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This keynote will discuss how Community Schools can be a unifying strategy to engage families, and organize relationships and resources around the success and well-being of students, families, and communities
Using the conceptualization of “looking out, looking in” (Pushor & Ruitenberg, 2005), Debbie will examine what is within our control when we are working to establish strong relationships and engagement with parents and families: our beliefs and assumptions, the language we use, our school environment, and our practices. How is what we say we believe reflected in our actions? In what ways are we honoring parents as holders of knowledge of teaching, learning, and children? Debbie will share her understanding of authentic and meaningful parent engagement as a philosophy and pedagogy of “walking alongside” (Pushor, 2015).
This session provides an overview of the key elements of the Community Schools strategy, share examples of impact, and facilitate a discussion that will accelerate strategic planning process for your own school community.
The "Building Anti-Racist Futures" workshop is designed for school community workers to engage in meaningful conversations, critical reflections, and collaborative actions aimed at fostering an anti-racist culture within the educational environment. This workshop recognizes the pivotal role that school community workers play in shaping the experiences of students, and it seeks to empower them with the knowledge and tools necessary to contribute to a more just and inclusive society.
The Wellness Innovation Lab was born out of a big idea - to see what happens when youth voices can be heard in the room, along with those of adults who work in schools and in the community. How can we build upon the mental health initiatives that are already working at the school/centre, and come up with new and innovative ideas that can be tried out? Join us as we learn how we can give youth the opportunity to talk about what’s already happening in their school, how it is serving them, and how it can be even better if … Come learn about this innovative design thinking approach, it can be applied in any youth setting.
Systemic family engagement doesn’t just occur. It’s cultivated by leadership and is sustained by policy and practice. Join us as we unpack the organizational conditions identified in the Dual Capacity Building Framework. By the end of this interactive session, participants will leave with an understanding of the key elements necessary for systemic engagement to take place, as well as some tips and best practices for implementation.
17 years ago, Ed Sweeney was hired as the CLC Coordinator at Quebec High School. 7 days after getting hired, Ed found himself sitting in the office of Richard Walling, Executive Director of the Jeffery Hale Community Partners, pitching the Quebec High School CLC vision. With over 40 projects accomplished, these two community leaders are still seeking ways to increase the capacity of their respective organizations to bring more services to the English-speaking community of the greater Quebec City Region. Join them as they share testimonies of the successes and challenges that have solidified this healthy CLC relationship.
Looking to do something about the homo/queer/transphobia that you’ve witnessed at your school or in your classroom? Come and participate in a LIVE demonstration of CAEO Québec’s SILK workshop where workshop facilitators will share their personal testimonials, animate interactive activities that teach about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and lead a discussion on how to make your school a safer space for 2SLGBTQIA+ students.
This workshop is hosted by the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) and will draw on over 10 years of experience in collaborating with LEARN and the CLC network in bridging health and education sectors to support student success.
Children learn best in an environment that embraces meaningful learning that matters! Can a fresh approach in our schools help to revitalize our neighbourhoods? Can seeking to create strong partnerships with community transform the learning experience and resonate more deeply with our kids? Can we create those healthier, active, positive, solution-minded young people we need now for a sustainable future. Let’s explore the path -taking our kids outdoors for learning and into their communities
In the midst of the many global challenges we face, it’s important that we collectively work to improve our listening skills and create an inclusive and empathetic community. This workshop will demonstrate the difference between passive and active listening, techniques for asking questions that encourage individuals to share more openly, and the challenge of withholding judgment when you have differing opinions. The session will combine theoretical learning with practical exercises to provide participants with fundamental knowledge and skills related to active listening. As a result, you will gain a clear understanding of when and how to apply active listening.
There are many reasons parents do not engage in relationships with us as educators, CDAs, and school personnel. Given the historically hierarchical nature of schools and the formalized roles we hold on school landscapes, the onus is on US to do the reaching out. What practices might we engage in to get to know our families, and to learn with and from them, in order to provide richer and more successful schooling experiences for their children? In this interactive workshop, Debbie will invite you to explore your current practices in light of the effort they take and the impact they have. As she shares new possibilities for practice, you will have the opportunity to engage with these ideas and to develop one or two practices that hold promise in your context.
The first school transition is the first opportunity for school teams to welcome families as collaborators in their child’s educational journey. Get inspired by examples from the ETSB that place families at the center of their first transition initiatives. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and explore evidence-based practices to enrich their plan for a successful first school transition.
Open creative spaces are a great way to invite community members, parents, and local crafts people to bring their skills sets into the school as a family engagement strategy. The overarching goal is to engage community members and provide a space for people to connect. During this hour, we will explore the strategies in the guide Makerspaces for Learning, Living & Sharing and actively engage participants in activities to develop a space or ideas to excite their community.
Parent knowledge is different from, but complementary to, teacher knowledge. How might we use parent knowledge alongside our own knowledge to enrich curriculum planning and implementation on the school landscape? This may involve using what we have learned from parents and families in our relationship building processes and bringing that into the teaching and learning processes. It could also involve having parents alongside us in aspects of our work. Debbie Pushor will provide examples of engaging parents in both of these distinct ways, with emphasis on engaging parents who are unable to come onto the school landscape. You will be active throughout the workshop in examining your current practices and exploring new possibilities
Why is paternal engagement so important? How do our practices engage or exclude fathers when planning and promoting family engagement in our schools? This workshop is an excerpt from the Atelier PAPPa offered by the Regroupement pour la valorisation de la paternité. Participants will gain a better understanding of paternal realities, draw up a portrait of the place of fathers and the way we interact with them in our schools, and identify courses of action to adapt services and practices to fathers' realities.
Community nights are public events organized by New Frontier School Board CDA's alongside their community partners with a goal of bringing citizens together to share a meal and learn about different organizations, health and social service providers that are available to them in their own backyard. The goal: bring people together and strengthen our community!
Incorporating movement and action activities into family literacy learning opportunities can be a fun and effective way for families to engage children and enhance their learning experience. Learn about successful family literacy initiatives and programs created by the team at The Learning Exchange. Discover resources and ideas you can use and share. Be inspired!
Resilience is often viewed as a highly individual process, the ability of a person to possess “grit” or to “bounce back” following adversity. The work of renowned resilience expert Michael Ungar challenges this notion of resilience simply residing within the individual and paints a refreshing picture of the complexity of resilience and how it is fostered and sustained. Through Ungar’s work, this session will shift the notion of resilience from the individual concept to one that unpacks the specific and concrete ways we can create a more relational and negotiated understanding of resilience and how it serves to co-create lasting wellbeing within the communities we serve.
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