Events

 

The School Council is pleased to organize and host webinars for parents that can support our students and school community.
 

2023

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

NEW 3-Part Parent Workshops with The Freedom School Toronto

What is it: a 3-part series on how to talk to your kids about race and racism

Dates: 
        1. February 8, 2023 @ 6:30 PM - Anti-Black Racism in Canada

2. March 1, 2023 @ 6:30 PM - How to Talk to Your Kids About Racis

3. March 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM  - Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s School System – Reacting as a School Community

The series will be a hybrid workshop, delivered virtually, with options to attend online or watch live with other parents at SAB. More details to come.

The Freedom School Toronto PDF of presentations: Click Here

As well, here are links to some of the videos:
https://freedomschooltoronto.ca/educational-resources-for-kids

And book recommendations:
https://freedomschooltoronto.ca/resources/freedom-books-recommendations-for-children-and-youth

2022

Digital literacy

Telus Wise presented two workshops on digital literacy. They focussed on topics including screen time, gaming, sexting, cyberbullying, living in a digital society, internet, smartphone and social media safety.

Powerpoint of presentation

Additional resources are available on this page: https://www.telus.com/en/wise  by selecting Resources > Browse all TELUS Wise Resources. Then filter for parents (Audience) and Guides and Resources (Resource type).

 

2021

Race and anti-racism

Jonathan Hood, from aheadofthegame.ca, presented two interactive workshops on empowering parents to talk about race.  

 

Nine Ways Families, Schools and Communities Nurture a Child’s Resilience

Dr. Michael Ungar, Ph.D, from www.michaelungar.com and www.reslienceresearch.org, spoke about how to build resilience in our children.

PowerPoint of Presentation