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Freya Wilson

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Project Coordinator
Y4Y Quebec

Sessions in which Freya Wilson attends

Wednesday 5 November, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Speaker

Welcoming Remarks:Brian Lewis, Professor, Concordia University and Co-director, QUESCREN Opening Keynote Address:Partnering with Young People to Forge a Better Path Forward...

11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes

Presentations:Growing up "rural" in Quebec: Supporting high school students’ understandings of culture and citizenship through visual narrationJoanne Pattison-Meek, Bishop's University In September 2024, Quebec rolled out a new Culture and Citizenship in Quebec (CCQ) curriculum across th...

12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes

Presentations:Art & BelongingAnna J. McIntyre, Freelancer/Artistsinspire (ELAN)Jacqueline van de Greer, Artist & Educator“77% of Canadians agree or strongly agree that arts experiences help people feel part of their local community. This is especially true for newcomers and people in minority-language communities.” (Vital Signs: Arts & Belonging, published by the Community Foundations of Canada and Canadian A...

3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | 45 minutes

Quebec’s Postsecondary Education EconomyGraham Carr, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia UniversityModerator: Celine Cooper, Director General, Consortium of English-Language CEGEPs, Colleges and Universities of QuebecIn this interview-style session, we will discuss the current state of Quebec's postsecondary education economy, the sustainability of its institutions and possible paths forward.

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 30 minutes

We will be wrapping up Day 1 with an update from the Quebec English School Boards Association. Quebec’s English School Boards: Situation Update and AnalysisSpeaker: Joe Ortona, President of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA)Joe Ortona, president of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), will present on the current state of affairs, the immediate and foreseeable challenges and im...

4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour

Join us to celebrate the Forum with drinks and nibbles!