Thursday 6 November, 2025
Welcoming Remarks:John McMahon - Assistant Deputy Minister, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise (SRQEA) Keynote AddressBeyond the Game: Building Strength Through Sports, Education & CommunityDenburk Reid - Founder and CEO, Montreal Community Cares Foundation and Red Rush Basketball Leadership ProgramDenburk Reid will share his journey of perseverance, drawing on bot...
Grab a coffee and a snack with your fellow forum participants!
Kim Tekakwitha Martin, John Abbott College This session will begin with an introduction to some of the challenges Indigenous students face. Participants will then work in small groups on questions such as “What does belonging feel like?” before coming together in a large circle for sharing and discussion
Presentations:Language laws and education in Quebec: a case study of English-speaking Quebecer Parents' School Choices in Notre-Dame-de-GrâceThibault Jacquemont, McGill UniversityIn this presentation, I will share findings from a research project on how Quebec’s language laws—especially Bills 101 and 96—shape the school choices of English-speaking parents in the Notre-Dame-d...
Presentations:Extended-Model Community Learning Centres (EM-CLCs): A Value-Added Component to English-speaking Students’ Educational SuccessMélissa Villella, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)Julie Corrigan, Concordia University
Human LibraryOur Human Library will be a space for informal, one-on-one conversations with individuals sharing lived experiences and unique perspectives on a variety of topics.Take a look below at "Human Books"! Black History: A Legacy Dorothy Williams, Independent Researcher, Autho...
Workshop:Spectrum Productions’ Creative Media Lab: Empowering Neurodiverse Learners through Experiential, Inclusive, Self-directed Filmmaking EducationDan Ten Veen, Spectrum ProductionsKat Tuck, Spectrum ProductionsFelipe Arasanz, Spectrum ProductionsThis workshop introduces an inclusive learning model developed by Spectrum...
Presentations:Overcoming Distance: Supporting Regional Students on Their Journey to Cégep Brittney Chabot, ECO-02Ashley Roy, ECO-02For the past two years, ECO-02 has been running PREP for Cégep at Riverside Regional High School, a program designed to support high school students from the Saguenay, a remote region with no English Cégep, as they ...
Presentations:BRIDGING THE GAP: Best Practices in Linking Education to the Development of the English-speaking Workforce in Quebec to Maximize Labour Market Outcomes - A Comparative Analysis for a Sustainable FutureSarine Karajian, CEDECThis research project, BRIDGING THE GAP: Best Practices in Linking Educati...
Format: 5-minute presentations followed by a group Q&A period Digital Literacy & Vocational Training Teachers: Preparing Student for Sustainable Work in a Trade Disrupted by a Digital WorldRobin Long, Provincial Organization...