The Stories We Teach
For the last eight years, I have been developing social justice curriculum for kindergarten-Grade 6 students at The Grove Community School.
Features
Representation in the "Great White North"
Colleen Elep and Chad Mills consider why diverse representations of the outdoors matter and what educators can do to make sure they are inclusive of all their students.
Building Communities
Making Connections between Building Better Schools and Creating a More Just Ontario.
Women Change Makers
A video animation and companion poster about women taking action for social justice.
Community Organizing to Make Change
Voice speaks with civil rights lawyer and Ryerson University’s Sam Ginden Chair in Social Justice and Democracy Kiké Roach.
Books to Bars
Francesca Alfano talks about volunteering with Books to Bars, using her skills and passion as a teacher-librarian to bring books and reading programs to incarcerated women.
Girls' Government
Tanya Ferro reflects on her students’ participation in Girls’ Government, a program that encourage grade 8 girls to get involved in government and public policy.
Teaching Indigenous Histories
Tanya Leary considers the “danger of a single story” and the importance of ensuring that students learn Indigenous stories through Indigenous voices.
Empowering Girls Through Education
Natalia Kostiw writes about volunteering as a teacher with a focus on girls and women.
Truth and Reconciliation Resources
In June 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued a series of recommendations about education relating to First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students.