Communities and their Schools:
Transformative Practices and Possibilities
Our annual two-day Summer Institute brings together educators, students, parents and community members to explore and share insights on how community-school partnerships can transform practices towards more inclusive and equitable opportunities for teaching and learning.
Thursday August 21, 2014 (Full-Day)
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (registration opens at 8:15 AM)
Friday, August 22, 2014 (Half-Day)
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM PLEASE NOTE REVISED TIME: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM (registration opens at 8:15 AM)
Location for both days:
Room 0001 (basement) TEL Building, York University, Keele Campus
Register HERE!
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Keynote Address: “From Outcasts to Assets – Engaging Schools, Families and Youth in the Transformation of Communities.”
Reggie Moore, Founder & Executive Director of the Centre for Youth Engagement will address asset-based community development that identifies community needs and opportunities. Insights will be shared on building and sustaining effective community partnerships, and on ways of promoting authentic youth engagement that moves youth from subjects to agents of change.
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Our Twitter hashtag is #ycec2014si. Please stay tuned for live tweets related to the institute!
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Support also provided by the Faculty of Education (York University), Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (York University), the Harriet Tubman Institute (York University) and the Ministry of Education.
For inquiries please contact us by e-mail or by phone at 416-650-8458.
