I was standing in front of the school’s office and Melody, my daughter, was right beside me. All the children were passing by happily with…
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National Aboriginal Day Reminds Canadians of Need for Reconciliation
National Aboriginal Day celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 21. The nation-wide day of celebration is culturally significant as a time when Aboriginal groups celebrate their…
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Diana Nayel immigrated to Toronto from Sweden with her sister in June 2012, leaving behind all things familiar. She started her first day of Grade…
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Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed Curriculum
It is surprising that the Ontario government has launched an advertising campaign about the controversial sexual-education curriculum, instead of engaging parents more directly and responding to their…
View More Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed CurriculumDespite Discrimination, Arab-Muslim Youth Still Achieve Success in Quebec Schools
Recently, four teenagers allegedly left Quebec to join extremist groups in Syria. Their departure prompts concerns about whether we are doing an adequate job of…
View More Despite Discrimination, Arab-Muslim Youth Still Achieve Success in Quebec SchoolsSing Your Way to Punjabi
Preet Sandhu Dhillon has taken what kids and babies naturally do and made it a teaching tool. “Singing to babies and children comes naturally. We…
View More Sing Your Way to PunjabiNewcomer Parents Face Challenges Navigating School System
Not long after I landed in Canada from Chile in 2010, I met a young man through some mutual friends. He was a high school…
View More Newcomer Parents Face Challenges Navigating School SystemQualified but Unemployed: The Fate of B.C.’s Chinese Immigrants to Canada
Despite the latest changes in Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) selection criteria, some Chinese immigrants choose to return to school and obtain a Canadian…
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