aadziwin and culturally relevant teaching. Together, our educators help students grow with confidence, curiosity, and pride in their identity.
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Jessie Plain
Aanii Jessie Plain n’dizhnikaaz, Aamjiwnaang Doonjibaa. Hello my name is Jessie Plain and I am from Aamjiwnaang First Nation.
I have grown up here most of my life aside from schooling where I attended Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. While at Lakehead I completed the Honours Bachelor of Aborginal Education Program followed by the Masters of Education program. I am passionate about lifelong learning as well as education and the Ojibwe language and culture. I enjoy working with youth and sharing our learning together as I believe there are always things we can learn from anyone we cross paths with. I have worked in elementary and secondary schools teaching Ojibwe, arts, kindergarten and land-based learning for the past 10 years. I currently live in Sarnia with my two sons where we enjoy the outdoors and adventuring. I enjoy watching my sons play sports and spending time with my family.
Miigwech!
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Marlo Beaucage
Boozhoo! Aanii! Marlo Beaucage nindizhinikaaz. Maang doodem. Red Rock Indian Band nindonji, Shuniah nindonjiibaa noongom.
Hello, my name is Marlo Beaucage and I am from the loon clan. I am a very proud member of the Red Rock Indian Band, and live on the beautiful shores of Lake Superior in Shuniah, ON.
I am extremely excited to join the wonderful team at the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body as Principal of the Virtual Secondary School. Within my career, I have had the opportunity to work with many students from Grade 1 through to Grade 10, along with instructing at Lakehead University in the faculty of education. In addition to this, I have experience with Ojibwe language instruction, land-based education, special education and working as the Choose Life Coordinator, and Vice Principal within a beautiful First Nation school for many years.
I look forward to working with all of you as we continue to empower the students to pursue their goals throughout their educational journey.
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Michael McCarville
Michael McCarville lives in Thunder Bay and has been an educator for 19 years, specializing in high school mathematics and biology.
He is a proud member of the Red Rock Indian Band, and his spirit name is Madoodiswan Asin Inini, which translates to “Sweat Lodge Rock Man.”
He earned his degree from Lakehead University and is committed to fostering student success and growth both in and out of the classroom.
Beyond teaching, he is a devoted father to his two children, Bella and Kalin. He enjoys supporting them in their athletic pursuits, participating in a variety of sports himself, and is especially passionate about curling.
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Falcon McLeod
Wenaboozhoo! Nishinaabemwin-Bemwidood ndizhnikaaz. Falcon nmaage Bemwidood dash ndigoo. Shagi ndoodem. Nbiising ndoonjibaa mina ndoo-daa mina ndoo-dbendaagoz. Mbaabaa gewiin njibaa Nbiising. Nmaamaa dash njibaa Mchigiing.
Greetings, My spirit name is “Keeper of the Language” but I also go by “Falcon” or “Bemwidood”. I’m from the crane clan. I’m from, currently reside and a band member of Nipissing First Nation. My father is also from Nipissing but my mother is from Mchigeeng First Nation.
I’ve been teaching Nishnaabemwin at Near North District School Board for 8 years and during my time with the school board have been working on making Nishnaabemwin language learning accessible to many youth. Unlike most teachers I am not situated at one school but am spread across a few. It is through my Nishnaabemwin accessibility work and collaboration between NNDSB and KEB that I get to be the LNOC language teacher at KEB. I have experience teaching Nishnaabemwin in several secondary schools and teach part time at the university level at Nipissing University. I have learned Nishnaabemwin from a number of sources and teachers. I have participated in immersion camps in Cloquet, Minnesota and Sudbury, Ontario. Since my experiences in immersion camps, I’ve been able to recognize the direction that has helped me reach low-levels of fluency in Nishnaabemwin. I am excited to help direct other learners on what they should know in order to reach some fluency in Nishnaabemwin. While I do teach from my home dialect of “Nipissing”, the skills acquired from this course can be transferable to any other dialect.
Miigwech bsindwiyan! Noongom dash kweji-nishnaabemdaa!
Thanks for listening to me! Now let’s learn some Nishnaabemwin!
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Kaylene Noah
Koolamalsíhmwa há! Éenda shihshŭwanákwŭyaan Kaylene Noah eeshíinzŭyaan. Shúkw éenda hulŭniixsúyaan Eeshatawáapiit eeshíinzŭyaan. Níi noonjíiyayi Eelŭnaapéewi Lahkéewiit. Ndamiimúnzi takwáx, wáak níi há ndulŭnaapéewi.
My name is Kaylene Noah, I am from Eelŭnaapéewi Lahkéewiit (Delaware Nation) I am from the turtle clan and I am Lunáapeew.
I have been studying my language since January 2014, learning from the last first-language speaker in Eelūnaapéewi Lahkēewiit. In 2018, I graduated from Lakehead University’s Indigenous Language Instructor Program, and in 2022, I completed the Early Childhood Education program at Canadore College.
I live near Eelūnaapéewi Lahkēewiit with my two young daughters, who inspire me every day to share and teach our language. I am deeply passionate about language revitalization and committed to helping foster the next generation of speakers through every class, lesson, story, and song I share.
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