Teach For Canada
| Teach For Canada | |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Founded | 2015 |
Teach For Canada is an organization that sends certified teachers into remote communities.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- August 2017: The organization runs a Summer Enrichment Program to prepare educators for roles in First Nation communities across northern Ontario. In 2017, the program received $1.6 million in federal funding to expand its recruitment and training efforts through 2020. The program aims to address the gap in teacher preparation and support for remote Indigenous schools.[2]
- August 2019: The organization hosted its Summer Enrichment Program in Thunder Bay to prepare approximately 30 teachers for roles in First Nations schools beginning in September 2019. Executive director Kevin Berube noted that the program included a community visit to the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation.[3]
- July 2020: The organization recruits teachers for two-year commitments in northern Ontario and Manitoba schools. It maintains an 83 per cent retention rate for the educators it places. The group transitioned its 2020 teacher training to an online format because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- September 2021: As of September 2021, Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux serves as the chair of this organization.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Federal Election: Wesley-Esquimaux runs for the Liberals for the third time in Simcoe North", Anishinabek News, 14 September 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sweat Lodge building a great experience", Anishinabek News, 18 August 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinaabe teachers among education experts preparing next Teach For Canada teachers", Anishinabek News, 19 August 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Teach For Canada switches program delivery in light of pandemic to bring important Indigenous information to teachers", Anishinabek News, 22 July 2020 (archived copy; original article).