Is Your School Ready for Black History Month?
Welcome to Black History Month! Black History Month was first formally recognized in Canada in 1995 when the Honourable Jean Augustine, first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament, introduced a …
Action/Promoting Change
How to Break Barriers!
We are full of gratitude for all the educators, parents, and caregivers who joined us this weekend for Breaking Barriers: Achieving Black Student Excellence. While many painful and difficult facts …
When Speaking Up Works!A Success Story (And How You Can Speak Up Too)
You may recall our blog post from a few weeks ago discussing how colouring worksheets can uphold bias, reinforce stereotypes, and erase racialized children from the curriculum. Here’s an update …
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How to celebrate Halloween WITHOUT cultural appropriation or racist stereotypes
This week is Halloween, which means it is time to talk about costumes, racism, stereotypes, and cultural appropriation. We are using this week’s blog post to amplify some excellent voices …
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How kindergarten colouring worksheets uphold stereotypes and create bias (and what to do about it)
We are fortunate to live in a city where our school board offers French and English language instruction beginning in kindergarten. There are so many advantages to being multilingual, and …
Why White Moms Like Me Need to Reject Misogynoir Against Black Moms Like Serena Williams
At Parents for Diversity, tennis isn’t usually at the top of our agenda, but parenting and solidarity with marginalized parents is always one of our top priorities. We are delighted …
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What is Equitable and Inclusive Learning? A Parent’s Perspective on the First Day of School
Thousands of students in many of the English school boards will begin the new school year tomorrow. Like all beginnings, the school year welcomes new possibilities, opportunities and ways to …
Our Kids’ Book Pics
by Leslie Robertson Our 5 year-old twins have been reading these books with their mamas for months now but it’s time to return them to the library. All three feature …
Making space for diverse family structures in activities at school and daycare
A couple of years ago, an incident occurred at my children’s daycare that really reinforced for me how powerful an educator can be, either for good or bad, in affecting …
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Indigenous Curriculum
My child came home from daycare one day in what appeared to be war paint and a headdress they had made at daycare. Another time, she brought home a book …