Presentations:Addressing The Ripple Effect for Better or Worse: Anglophone Youth Mental Health Crisis and Its Ongoing Causes and Consequences in New CarlisleMary Zettl, ENVIZSAGEMulti-generational disparities linked to mental health issues among anglophone populations in the Gaspé region are documented....

Workshop:portraitX: A Creative Model for Innovative, Tech-Enabled Experiential LearningNathalie Hazan, Raison d'artportraitX is an award-winning digital art educational initiative designed to address the complex challenges youth face online.This hands-on workshop introduces participants to an innovative model that integrates social-emotional learning (SEL) and experie...

PresentationsTraining for Tomorrow: Addressing the Vocational Attainment Gap for Québec’s English-speaking CommunitiesMorgan Gagnon, PERTDespite growing demand in Québec’s trades sectors, English speakers pursue vocational training at less than half the rate of their French-speaking peers. This presentation draws on PERT’s latest research to explore what’s behind that gap—from limited awareness and harmful myths to access issues and language barr...

PresentationsOne Parent, Many Languages: 12 Strategies for Raising a Bilingual Child as a Solo ParentSophie Werheimer, Evaluation and research consultantThe One Parent / One Language approach is often touted as a strategy to support language acquisition in bilingual households. Not only does the approach’s efficacy remain inconclusive, but it problematically assumes that all children grow up in two-parent households. As the solo parent of a toddl...