• Fisayo Rashleigh

    Fisayo Rashleigh French Immersion History Teacher Fisayo teaches Grade 6 in a French immersion middle school in Lethbridge, Alberta. Fisayo’s two groups of around 27 students each have mostly been together since early elementary school, creating a close-knit environment, especially in interactive activities like roleplay. While the school is not highly diverse, Fisayo noted an…

  • Caitlin Humber

    Caitlin Humber  Elementary School Teacher Caitlin Humber had been teaching elementary school for seven years when she spoke to us, and currently teaches a grade 2/3 combined class at Ecole Clearbrook Elementary in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Her school has 19 classes, five of which are French Immersion, and she teaches the following subjects to her…

  • Lesley Facey

    Lesley Facey French Immersion Teacher Lesley teaches French Immersion at Brookside Intermediate, an urban Newfoundland school with students from Grades 5 to 9. The school is situated in a commuter town just outside the province’s capital city, in a socioeconomically advantaged context with strong parental support and well-resourced classrooms. As part of a unified provincial…

  • New Publication

    New Publication Members of Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future recently published an article titled Historical Thinking: Trends, Critiques, and Future Directions. To read about it, visit the link here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102088

  • Ashleigh Patey

    Ashleigh Patey, Literacy Consultant Ashleigh is currently a literacy consultant for all subject areas from kindergarten to grade 12 in Fort McMurray, Alberta. She works with 13 different schools serving the city’s population of 75,000. Prior to transitioning to her role as literacy consultant, she taught grade 3 for seven years. Ashleigh described “oil-rich” Fort…

  • Ken Stanski

    Ken Stanski, Social Studies and History Teacher Ken Stanski teaches in a rural school division just north of Edmonton with about 5,000 students. One distinct factor about the area is its proximity to CFB Edmonton with many students’ parents belonging to the Canadian Armed Forces. This context even shapes the curriculum as the school offers…

  • Dominique Laperle

    Dominique Laperle, History Teacher Dominique Laperle teaches Quebec and Canadian History at Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie in Outremont, Quebec. He mainly teaches students in secondary 3 to 5 (grades 9, 10 and 11). Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie is a private school with a history spanning over 120 years. Originally a religious school, it is now run by…

  • Charles Lévesque

    Charles Lévesque, Secondary School TeacherÉcole Pierre-DupuyMontréal, Québec Charles Lévesque teaches at École Pierre-Dupuy, which is part of the Centre de services scolaires de Montréal. He mainly teaches secondary 1 to 5 students in a small neighbourhood school with around 350 pupils. École Pierre-Dupuy is in a neighbourhood known to be disadvantaged. The school, though small,…

  • Michael Scholes

    Michael Scholes, History Teacher Michael teaches history to grade 7-11 students and has been teaching for 17 years. He teaches at Shawinigan High School, a public school in Shawinigan, Quebec. Michael teaches at a small K-12 English-speaking school in the predominantly Francophone community of Shawinigan, which is located approximately 160 kilometers from Montreal. Located on…

  • Brandon Hamilton

    Brandon Hamilton, French Immersion Teacher When he shared his experiences with us, Brandon Hamilton was teaching Grade 7 and 8 late French Immersion classes in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The student population of the school where Brandon worked reflected a mix of socio-economic backgrounds in the community, including both low and high-income families. Brandon explained that…