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Jacqui Strachan
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Parents as Partners
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Jacqui Strachan's Discussions
Athletics In Our Schools
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Council Elections
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What a great discussion topic! As chair of my son's high school council, I too have found a difference in the role we play. I think there is a natural progression toward less direct parent involvement in school activities as our kids get older. I ...
Hi Michelle,
It sounds like the meeting with your principal was productive, and things are getting on the right track, no pun intendended :-) Sports programs can be very tricky for schools. Most programs require a teacher-coach to meet liability ...
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I have been with People for Education for over 10 years now, and I am very excited about our growing online community. For the past two years, I have been the coordinator for our Parent Inclusion Initiative, and this is another great way for parents to connect and share their ideas and resources! I am always happy to meet more people who care about public education.
I have two sons, one in grade 7 and one in grade 10, and I am the school council chair at Monarch Park Collegiate - it seems I just don't know when to quit! :-)
I love working with parents from all across the province and from a wide variety of backgrounds, and I am looking forward to connecting to even more of you through this community!
I have two sons, one in grade 7 and one in grade 10, and I am the school council chair at Monarch Park Collegiate - it seems I just don't know when to quit! :-)
I love working with parents from all across the province and from a wide variety of backgrounds, and I am looking forward to connecting to even more of you through this community!
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Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 2:39pm on October 15, 2009,
Hollis Pearson said… - Hi Jacqui, thanks for your message. At this present time I am attempting to pull together a last minute application for the Reaching Out Grant for the school my daughter attends. We are interested in doing a family math night and I am curious as to who else connected to People for Education has done Math/Literacy/Science nights at their school and how they went about it? Did they bring in outside facilitators ( WHO, I am in Toronto) or facilitate it themselves and use certain resources?
Advice is much appreciated! Many thanks! Hollis
- At 8:46am on October 15, 2009,
Syed A Aziz said…
- Thank you so much for the comments, I will involved in the high school from next year when my second daughter will also be the high school, currently one in high and two in intermediate. I am representing Hawthorne PS of which we will be celebrating 150th birthday next year in June. Please spread the word around as we need past graduate, especially some prominent one, also we nee help in fund and fundraising and serious volunteers.
Thank you again.
Regards
Syed Aziz
- At 6:15pm on October 14, 2009,
curious mind said… - Thank you very much and wonderful web site!
I am a single mother with 2 children in grade 6 and 3 , I've been involve/d with their school as much as I could/can while I am trying to manage our disability and every day life.
It's is very difficult for me to write about myself on the www although in person that is not true :-o but I can say that It's a lonely world while I was searching on the Internet as well as in my neighborhood then I found you :-) It's wonderful to see there are people next to you that are passionate about their life and while they are trying to find a way helping others to grow.
Best regards,
- At 4:21pm on October 14, 2009,
Patty Coates said…
- Thank you for the warm welcome Jacqui. My interests here are mulitple; first I am a parent of three, two of which required individual education plans for accommodations. WIth hard work and dedication and many obstacles all three have moved from the publicaly funded school system onto post secondary education. My second interest is that I represent Educational Assistants working with students who need support during their educational career. As Educational Asssiatnts we advocate for the students we support. I have always supported "People for Education", your work, your advocacy on behalf of publically funded education and the information which you provide here on your site.
Patty
- At 2:25pm on August 4, 2009,
Sam Oh Neill said…
- Dear Jacqui:
Thank-you for making contact. I have not been keeping up with the site. Thank-you for your comments about my page, but it was entirely through lucky clicks.
I am more interested in how to navigate the web site in order to get pertinent information about educational support groups and to contact anyone interested in critical analysis of the education system and the culture that contains it.
Sincerely,
Sam
- At 12:04am on July 31, 2009,
Waheed Ali Lakho said…
- Respected Madam Jacqui Strachan,
I am much happy to be welcomed by you. By the warm wishes of people like you I have got a job in an NGO as Assistant Program Officer for Human Resource Development. I hope your continuous prays and wishes will lead me to my destiny.
Many thanks for your time,
Waheed
- At 8:49pm on July 30, 2009,
Winnifred Martin said…
- Thank you for the welcome. Being chair of parent council at my daughter's high school was challenging and rewarding. I learn alot and hope to again this year. The difference between public and high school councils was an eye opener and hope to learn more.Thanks again for the welcome.
Winnie Martin
- At 10:40am on July 30, 2009,
Nancy Bird said…
- Hi Jacqui! Thanks for the welcome. I have been involved with School Councils for about 4 years now and though I enjoy it I really feel I need something more. I am considering running for School Board Trustee in my region (Waterloo Region) and know that P4E have some great research and resources that will help me build my platform. I have read a lot of the work the organization has been doing over the years and appreciate the bigger perspective. Thanks again!
Nancy
- At 7:51am on May 26, 2009,
Annette Wilde said… - Hi Jacqui - Did you see the article in the Town Crier about the pools at Danforth, Monarch and Riverdale? I think Kris (the journalist) did a pretty good job - what do you think?
- At 2:11pm on May 15, 2009,
Diane Beckett said…
- Jacqui
I received an e-mail saying that I received a comment from Shelley and when I went to the link from the e-mail, I also saw that a note that siad thatBianca had also left me a message. I can't find the messages because I can't figure out how to use the system. Can you help me sort it our, please. Thanks.
Diane Beckett
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Jacqui's Conference Highlights
Yeah, yeah, the speakers were great and the workshops were informative, but the real highlights were behind the scenes…
Take One Parent, One Student, and One Teacher, and what do you get?
A trio of awesome volunteers! Anahit Harutyunyan (parent), Shamair Garib (student) and Jonathan Lau (teacher) worked tirelessly from the crack of dawn through to the very end of the conference, and met every challenge we gave them. Jonathan became the true hero of the day when he managed to hunt down someone to re-stock the toilet paper.
Knit One, Purl Two, Register a Participant.
I loved watching our conference registrar, Jan Sugerman, and Kathy Bradden, the Chair of People for Education’s board, madly knitting at the registration table while listening to speeches and answering questions. It was a perfect P4E moment. I better get a really nice pair of wool socks, though.
More Incredible Volunteers
Cathy Boote, Arlene Morell and Verna Ferencik, registration queens. Your warm welcome and jolly spirit made the registration process fun and easy.
Monique St. Aude, our student from last year, who came back again to help this year. It paid off big-time – her conversation with Dennis Shirley led him to encourage her to apply to do her Ph.D. with him. Go for it, Monique!
Greg Laws, who tirelessly moved tables and chairs, alphabetized name tags, then moved some more furniture.
Garret Titus, our student this year, who also happens to be a musician – he was our go-to guy for help with recording the speeches, and bravely took on moderating a workshop too.
All of our amazing speakers and moderators, who volunteered their time, expertise, and talent to make the day a huge success!
More Student Stories
At the end of a long day, after the dinner was over, there was still some food left. It made my day to be able to offer it up to the incredibly grateful ‘starving students’ who were hanging out in Stong College. They were utterly charming, and thrilled with all the food, especially the cookies. They even backed me up and vouched for my lack of craziness when some more students wandered in and I made them the same offer. There are seven very well-fed students wandering campus now!
It was a great day all round, and there are probably a million more stories to be told. Thanks to everyone who came, and I hope to see all of you out again next year.
Take One Parent, One Student, and One Teacher, and what do you get?
A trio of awesome volunteers! Anahit Harutyunyan (parent), Shamair Garib (student) and Jonathan Lau (teacher) worked tirelessly from the crack of dawn through to the very end of the conference, and met every challenge we gave them. Jonathan became the true hero of the day when he managed to hunt down someone to re-stock the toilet paper.
Knit One, Purl Two, Register a Participant.
I loved watching our conference registrar, Jan Sugerman, and Kathy Bradden, the Chair of People for Education’s board, madly knitting at the registration table while listening to speeches and answering questions. It was a perfect P4E moment. I better get a really nice pair of wool socks, though.
More Incredible Volunteers
Cathy Boote, Arlene Morell and Verna Ferencik, registration queens. Your warm welcome and jolly spirit made the registration process fun and easy.
Monique St. Aude, our student from last year, who came back again to help this year. It paid off big-time – her conversation with Dennis Shirley led him to encourage her to apply to do her Ph.D. with him. Go for it, Monique!
Greg Laws, who tirelessly moved tables and chairs, alphabetized name tags, then moved some more furniture.
Garret Titus, our student this year, who also happens to be a musician – he was our go-to guy for help with recording the speeches, and bravely took on moderating a workshop too.
All of our amazing speakers and moderators, who volunteered their time, expertise, and talent to make the day a huge success!
More Student Stories
At the end of a long day, after the dinner was over, there was still some food left. It made my day to be able to offer it up to the incredibly grateful ‘starving students’ who were hanging out in Stong College. They were utterly charming, and thrilled with all the food, especially the cookies. They even backed me up and vouched for my lack of craziness when some more students wandered in and I made them the same offer. There are seven very well-fed students wandering campus now!
It was a great day all round, and there are probably a million more stories to be told. Thanks to everyone who came, and I hope to see all of you out again next year.
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Jacqui, I agree with you that
"off all the many sided things, it is the one with the most sides".
Could you put the quote in context for those of us who were not at the conference and not familiar with the work of Mr. Mills ....
From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: h...
What a great discussion topic! As chair of my son's high school council, I too have found a difference in the role we play. I think there is a natural progression toward less direct parent involvement in school activities as our kids get older. I ...
Would any SEAC members like to meet members from other jurisdictions to discuss issues in your district?
Just confirming my own question here! The due date for input is this Thursday the 12th.
Yes, so it seems. Also, are we trying to figure out what we should become in this world and for the future? I found this idea mentioned in the 21st Century Learning session very interesting; Think of education this way, not as being best IN the wo...
Everyone is welcome: this group begins at our conference on Saturday. It's a support group for people who want to learn more about using technology to communicate. How to do stuff here, or to start an e-news listserv, or group & more!
Dennis Shirley, in his presentation at the conference, quoted John Stuart Mill's view of education as being that "of all the many sided things it is the one with the most sides."
I wonder if this is so because education is directed learning and l...
I wasn't able to be at the conference - what was the gist of things as far as attitudes toward testing at the conference - is their clear division, or do people think that p4e is moving toward a consensus position?
You were right, Annie, and the discussions and presentations were great!
Sorry we missed you this year, Tanya, but thanks for joining here! Can't wait to listen to the panel again LIVE on TVO!
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