If you are interested in hosting the program and are located in the GTA or city of Toronto, send us an email! See contact info below.
If you are a teacher/administrator,
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Contact the program managers to arrange a meeting;
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Take a look at our program overview for our approaches and curriculum connections;
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Know that your responsibilities are only to provide a space for us and to promote the program to students. Program managers will look after workshop facilitation and event planning.
If you are a student or parent/guardian,
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Ask a teacher/administrator to host the program;
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Show them this website, along with the program overview;
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Ask them to arrange a meeting with the program managers.
Our Team
JUDY CHO has been working as an educator in Canada more than 10 years. She is a program director at ALPHA Education and is one of the co-founders of NABI Women’s Network. She has also worked as a project coordinator for the Free and Empower Me (FEM) project, which aims to empower youth by examining historical issues surrounding violence against women and promoting healthy ways for young adults to deal with current issues of violence in communities.
JACLYN WONG is currently a teacher at the York Region District School Board and has been facilitating workshops for over 8 years across the GTA and city of Toronto. She recently worked with the Chinese Canadian National Council as an educational consultant and has been engaged in various community initiatives as a panelist, youth mentor and ally for marginalized groups. Jaclyn is pursuing her Master’s degree in education at Trent University with particular interests in student development, well-being, anti-oppression and community building.
2017 Thornhill SS
I learned to reflect on topics through more than just one lens. I would normally be able to think critically through a singular lens, but there are more perspectives that we want to
think through in order to treat everyone equitably."
- Caitlin
2017 Participant
Current and Past SUPPORTERS
Host Schools
Community Members
BAYVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL
BILL HOGARTH SECONDARY SCHOOL
HODAN NALAYEH SECONDARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEFIELD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,MM
RICHMOND GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL
THORNHILL SECONDARY SCHOOL
THORNLEA SECONDARY SCHOOL
MARKVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL
MILLIKEN MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU HIGH SCHOOL
UNIONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
KIM WHEATLEY
MARIA MONTEJO
CAT CRIGER
DAVID HALL
ELEANOR MA
HANA BAE
ALEX SWEENY
BEN KHOO
MICHELLE LEE
WENDY LI
HELEN KIM
EDWARD LI
NANCIE IM-BOLTER
RAIN CHAN
QUEENIE GAO
JOANNE TANG
CHUCK LI
anishinaabe grandmother
knowledge keeper
indigenous elder
videographer
graphic designer
graphic designer
web designer
program evaluator
evaluation assistant
evaluation assistant
program evaluator
program evaluator
associate professor
workshop facilitator
workshop facilitator
equity teacher facilitator
translator
Organizations
Advisory Committee
YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
ALPHA EDUCATION
CHINESE CANADIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL TORONTO CHAPTER
KENNETH FUNG
DAVID KREINDLER
HERA LEE-MOORE
SUSANNA WONG-MA
SAEROM YOUN
KENNES LIN
associate professor
clinical director
guidance counsellor
guidance counsellor
youth advocate
social worker