The C.O.O.L PROGRAM offers services to children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 with 60 spaces in total.

They are divided into 2 groups:

• C.O.O.L. – Kindergarten & Grade One,
• C.O.O.L. + – Grades Two to Six.

We also offer drop-off services for the Kindergarten & Grade One’s who are on the waiting list. To use this service, you must first register your child.

C.O.O.L. stands for “Challenging Our Own Limits” and is available 5 days a week for Grades 1 to 6 for the Cree Nation of Wemindji.

• Traditional Arts & Science Summer Camp July 4 to August 4, 2023
• Registration date of students for new school year, 2nd week of August.
• Start of Regular programming August 14, 2023
• Regular Hours, Monday to Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00pm to 6:00pm.
• Address is 26 Spruce Street, 819-978-3308/3303.

On-going Cree Classes for all ages weekly from August to June

• Beginner Class, Intermediate, Advance, class for Non-Cree speakers, conversation class
• Cree Hymms

• Annual Bike and Running Marathons
• Canoe Expedition
• Social nights youth centre
• SSEP start May 29, 2023 to August 25, 2023

• Winter Camping
• Work experience commences August 2023
• Youth summer camp

• Community kitchen Randy’s soup or meal and a bag weekly
• Crafts night weekly
• Cultural activities through out the year
• Elders Assistance
• Food Assistance
• Googumm and friends weekly
• Indigenous Day festivities June 21, 2023
• June 15, 2023 Elders Abuse awareness
• Men & Womens support Group Monthly

• Mental Health Services
• NAAW week November 2023
• National Truth & reconciliation day September 30, 2023
• Old Factory Visit August 4 to August 12, 2023
• Square Dance Competition
• Traditional food preparation & cooking workshops monthly
• Wild berry Festival
• Young Mother group Monthly
• Youth Café bi-weekly

• Annual Christmas Festivities
• Halloween festivities October
• New Year’s extravaganza December 27 to January 1
• Wemindji’s Birthday celebration July 15 of every year