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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.

United Nations Day

Zubeda Vahed

This first celebratory event was initiated by the International Registry of World Citizens to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace.

Exchange Teaching: A Year You Will Never Forget

Carol Wilkins

While our teachers are away, some write wonderful letters back to us. They deserve to be shared. I hope you enjoy these excerpts and will be inspired to consider a teaching exchange at some point in your own career.

War-Affected Children

Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire and Phil Lancaster

One need only see the hope in the eyes of one child going through the rehabilitation process... to see that there is no needjor the kind of despair that leads to giving up. We can always find a way to help.

Canadian Children and Youth Not Always Responsible Online

Catharine Swift

On October 24, 2001, MNet released a second phase of findings from Young Canadians in a Wired World: The Students' View, which examined the extent to which Canadian youth are putting themselves at risk as they explore the Internet, often with little or no supervision.

Global Landmine Awareness

Cathy Miller-Davis

As our inquiry continued, we learned more about landmines and the people affected by them. The students committed themselves to becoming proactive by sharing their new knowledge with others in the community. Jyoti continued to be involved in our inquiry, providing resources such as videos, CDs, games, and fabric to make banners.

Aboriginal Education and Action Research

Memee Lavell

This article was adapted with permission from "An Aboriginal Educator's Perspective on Action Research as a Strategy for Facilitating Change in Aboriginal Education," by Memee Lavell, published in the Ontario Action Researcher, Volume 3, Issue 3, 2000. The full text of the article, including bibliography and references, can be found at www.nipissingu.ca/oar.

Canadian Aboriginal Festival

Sherry Ramrattan Smith

Thousands of elementary students and their teachers will be at Toronto's SkyDome on November 29 to attend Education Day - Aboriginal Teaching Circle.

ETFO on TV

Charlotte Maryan and Marc Morisan

From April 1 to Mav 12, 2002, ETFO's commercial “It is not too Lite to invest in public education" aired on television stations across the province. If you didn’t catch it, it's still placing at www.etfo.ca.