Empowering Girls Through Education
Natalia Kostiw writes about volunteering as a teacher with a focus on girls and women.
Features
The Ontario Fail-to-Fill Issue
Zaiba Beg and Todd Rimmington consider the causes and impacts of the fail-to-fills.
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.
Strategies to Support Climate Justi
Noting the interconnectedness of climate justice and social justice, Kim Fry argues for solutions and economies that have a human- and nature-centred approach to development.
Gender Neutral Language
On this year’s day of pink (or on any given day in your classroom) consider challenging your class to spend at least one full day erasing the forced gender binary from all spoken and written speech by using gender-neutral language.
Animal Tracks
Gina Marucci proposes encouraging a love and stewardship of nature by learning about animal tracks.
Walking and Talking Treaties
Emily Chan writes about how she collaborated with Indigenous artist Maria Hupfield and Jumblies Theatre to teach her students about treaties and Canada’s aboriginal and settler history.
Earth Month: If Not Now Then When?
Don’t let another Earth Month pass without critically reflecting on the contribution you can make to our planet.
Facing Climate Crisis
Meeting the crisis of climate change with the urgency it demands: Izida Zorde in conversation with author and activist Naomi Klein.
Making Space for Youth Leadership
For a period of time Bancroft was a manufacturing hub, with an industry that contributed more than one million dollars a month in wages. This came to an end when a stagnating economy led to facilities closing up sites, which now sit abandoned.