| Stephen LaFrenie | Physical Theatre | Performances and workshops showcasing commedia dell’arte, mime, pantomime, movement with text, storytelling to share unique storytelling technique and awaken creativity and self-confidence in students. Performances showcase physical theatre and storytelling techniques which include two productions, “Mask Messenger” and “Pantalone – The Ice Flow Cometh”. "Mask Messenger" is a solo performance features nearly 20 masked characters and is available in English, French and Bilingual format. "Pantalone - The Ice Flow Cometh" combines the classical commedia dell'arte and Shakespearian monologue followed by a talk on Shakespeare and his influence. Workshops are suitable for all students of diverse abilities to experience mime, pantomime, movement with text, storytelling, mask making, make movement, improvisation and non-verbal communication. Once students learn the skills, students discover their own personal rhythm and unique performing style. |
| Clearview School of Arts and Culture | Clearview Chinese Arts Workshops | Performances and Workshops increase students' understanding of Chinese art, dance, culture and heritage include Lion Dance and other traditional Chinese dancing; as well as calligraphy. They are wonderful special events suitable for schools' celebrating Asian Heritage month, or the Chinese New Year.
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| Electric Moon Theatre Company Inc. | Stage Struck Musical Theatre | Performance-based workshops offer musical theatre and acting skills to elementary students. Students learn to tap into their creativity while learning enhanced musical theatre technique and songs and dances to various Broadway shows. Professional theatre facilitators support students in exploring different aspects of acting, ensemble work and movement through the fundamentals of improvisation and related theatre games and activities. Workshop series are available for students to write small scenes or monologues linked to songs to create a mini-musical culminating in a performance to the school. Theatre productions may be available for booking (depending on scheduling). |
| Soul Drums Ltd. | Soul P.O.P. | Percussion Optimizes Potential (P.O.P.) enhances music and life skills through drumming. Sessions include drum circles in small or large class formats. This hands-on workshop provides students an opportunity to enhance their drumming skills with an emphasis on communication, team building, positive risk taking and leadership skills. Activities include musical games, song chants and performing music using a variety of percussion instruments. Additional resources and professional learning opportunities are available to staff who wish to enhance skills as a drum circle facilitator. |
| Operation Springboard | Positive Experiences for Re-engaging in Academic and Life Skills (PERALS) | PERALS uses a 'resiliency model' that focuses on providing supports that help to re-engage youth who have faced complex challenges. The program offers program assessment, student assessment, student attendance criteria, academic and life skill supports. The program utilizes a collaborative referral/intake process that includes, when possible, the student and family, Caring and Safe Schools staff, partner agency staff, Academic and Life Skill development staff, staff from the sending school and other personnel as required on a case-by-case basis. |
| Outward Bound Canada | Outdoor Mentorship Training | Peer-to-peer leadership opportunities are provided through mentorship training in outdoor urban experiences.Workshops integrate the themes of outdoor and experiential adventure education; eco-psychology and mindfulness; and, leadership and group dynamics. Students build the leadership skills of facilitating meaningful outdoor education activities; communicating effectively; and, conflict mediation, management and resolution techniques. Workshop culminates with students, supported by Outward Bound Canada staff, implementing an activity for their peers. |
| Stella's Place | Peer Support | Peer support training program to increase awareness of mental health issues and wellness at Winston Churchill CI. Students learn peer support skills, increase their understanding of mental health and increase their capacity to manage stress and engage in self-care. Program utilizes presentations, discussion, creative exploration and skills practice opportunities, and exercises to enhance the learning. Program culminates in students brainstorming, developing and implementing a health and wellness project that impacts a large number of their peers in a meaningful way. |
| Regent Park Community Health Centre | Pathways to Education | Pathways to Education promotes student achievement by supporting secondary school students in selected Families of Schools to graduate, through mentoring; academic supports; financial supports (bus fare); opportunities for social and community engagement; and, career/post secondary awareness. These integrated supports also offer students financial support through a scholarship toward the cost of applications and tuition for post-secondary education.
Pathways Staff and Program Facilitators work with each registered Pathways student. Pathways Staff liaise with local schools to support each student’s needs and achievements. If those students move to different schools, the staff assigned to that student follows that student. This may result in the more than one Pathways delivery agency serving the same school. |
| Rexdale Community Health Centre | Pathways to Education | Pathways to Education promotes student achievement by supporting secondary school students in selected Families of Schools to graduate, through mentoring; academic supports; financial supports (bus fare); opportunities for social and community engagement; and, career/post secondary awareness. These integrated supports also offer students financial support through a scholarship toward the cost of applications and tuition for post-secondary education.
Pathways Staff and Program Facilitators work with each registered Pathways student. Pathways Staff liaise with local schools to support each student’s needs and achievements. If those students move to different schools, the staff assigned to that student follows that student. This may result in the more than one Pathways delivery agency serving the same school. |
| Unison Health and Community Services | Pathways to Education | Pathways to Education promotes student achievement by supporting secondary school students in selected Families of Schools to graduate, through mentoring; academic supports; financial supports (bus fare); opportunities for social and community engagement; and, career/post secondary awareness. These integrated supports also offer students financial support through a scholarship toward the cost of applications and tuition for post-secondary education.
Pathways Staff and Program Facilitators work with each registered Pathways student. Pathways Staff liaise with local schools to support each student’s needs and achievements. If those students move to different schools, the staff assigned to that student follows that student. This may result in the more than one Pathways delivery agency serving the same school. |
| YouthLink | Pathways to Education | Pathways to Education promotes student achievement by supporting secondary school students in selected Families of Schools to graduate, through mentoring; academic supports; financial supports (bus fare); opportunities for social and community engagement; and, career/post secondary awareness. These integrated supports also offer students financial support through a scholarship toward the cost of applications and tuition for post-secondary education.
Pathways Staff and Program Facilitators work with each registered Pathways student. Pathways Staff liaise with local schools to support each student’s needs and achievements. If those students move to different schools, the staff assigned to that student follows that student. This may result in the more than one Pathways delivery agency serving the same school. |
| Stand Up for Student Well Being Inc. | Stand Up for Student Well Being | Participants learn about stand-up comedy using an innovative, activity-based approach to teach literacy skills and mental health awareness. Several activities are completed in a single workshop, or through weekly sessions over a six week period. These include performing a one-minute joke that is written by a peer and writing and performing a two-minute stand-up comedy act about them. Comedian coaches support participants to develop their stand-up routines and students with the strongest scripts will write and perform in their school’s Stand-Up Comedy Showcase. |
| Humber College | Humber Nursing Field Placements | Nursing Field Placements and their Faculty Advisors collaborate with TDSB Educator Teams (kindergarten to grade two), to develop learning activities that enhance the Early Years curriculum and the interested elementary schools' health promotion project or school-wide activities. A member of the faculty from Humber School of Health Sciences is available in the school to supervise the nursing field placement students. |
| Archer Pechawis | Indigenous Digital Culture | New-media workshops intersect and weave traditional indigenous culture with digital technology for students to further explore the possibilities that are contained therein. The workshop combines artist/student dialogue on Canadian Indigenous and Colonial history and politics, with hands-on activities such as storyboarding, video and audio sampling, recording, and editing to produce a video project incorporating the topics explored. Professional learning is also available. |
| New Leaf Foundation | Yoga and Mindfulness-based Life Skills Program | New Leaf Foundation is a charitable organization supporting the mental, emotional and physical health of youth in marginalized communities. Yoga-inspired movement and mindfulness-based activities are offered in order to address chronic stress, cultivate self-awareness, as well as build resilience and pro-social skills. The program prioritizes making yoga and mindfulness practices accessible, inclusive and engaging for young people of all abilities and backgrounds. Professional education sessions are also available for staff teams. |
| Fashion Takes Action | My Clothes My World | My Clothes My World is a practical workshop that highlights the social and environmental impacts in the apparel industry. Students learn the life cycle and supply chain of the apparel industry, environmental impacts, positive and negative impact on human interactions and their communities while learning to debate and create sustainable solutions to problems. At the end of the workshop, students engage in a practical exercise to deconstruct and reconstruct an old t-shirt into a bag. |
| One Mic Educators | One Mic Educators | Multicultural artists provide enhanced creative arts workshops in spoken word, hip hop, theatre and visual arts. They engage students through a variety of arts disciplines to identify and develop their own place in society. Students build the skills and confidence to create and perform their own work. The workshop series culminates with a creation and performance in spoken word, visual and media arts. Workshops may be provided in Spanish and offered to students and teachers. |
| Live Different | Live Different School Assemblies | Motivational assemblies with engaging mix of personal stories, videos, crowd participation, live music, and more. Delivered by young, dynamic team members that students find easy to relate to. Positive youth development programming with themes that change annually to best address school and student needs in relevant ways. Exists to empower young people and engage them in a lifestyle of compassion and service.
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| Northstarr Entertainment Inc. | Stay Driven | Motivational assemblies and/or classroom workshops from Rapper Duane "D.O." Gibson combine hip hop performances with life lessons. Presentation themes include: Canadian Black History - D.O. presents about Black History through a Canadian perspective talking about Viola Desmond and black history in Nova Scotia as well as the Underground railroad and Josiah Henson in Chatham, Ontario ; HOLLA – Help, Outlet, Lead, Leave, Assert. D.O. discusses several strategies to combat bullying focusing on building self-esteem, standing up to bullies and finding an outlet. In The Zone - D.O. will bond with students as he shares his personal stories through freestyle rap. The program focuses on the personal power gained through reading, creative writing and speech. And, M.A.D. Skills (Media And Decisions) - D.O. will teach your students to make positive choices when it comes to the media. The program focuses on making informed decisions on music and TV choices as well as presenting strategies to combat cyber bullying.
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| METRAC | Respect in Action: ReAct | METRAC’s Respect in Action (ReAct) is peer-to-peer youth led violence prevention program. Using popular education techniques, ReAct’s Youth Peer Facilitators work with students to increase their understanding of violence, to create safe spaces for youth to talk about their experiences, and to inspire young people to take action to address violence in their lives and communities. ReAct offers a variety of workshops and presentations with a focus on preventing gender-based violence.
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| Patrick DeCoste | Metis Mapping, Visual Art Workshop | Métis Mapping is a cross-curricular activity infusing visual arts with Indigenous perspectives, social studies, geography, and history, while building cross-cultural community awareness with reflection on individual identity. Using paint on canvas and other mediums, students will engage the questions: Where have you been? Where are you now? Where are you going? |
| Mahlikah Awe:ri | Art 4 Social Change: Re-Indigenizing Tsi Tkarón:to | Members of Red Slam Collective lead these multi-disciplinary interactive assembly and workshops for young audiences through the immersion of contemporary and traditional artistic expression such as dance, music, slam poetry, and storytelling to explore contemporary social issues, while introducing Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. Students will be challenged to unlearn and relearn how to become stewards, “in-relation” with Indigenous Peoples and with the Land. Suitable for grades 3-8. |
| Never Gallery Ready | Re:Framing Culture Re:Claiming Voice | Media and visual literacy-focused workshops explore culture as reflected in art, news, history, and advertising. These workshops address the politics of individuals’ relationship with images, objects, sound and site, and ask students to critically analyze ubiquitous messages and dominant cultural narratives. Students create works of collage, learn “culture jamming” techniques, perform sound plays/stories, create site-specific installations/awareness campaigns that address community issues, and ‘zines (themed booklets). A 5-day workshop series is also available. |
| Rumberos | Cuban-Brazilian Drumming and Dance | Master Rumbero Joaquín Núñez Hidalgo leads performances and workshops on Cuban/Brazilian drumming, music and dance. Students learn cultural history, relationship between music, dance, costume and other forms of Latin arts. Practical demonstration of how the music is executed using traditional instruments are first shown followed by an exploration of the traditional instruments by students. Facilitator brings all instruments for full classroom participation. Students enhance their performance and ensemble skills while gaining a rich knowledge of Cuban/Brazilian music and culture. Traditional dance steps and choreography are explored in the dance workshops.
These workshops are an enhancement to TDSB Global Music Program for those schools that wish to further enhance their learning beyond the 8 week classroom visits.
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| Live Lujo Inc. | Sewing Studio | Libraries, gyms or classrooms are transformed into creative maker space by an 'All Star' team. A Sewing Studio that disrupts stereotypes and biases about who can sew and who can express themselves artistically. Sessions focus on confidence, skill-building, mentorship, equity and most of all, inclusion. All students leave the studio with a feeling of accomplishment in having completed a design and sewing project. Instructors, who are male role models , provide an engaging introduction to frame the session within the context of "Confidence Building" when learning new skills and new creative ways to express themselves. Personal stories of overcoming barriers are shared. Each student is inspired and encouraged to make their own creative choices in materials and adornments for the project, at the " Creation Station ". Projects vary by age group; all intentionally contribute to students' sense of self-efficacy. Each student learns how to sew on a sewing machine. |
| Lakeshore Arts | Shazaam! In Focus | Led by two professional artists, Grade 8 students examine their identity through a variety of arts mediums. Students participate in an outdoor photo shoot, photo editing with Photoshop, mixed-media collage, creative writing exercises, and a spoken word Poetry Slam performance. |
| The Chess 'n Math Association | Math n' Chess Schools Program | Learning to play chess helps students develop mathematical, logistical and analytical skills. It improves their concentration and memory. It bolsters their self-esteem and their ability to collaborate and interact with others. This program delivers a structured nine-level course for students who then may take part in the culminating event of a chess tournament. Using games, exercises and worksheets students learn the rules of the games, how to solve problems, work in teams, and use judgement. Students learn to think ahead and anticipate the moves of their opponents by developing their logic and reasoning skills. |
| Charles Hong | Korean Drumming, Dance and Music | Korean drumming and dance program led by a Dora Award-winning composer, Charles Hong. Playing different Korean drums, students are introduced to drumming technique, rhythm, and teamwork and ensemble skills. Students enhance their performance while gaining a rich knowledge of Korean history, music and culture. Exploration of traditional dance choreography as well as compositional activities may take place in workshop series. Professional development available to staff. Suitable for Asian Heritage Month and grades 1-8.
These workshops are an enhancement to TDSB Community Music Program for those schools that wish to further enhance their learning beyond the 9 week classroom visits. |
| Kevin Carrington | Reggaecise | Kevin Carrington leads a reggae-inspired cardio fitness dance program that improves student's physical literacy and emotional well-being. The program combines dance, aerobic fitness, and reggae music, with high-impact exercise routines. Once students learn choreographed movements, they are encouraged to explore their own creativity by improvising their own dance moves. Students interact with an engaging and positive role model that inspires students to do their best and be their best. |
| James Mandarino | Courage to Dream | Jay Mandarino shares his life story of overcoming obstacles, achieving success, and giving back to the community in this free inspirational assembly. Students hear a positive message to not let any obstacles stop them from achieving their dreams. Jay Mandarino talks about business and entrepreneurship, confidence and self-esteem and how to live with a learning disability such as dyslexia and ADHD and the life challenges these diagnoses often present. His message empowers students to strive for success in the face of adversity. Presentation is followed by a question and answer period. |
| The Multicultural Theatre Space Inc. | Stories of Justice | Issues of integration and communication with peers give voice to newcomers, marginalized and racialized youth in these workshops facilitated by multicultural artists. Students receive inspiration from culturally diverse role models who provide an opportunity to hear critical conversations with a multicultural lens. Schools can choose from a workshop series for students to create a short theatre production reflective of their lives or participate in talkbacks with professionals in the theatre industry. |
| Just Aissi | Gumboots Workshops | Introduce students to a unique and engaging dance where the body becomes a musical instrument through the use of rubber boots. The gumboots dance originated in South Africa and was developed by miners using rhythm and dance in concert with percussive stomping to communicate and express ideas as well as themselves. Students learn the history and cultural development of the style, learn basic steps and choreography, and have the opportunity to collaborate in the creation of a routine. Workshops are offered in both French and English. |
| Health Shero | Thriving Through Adversity | Interactive workshop empowers staff to thrive through stress and find peace in the midst of chaos using an eight strategy process. Participants discuss the true meaning of stress, how it can affect their daily lives and uncover hidden challenges that could be sabotaging their mental health and personal goals. The facilitator provides eight concrete self-care strategies in order to thrive through adversity in one's daily lives. Participants receive coping tools and tips to increase personal well-being. |
| University Health Network | Body Pride | Interactive presentations for school communities that foster an environment to support students in developing positive body image and self-esteem. For student audiences, "Body Image, Media Literacy, and Self-Esteem," empowers young people to critically navigate messages and imagery from the media. Teacher and parent presentations assist with understanding the warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation, and resources for addressing these issues. Available presentations are “Addressing and Preventing Body-Based Bullying” and “Eating Disorders: What to Look for and How to Help”. Post-secondary students and NEDIC staff will facilitate all presentations. |
| Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario | Indigenous Wellness through Sport | Interactive presentations (in-person or by video-conferencing), with an emphasis on culture, truth and acknowledgement, providing opportunities to celebrate the athletic achievements, cultural traditions and knowledge of Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island (North America).
The presentations (tailored uniquely for each age range) include information about traditional Indigenous sports such as lacrosse, archery and canoe/kayak; Indigenous athletes throughout history such as Tom Longboat and the Firth sisters; the North American Indigenous Games and insights from athletes; the Wellness Warrior movement; and the Team 88 campaign which utilizes Call to Action #88 from the TRC to inspire dialogue and action on reconciliation through something as universal as sport.
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| Steven Botelho | Our Space Is A Safe Space | Interactive performances use professional-style puppets and actors to promote self-love, awareness and acceptance around mental health issues and those living with disabilities. Puppets take students on a journey about living with OCD, ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, and dyslexia. Performances break down stereotypes, shows acceptance and tolerance of others and how to start a safe and open conversation about those who are different. Each performance showcases hand-made puppets, utilizes elements of music and drama, and involves audience participation followed by a question and answer period. |
| Money School Canada | Moneyi$t in the School Financial Literacy Educational Programs | Interactive financial literacy programming that introduces students to essential money concepts including saving, smart spending, budgeting, borrowing and credit. Offered in both a classroom and assembly formats. Professional financial literacy instructors make learning fun and memorable by using a diverse array of experiential learning techniques such as skits, role-play, hands-on activities and simulations. Age appropriate, plain language, relevant examples are drawn from student life experiences and shared to engage, inform and build student knowledge, skill and confidence with money and its management. Workshops meet math curriculum requirements, use a variety of instructional methods, and are tailored by grade (for grades 4 through 12). |
| Stolen From Africa/Volé D'Afrique | Stolen From Africa | Interactive assembly and arts-based workshops promotes social justice and builds cross cultural understanding for racialized and marginalized students. Facilitators discuss themes of Black Diaspora history, identity, relationships, resilience and self-advocacy. Students explore self-identity, reflect on impact on their community, and share their stories to peers through working on an arts/digital media project. Professional learning is available for staff to explore barriers and challenges that black and diverse youth face and share strategies on how to teach culturally-responsive lessons to engage diverse learners. Workshops are also offered in French. |
| Education Arts Canada | Musical Adventures | Interactive and participatory theatre productions use characters to bring math and physical literacy curriculum to life and address mental health topics. Using stories, songs, music and movement, students review math/physical education concepts and skills and utilize those concepts to help the characters solve the story’s conflict. The following are available productions: MathJam (Wizard of Math, Math Rules, Shape Caper, Massively MathJam), JiggiJump (Snack Attack, Healthy Earth, Rock, Beach Party) and a mental health production. Accompanying educational resources are available online at http://educationarts.ca/teacher-resources.
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| Inner City Angels | Interdisciplinary Arts Education | Inner City Angels provides enhanced arts workshops integrating the arts with rich narratives in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), social justice, cultural competency and health & wellbeing. Students participate in classroom-based hands-on arts activities that may include storytelling, poetry, new media, design, craft, music and visual arts. Professional learning workshops are also available for teachers, and are designed to provide practical examples of integrating the arts across the curriculum. |
| Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention | Parachute Brain Waves | Injury Prevention focused neuroscience presentations enhance students' understanding about different parts of the brain; basic neuroscience vocabulary; and, how and why it's important to protect their brain and spinal cord. Classrooms are turned into laboratories, where students conduct science experiments involving the five senses that tie into lessons on neuroanatomy and the fragility of this amazing system. Students study the lobes of the brain and learn that the brain has the same consistency as gelatin and is protected by a skull that is only as thick as a pencil. They learn simple strategies to prevent injury.
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| Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers | Taiko Drumming Performances and Workshops | In this Taiko drumming performance presented by a performing arts ensemble made up of East and Southeast Asian women, non-binary, and genderqueer people, audiences will experience both traditional and contemporary Taiko drumming pieces, learn the historical and creative contexts behind them, and enhance their understanding of Japanese culture and Asian history. Through each undeniably strong, yet nimble percussive sound that is generated from the orchestra of drums played in rhythm, students will witness both the strength of force that sound is capable of, and likewise find that same potential within themselves to be heard. Taiko drumming workshops that further enhance student learning are also available. |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife | Roots and Shoots Sustainable Food Initiative | In this program, up to 10 secondary EcoSchools take part in reducing their carbon footprint through the lens of food waste and sustainability. School-wide assemblies generate interest and excitement about the Roots and Shoots campaign, educating students on the impact our diets have on climate change and the environment. Alongside learning resources provided to schools to assist the implementation of the program, students document their progress towards food sustainability by taking photos and video to produce a video clip of their contributions. One student-made video will be awarded a professional edit and shared throughout the local community and JGI Canada to further raise awareness on sustainable foods.
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| Ryerson University | We Will Read | In this long standing partnership program with the TDSB, Early Childhood Studies Field Placement students work one-on-one with grade one students to improve literacy skills. The focus of the program is to provide reading partners for children with disabilities or with additional support needs. Participating schools have four days of programming for eleven weeks between January and April. Each post-secondary field placement student is at the school for two days per week, with a minimum of two students placed at the same school to provide the four days of literacy programming under the supervision of grade one classroom educators. |
| New Heights Climbing Academy Inc. | Aim High Archery | In this full day program, sessions are offered within Physical Education classes to introduce students to the sport of archery. Facilitators teach safety rules, fundamental archery form, bow & string grip, alignment, aiming and anchor point, release and follow through as well as rules and scoring. Using a variety of games and activities, students have the opportunity to practise and develop their technique by hitting various 2D and 3D targets. Resources are available to teachers prior to program delivery. |
| York University | Unity in Diversity | In these immersive arts workshops, students will deepen their critical thinking, literacy, creative and collaborative skills around themes of identity, community and multiculturalism to produce an art project or initiative. Artist facilitators (Asian Canadian artist facilitators?) will develop students’ literary and artistic tools to explore and develop content in expressing their vision around a theme. Workshops may include literary writing, music composition, visual art and photography/videography. Students will create an artistic work at the end of the workshop and facilitators will collect and create a collaborative piece of art (if applicable). Workshops are also suitable for Asian Heritage Month.
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| Laura Beglin | Creativity, Confidence, Artistry Through Dance | In these dance workshops, students build leadership skills as they create their own choreography and creative composition. Each session typically concentrates on one dance style or tradition, providing instruction in technique and dance history. Styles available include jazz, ballet, hip hop, disco, modern, musical theatre, country line dance, Western-style folk dance, and creative movement. With elementary students the instructor focuses on body and spatial awareness, form and style, and physical conditioning. With secondary students the instructor places greater emphasis on proper dance technique and history. All workshops seek to provide new and diverse perspectives to teachers and students in the classroom. |
| Dwayne Morgan | Amplifying Student Voice | In 1993, Dwayne Morgan found his voice, and has used it to carve out a life filled with unique experiences. In this motivational assembly, he shares the blueprint for creating a life built around our passions, based in love for self and others. Fused with spoken word poetry, Morgan weaves an inspirational and attainable story. Morgan's workshops help to develop creative writing skills, spoken word performance, and the introduction of poetry slams. |
| Kids 4 Kids Leadership Inc. | BullyFreeME Presentations | Highly interactive and entertaining presentations engage elementary students with real-life stories, usable strategies and incredible insight on valuable lessons on peer leadership. Themes of social inclusion, understanding difference, student leadership, and creative anti-bullying strategies are reflected. For more than two decades, BullyFreeME presents an energetic and captivating anti-bullying curriculum, developed by author, producer and award-winning presenter Scott Graham. Students and staff leave inspired and motivated to help themselves and others. |
| Henry Agassi | We are more Alike than We are Different | Henry Agassi's motivational speech aims on improving students' self-esteem and self-confidence through sharing his life story as a newcomer from Nigeria. Sharing his stories of overcoming obstacles inspires students' sense of belonging and self-efficacy. They are encouraged to resist peer pressure and become committed to denouncing discrimination through increasing anti-bullying strategies in their school communities. Henry inspires students to move away from believing any stigma that they may have experienced to believe in themselves and make positive choices; to take responsibility for the self-discipline that leads to health and well-being. Practical tools are provided for students to celebrate diversity and promote social inclusion in their school through encouraging peer unity and friendship. (African heritage) |
| Hélène Nicole Richard | Gotta Love That French | Hélène Nicole offers a live one-hour bilingual performances in French and English to encourage students to appreciate the French language and cultures. Specific performances and presentations change every two years. Two, ongoing popular performances are: "Quand je serai grand"; and, The Carnival Show. The goal of the presentations remains the same: to increase students’ appreciation of the French language, French immersion and Francophone cultures. |
| Moving EDGEucation Inc. | Bachelors, Masters, Ph.Ds in EDGEucation! | Health and Well-Being, Movement based Learning, Numeracy, Literacy, Physical Activity, Dance, Healthy School Climate - Options available for Students, Teachers and Parents.
- Bachelor of EDGEucation - Interactive movement sessions for up to 100 students at a time. A highly engaging, inclusive community building experience where the whole self is engaged (the physical, cognitive, social/emotional) moving to multiple music styles. Students create a positive community environment by unifying together on the same movement, then expressing and exploring their own individuality.
- Master of EDGEucation - Interactive movement sessions for up 100 students with a “numeracy” or “literacy” focus, plus a Professional Learning Session for staff to build the capacity of teachers to integrate movement into Numeracy or Literacy.
- Ph.D in EDGEucation - Interactive movement sessions with multi subject focus (both numeracy, literacy and more), an extended Professional Learning Session to integrate movement into multiple subjects throughout the day
School-community/parent-family engagement: Session for parents builds community and provides an experiential opportunity for families to become informed about movement & learning while being active at the same time.
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| Inspire My Youth | Desire Your Purpose, Consider Your Worth | He was 16 years-old... drugs in his pocket and three credits to his name. And a belief which told him that he had no future. This is the story of Emanuel Fletcher, an at-risk youth who was forever changed by the benefits of finding his purpose. Through the telling of his life story, and the use of rap and poetry, Emanuel delivers a motivational assembly to help students challenge their beliefs and develop a greater sense of worth and potential. Students will be given practical advice on how to overcome challenges, discover personal strengths and talents and through a three-step process, explore their sense of purpose. For more information and to watch a brief demo video please visit www.inspiremyyouth.com. |
| Real Talk Learning Experiences | Content is King | Having a sound understanding of how social media works, both on the front-end and the back-end, allows young people and parents/guardians to employ best practices and make good decisions about utilizing the medium. The Digital Age has affected the way many industries do business. The marketing industry has changed from outbound methods that cast a broad net to an undefined target audience, to inbound tactics to attract a desired customer to products and services. Content marketing by way of videos, written content and podcasts, in conjunction with social media marketing and search engine marketing has become a standard in contemporary marketing. Topics in these student and parent workshops include - Content is King, Media Literacy & Technology, Let's Take a Selfie: Social Media and You |
| Alpha Rhythm Roots | African Musical Journey | Guinean and African music, dance, traditions and culture are explored in these African drum circle and dance sessions. Presentations discuss the Guinean percussion orchestra, manufacturing and origins of instruments and history alongside live demonstrations of the instruments played. Performances bring history alive through full traditional outfits, drumming and dancing to the entire school. Workshops provide students the opportunity to participate in collective drumming and dance that develop teamwork, memorization, hand coordination and creativity. Students learn a full orchestra rhythm and/or choreographed dance routine. All sessions are available in English and French and professional learning may be available to staff. Suitable but not limited to Black History Month. |
| PACT | PACT Grow to Learn School Gardens and Workshops | Grow to Learn (GTL) School Gardens and Workshops are designed by PACT Urban Peace Program, to teach school communities about food, gardening, urban agriculture and STEM related topics. They create safe, experiential and positive learning environments to raise awareness of healthy eating, nutrition, food security, environmental sustainability, and the issue of hunger in local communities. Over twenty workshops are available for all grades with topics and activities updated annually. To review the menu of workshop options, see http://pactprogram.ca
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| Friendship In Action | Conflict Mediation Advisors | Grades 5 - 8 students participate in sessions led by Friendship in Action to how to implement mediation strategies for conflicts or disagreements that they see arising between younger children on the playground at recess or at other times when they interact with them. These sessions contribute to positive school climate. They emphasize the importance of listening to and acknowledging the perspectives of others involved in disputes. Participants gain the confidence to support younger children in solving their own issues in a non-threatening, non-judgmental way. |
| Tata Consultancy Services Inc | goIT | goIT is an innovative, experiential and immersive program for students and staff to learn about TDSB’s Global Competencies and Tata’s Five Forces. Elementary and secondary teachers will create curricular based Global Competency learning experiences and collaborate with TCS employees to bring real world knowledge, expertise and practical experience into TDSB classrooms to help teachers and students make globally competency connections. Students will have opportunities to investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas and take action. |
| Picasso's Garage | Creating Art as a Tool for Mental Health | Giving images and words to feelings plays a role in the understanding and incorporating those feelings into our lives. These art therapy sessions with an Art Therapist help children relieve stress, increase emotional literacy and awareness of self, and develop healthy and effective coping skills. Children are naturally creative, and it is usually easier for them to draw a picture rather than answering questions directly. They may be reluctant or even hostile about discussing certain topics. Creating artwork is a non-threatening venue that allows the child to tackle tough issues creatively. Art directives in this program are designed to assist children in labeling feelings, to improve their resiliency and their functioning in life and in the classroom. Professional learning sessions are also available. |
| Get REAL Movement Inc. | Building Bridges through inclusion, acceptance, and diversity | Get REAL provides interactive presentations for students in grades 5-12. We always arrive with a mixed group of speakers, both identifying as LGBTQ+ and straight, who share their personal stories of growth and help students further understand that friendship and respect transcends things like gender and sexual orientation. Our fun and friendly presentation is focused on building inclusivity and peer-support, unlearning LGBTQ+ discrimination and bullying, and showing through interactive activities that everyone has unique challenges in their lives, a story to share, and a chance to impact someone else’s life for the better.
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| Green Thumbs Growing Kids | School Food Gardens for Learning | Gardens provide food growing and environmental education programs at select elementary schools. The fruits and vegetables produced are used in the schools’ nutrition programs and classroom cooking. Gardens are designed along ecological principles, incorporating trees, shrubs and perennials along with annual food plants. Curriculum links include science, social studies, language, math and art. |
| Never Too Short Productions | Film In A Day | Full day hands-on workshop offers the opportunity for students to explore all aspects of filmmaking including script writing, exploration of equipment and techniques required to create a film. This comprehensive workshop emphasizes four key components to consider when making a film: storytelling, writing, presentation and use of equipment. The facilitator also discusses the editing process, and software that accompanies it. The goal of the workshop is not only for students to create a short film, but also to provide them with a solid understanding of the film industry's practices, standards and careers. |
| Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Organization | From Yoga Mat to Peaceful Classroom | From Yoga Mat to Peaceful Classroom teaches yoga, breathing and mindfulness techniques. Introductory program teaches students beginner yoga postures, breathing and relaxation practices, positive thinking and meditation. Students learn yoga through demonstration, visualization, use of props, rhymes, games, stories and songs. Students also learn mindfulness techniques that develop life skills that enhance health and well-being. |
| Extend-A-Family | Friendship Circles | Friendship Circles build relationships between students with disabilities, who are in an integrated class placement and their peers through engaging activities that encourage social connections. Groups of children are intentionally brought together to get to know each other and to build a welcoming and inclusive school community for all students. Circles provide an opportunity for the person with a disability to participate in conversations, games, parties and social encounters. Circles are led by an Extend-A-Family Coordinator who facilitates group sessions and encourages groups to plan time and activities together, and to explore the concept of friendship both within and outside of school. |
| Edouard Labonte | AmiEdouArt | French and bilingual musical presentation and workshops showcase original songs to enhance the learning of French through a cultural and fun learning experience. Edouard sings, plays the bass guitar, percussion instruments and is accompanied by synthesizer. Presentations include: Chantons avec Edouard, Encompagnie d'Edouard and Reflexion. Students enhance their listening and interaction skills, discuss themes and rehearse song choruses using oral French dialogue. |
| Canadian Mental Health Association CMHA | The Opening Doors Project | Free workshops provide an overview of mental health and illness and examine on a deeper level mental health issues on racism, diversity and anti-racism, identities in the Canadian context, and the newcomer experience. Through popular theatre and storytelling, students discuss the struggles and challenges for those living with mental illnesses and learn to develop strategies for dealing with discrimination and self-care when dealing with stress.
Workshop include: Building Bridges: Anti-Racism 101, Understanding Migration, Mental Health and Wellness 101, Stress and Self-Care in Context, Starting From the 'I': Reflecting On Our Identities; and Know Your Rights 101.
The Opening Doors Project also has additional programs to support Syrian students. |
| North Toronto Soccer Club | Soccer Play | Free workshop to enhance soccer training for elementary students. Qualified and licensed coaches help students develop their physical literacy and soccer skills through fun games and learning activities and drills. Elementary schools in LC1 have an opportunity to work with this community organization. |
| Greenpeace Canada | Greenspeakers | Free presentations enhance student knowledge and motivation on critical environmental topics such as climate change/crisis, the Arctic, boreal and rain forests, biodiversity, plastics, economic development/environmental impact, and personal environmental awareness/engagement. Thought provoking and interactive, the presentations engage on both an intellectual and emotional level so that the students brainstorm ideas for practical, and actionable solutions. |
| YMCA of Greater Toronto | Youth Substance Use | Free presentation on substance use and its effects to school community. Substances covered are alcohol, cannabis, opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA/ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, hallucinogens. Presentation addresses what the products are, their categories, physical and mental impacts, short and long term impacts and strategies for harm reduction. Facilitators address the causes of use and indicators that people may be using substances and ways to get help. A question and answer will follow each presentation. |
| Canada’s National Ballet School | NBS Sharing Dance Kids | Free dance workshops foster student's artistic engagement, well-being and self-confidence through their learning and honing of fundamental movement skills. Instructed by professional ballet instructors, students explore the elements of dance including body, space, time, energy and relationships and learn an array of dance steps. Collaborating with peers, students create a movement of sequences which communicate thoughts, ideas and emotions. Emphasizing individual creativity and personal reflection, students are encouraged to look inward into their own personal experiences and draw from them a choreography that is all their own to develop their own movement vocabulary. Suitable for grades 3-6. |
| High Resolves | Creating Global Citizens and Leaders | Four peak experiences exploring Identity & Purpose, Just Society, Social Progress and Better Self are available to strengthen the development of global competencies. The participatory design of the peak experiences enables the decisions of the participants to drive the learning and provides the space for them to transform how they think about the world, locally and globally. Specific themes of collective identity, independent thinking, social justice, social advocacy, collective action, inclusive leadership, personal impact and effective collaboration are examined across three spheres of action: friends and family, community and bigger world. Through a series of immersive and interactive activities, students are pushed to think through how society influences how we understand and categorize ourselves and others and how this impacts our interactions, particularly with those who are different from us. Students are challenged to think critically about what kind of world they want, what in our current world, both locally and globally, needs to be addressed and the role they need to play in creating a more inclusive and equitable society. Students develop a reflective capacity, becoming more aware and present to the impact of their choices, and learn to work effectively with others in creating positive change. Each module is mapped to the goals of Ontario’s Ministry of Education curriculum and Citizenship Education Framework. |
| Mixed Company Theatre | Workshops for Social Change | Forum Theatre pedagogy allows students to participate and change the outcome of problems and learn to promote positive change. It is a pedagogy recognized by UNESCO, and Mixed Company Theatre provides interactive productions and workshops using this method to address such issues as bullying, inclusion, mental health awareness, sexual consent, homophobia and transphobia. In these sessions, students practise creative problem-solving techniques and develop positive strategies to respond to issues that affect them. All learning resources utilized are available online atwww.mixedcompanytheatre.com/education/teacher-resources.
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| Boost Child and Youth Advocacy Centre | PEP Talk (Prevention Education Program) | Formerly I'm a Great Kid!, PEP Talk programs are primary prevention programs aimed at helping children and youth develop healthy relationship skills and to reduce their vulnerability to abuse and violence. Altogether, three programs have been created to address navigating relationships across the development spectrum.
PEP Talk Primary (Grades JK – 3) and PEP Talk Junior (Grades 4 – 6) are evidence-based programs consisting of six modules each: 1) Self-esteem, 2) Communication, 3) Making Choices, 4) Friendship & Social Support, 5) Touch, and 6) Getting Help. Each theme overlaps and builds on the next one to comprehensively address healthy-relationship building and getting help.
PEP Talk Intermediate (Grades 7 & 8) is an evidence-informed program that consists of 11 modules: 1) Self-esteem, 2) Communication, 3) Getting Help & Barriers, 4) Building Friendships, 5) Gender Stereotypes, 6) Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships, 7) Abuse & Violence, 8) Consent, 9) Legal Rights & Responsibilities, 10) Making Choices, and 11) Summary & Self-Care. The program focuses on helping youth build skills for establishing healthy relationships and preventing unhealthy relationships and abuse.
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| FoodShare Toronto | Field to Table Schools | FoodShare’s award winning Field to Table Schools Program works with TDSB staff and students to provide good food education in schools with hands on activities, growing projects, workshops, professional learning sessions, presentations and events. Students from JK to Grade 12 as well as staff and parents learn about composting, innovative food gardens, nutrition, cooking, local and global food systems, food skills, budgeting, food justice and more. FoodShare’s philosophy on food literacy education is that every interaction with food should be a positive one. We strive to excite, equip & educate students and teachers on food topics that are interesting, curriculum linked and relevant. Updated menu of workshops is available at: https://foodshare.net/program/student/
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| FoodShare Toronto | School Grown | FoodShare Toronto’s School Grown program uses market gardens located at schools and on TDSB sites to enhance student’s learning about food systems, urban agriculture, and food justice. The program provides experiential learning opportunities, enhanced curriculum connections, career awareness and mentorship, and school food program enhancements for students at School Grown sites. Students are engaged in outdoor experiential learning in the market garden throughout the growing season, and teachers are supported in professional development and skill building opportunities through garden activities. More information on programming can be found at: https://foodshare.net/program/schoolgrown/ |
| Ontario Justice Education Network | OJEN Courtrooms and Classrooms | Focused on citizenship and justice education, this program creates dialogues for students and teachers on legal issues and the provincial justice system. Through avenues that provide access to justice sector facilities and participation in debates about justice system reforms, students can engage in simulated court hearings, career modeling and mentorship opportunities, plenary sessions, and workshops that stimulate discussion and promote informed, purposeful, and active citizenship. Professional learning sessions for teachers are also available through a lecture series as well as interactive sessions with OJEN staff and other legal professionals in the justice sector, such as shadowing a judge. |
| University of Toronto | MEd Guidance & Counselling Field Placements | Field placements within TDSB sites provide University of Toronto students who are considering a career in Guidance & Counselling, an opportunity to learn by working alongside a supervising TDSB Guidance Counsellor. |
| Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Tech | Educational Support Program Field Placements | Field placements within TDSB sites provide post-secondary students in the Educational Support Program who are considering a career in their specialized area, an opportunity to gain direct experience in understanding the learning strategies employed in classrooms; to develop the practical knowledge and skills; to work with and support students with special education needs in their learning environments; to provide (supervised) support to students with diverse and special education needs in school settings. Field placement students collaborate with TDSB staff to enhance their understanding of curriculum; to plan and implement activities for students; and to foster positive relationships with students, staff and parents. These placements satisfy post-secondary course requirements for field placement experience. |
| University of Toronto | Physiotherapy Field Placements | Field placements with the TDSB OT/PT Department provide University of Toronto students who are considering a career in Physiotherapy, an opportunity to learn by working alongside a supervising TDSB Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist (OT/PT) Clinical Supervisors. The number of placements available in the TDSB is determined annually. These placements satisfy course requirements for field placement experience. |
| Ryerson University | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| University of Toronto | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| University of Windsor | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| Western University | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| York University | MSW Field Placements | Field education provides students with supervised opportunity to apply knowledge gained through their academic studies in a practice setting. Students are assigned to community-based agencies and service providers for a set period of days with a focus on learning goals, ethical practice and demonstrating social work competencies in the process of developing a professional identity. Students are required to complete 450 hours in a field education practicum per year of study. Alongside placement, students are required to complete the co-requisite Integrative Seminar for Field Education. This course links classroom education with field education by way of readings, invited speakers, and discussions.” |
| Ian Keteku | Uncover Your Hidden Voice | Facilitated by a National Slam Champion and World Poetry Slam Champion, these workshops introduce students to the spoken word form and encourage them to engage with language in new, personal, and imaginative ways. Writing skills and tools for creative expression are enhanced through the exploration of metaphor and simile, and seeing how these are successfully applied by spoken word artists through video performances. Workshops culminate with students performing their own unique spoken word pieces to the entire class. |
| F.E.T.E-Festivals Éducatifs à Ton École | French Canadian Cultural Festivals | F.E.T.E facilitates French Canadian festivals for grades 3-6 Core French, Extended French, and French Immersion classes at your school. F.E.T.E French cultural enrichment festivals are class-based and use hands-on, action-oriented authentic activities to help you engage your beginner or advanced students in French while integrating culture, history, and la Francophonie. Within the TDSB, F.E.T.E offers a choice of 3 French-Canadian festivals: Festival d'Hiver, aka Carnaval (available from early December until the end of February), the Festival de l'Érable (available in March – Mid-April), and la St-Jean / Fête National de Québec (available in May and June each year). More details about specific festivals and activities at www.festivalseducatifs.ca. |
| Evergreen | Evergreen at Your School | Evergreen staff provide elementary students with school-based, nature focused workshops that provide sensory, play-based experiential learning in ecological education. Students explore their local environment and the concepts of human impact on the environment, ecology, and sustainability. Sessions: Kindergarten: Urban Animal Adventures; Gr. 1: The Living City; Gr. 2: Water, Water Everywhere; Gr. 3: Earth Shelters; Gr. 4: Geology Rocks; Gr. 5: The Energy Around Us; Gr. 6: Web of Life. |
| Evergreen | School Ground Greening Support | Evergreen provides practical support and services to TDSB schools as they work towards greening their school grounds. The program enhances school grounds as curriculum-connected and inclusive spaces for learning in the outdoors. It develops environmentally sound practices consistent with what students are learning in the classroom. Activities include, but are not limited to: School Grounds and Outdoor Learning Environments’ Design support collaborative development of design concepts.The program provides access for TDSB to a national network of design professionals, outdoor classroom educators and school ground greening experts. |
| I-Think | I-Think School-based Learning Programs | Equip school staff teams and teachers with the tools and mindsets to bring the global competencies and learning skills to life in your classrooms and leadership. Using the metacognition, complex problem solving and innovation process of Integrative Thinking and Design Thinking, workshops connect the tools to local school context. Workshops can focus on new ways of thinking to support local schools' improvement goals of student achievement, well-being and equity.
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| The Learning Partnership Canada | Entrepreneurial Adventure | Entrepreneurial Adventure turns ideas into reality by bringing together teachers and business partners to mentor students and help them create their own ventures. Students, as well as their teachers and volunteers from the business community, become truly entrepreneurial, thinking creatively, exploring possibilities, experimenting, communicating, collaborating, and realizing their dreams of showcasing an entrepreneurial idea. |
| Avenue Road Arts School | Arts Experiences: Workshops in the Arts | Enhanced workshops are offered in mixed media, photography, comic book studies, cartooning & illustration, clay & sculpture, drama and musical theatre. Professional artists facilitate the workshop and build students' confidence in the technical and creative processes. Through the visual art-based workshops, students learn about the creative process, the elements of design, how to use tools and materials for each medium. Through the performance-based workshops, students learn to communicate ideas through physical and verbal storytelling, how to work in a group to create a cohesive idea, the elements of good storytelling, the fundamentals of performing in front of an audience and discovering the character within. Each 2 hour session includes 2 facilitators, materials and equipment to enable students to create a unique and individualized artwork or performance piece. Teacher lesson plans with extension ideas are provided to continue the learning experience.
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| Bloor Street Fitness and Boxing | T.E.A.M. (Trainers Encouraging Activity and Movement) | Enhanced physical education workshop provides a practical approach to the theory of movement in a variety of activities including dance fitness, group strength and conditioning and pilates and yoga for schools in LC4. Each workshop provides an introduction and brief history, terminology and movement component that utilizes basic to advanced skills development. Students enhance their understanding of kinesthetic awareness and biomechanics through drills, routines and sequences targeting specific muscle groups. Activities motivate students to become more active. |
| Canadian Contemporary School of Art Inc. | Creative Art Practice | Enhanced arts workshops for elementary students in a variety of art forms that encourage imagination, trusting one's intuition and creativity. Workshop offerings include: textile printing, photography, puppetry, cartooning, fashion and wearable art, animation, and architecture. Students develop their understanding of the chosen medium and improve their techniques and problem solving skills. Workshops provide opportunities for self-expression, calculated risk-taking along with the enjoyment of seeing one's creative efforts lead to tangible results.
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| Humber College | Jazz in the Schools | Engaging and interactive live jazz performances expose students to jazz, while exploring the history of jazz music and its connections to music around the world. Students learn the evolution of jazz music, through listening and participating in discussion about the variations of jazz music as it has fused with the rhythms, melodies and timbres of folk music from around the world. Performances available during the month of May.
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| Rayon Gillespie | Financial Literacy en francais | Enabling students to be responsible money managers in French and English, these interactive presentations cover topics that include: "Budgeting 101" "Spend less, Save more" "Do you need to borrow?" and "Set yourself up for success." Financial literacy skills are interspersed with personal life story and practical experience. |
| IRIS | Robots Build and Learn | Enable students to be active and creative digital learners by using LEGO bricks and digital tools to solve problems and collaborate with each other. These workshops facilitated by Institute of Robotics and Intelligence Systems staff encourage a playful learning environment where students build and program a variety of fun LEGO models fitted with motors and sensors, formulate and investigate data such as how to calculate and predict distances, and how the surface area of a ship's sails affects its travel speed. By engaging in this way, students deepen their understanding of key STEM-related concepts while developing the skills to be global learners. |
| Jeff A.D. Martin | You Are Worth It | Empowerment assembly and leadership workshops targeted to building up and fostering character development among students. Presentation reinforces the following three points: turning your adversities into your advantages, believing in yourself, the power of self-affirmation. Jeff. A.D. Martin grew up in an underserved neighbourhood within Toronto, facing many disadvantages and can relate to the various struggles that students continue to face today. He shares his own personal stories, which includes loss through violence and also from his fifteen years in law enforcement where he has worked as a police officer within various detective roles. Workshops help students to step through their fears and build important life skills to find their life's passion. |
| EMG Education Company | African Canadian History Theatre | EMG Education presents dynamic theatrical productions that focus on Canadian history and its contributions by Black Canadians and women. All productions are original works, written by a female African Canadian playwright. The 45-minute production takes students on a journey of celebration and appreciation of the black historical figures that have helped change the fabric of this great nation. Using multimedia, the performance weaves contemporary issues and messages of diversity and inclusion, within the context of Canadian history. Students enjoy an interactive game show during intermission to reinforce their learning. Suitable for Black History Month. |
| Leila Mireskandari | Kids' Growing City | Edible Garden Education Workshops & Professional Learning opportunities are offered through gardening seminars, demonstrations and implementing an edible garden. Student workshops include hands-on gardening activities, such as designing school gardens, planting seeds, washing and packaging vegetables, composting, recycling, and harvesting and replanting foods. TDSB staff participate in these workshops and learn how to implement successful gardens at their schools. For follow-up, staff can access professional learning resources and courses at https://kidsgrowingcity.thinkific.com/collections/school-gardening?q= |
