Programs at Totest Aleng

Public programs

Check back often for new and upcoming Indigenous-led programs.

Beaded Christmas Ornament
November 23 | 10am-2pm 

Join Métis artist Sheila Lowe to learn how to make your own beaded Christmas tree ornament. No beading experience necessary. This is a fun activity for those who like detailed, delicate work taught in a positive collaborative environment. $30/ person. For ages 16+. Register online or at 604-501-5100.

Indigenous Christmas Market
December 14 | 12-4pm

Join us for a unique holiday shopping experience! Coordinated by our Artist in Residence Joan Williams of Semiahmoo First Nation, this market offers hand-crafted goods, including jewellery, natural soaps and lotions and art. Take part in activities and crafts while onsite. Do your holiday shopping while supporting a local Indigenous business! 

New school program

Get students connected – to the land, to themselves, to each other!

Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House’s first school program complements the Grades Kindergarten to 2 Social Studies and Visual Arts curriculum by focusing on belonging and interconnectedness. Surrounded by nature and water, Totest Aleng provides land-based learning opportunities that center students in Indigenous ways of being and knowing. 

Where Am I? Who Am I? (K – 2)

Listen, look, create! Explore how stories, art, and the land around us are central to how we understand ourselves and each other. To register, email totestaleng@surrey.ca.

• Duration: 90 minutes
• Availability: Wednesday to Friday
• 30 student maximum

Know whose Territories we are on; think about what it means to be a responsible community member; explore ways of expressing who we are.  Through mapping, nature and art activities, students are immersed on the land, and in turn will explore what it means to belong and be connected.

This program takes place in an open-air pavilion and outdoors. Pre and post visit activities will be provided.