The 2010 OPHEA and PHE Canada National Conference was last week. With over 900 attendees from all over Canada and 100 plus workshops presented, hundreds of ideas were shared and lots of new friendships were made. Thank you to everyone who made this event a tremendous success!
One of my favourite parts of the conference was the Keynote Address from Craig Kielburger, founder and chair of Free The Children and Co-Founder and Director of Me to We Social Enterprises. He gave an inspiring presentation that touched upon the idea of finding a spark or a passion in your students and working with them to match that spark with a social cause:
EMPOWERMENT and EDUCATION
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YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM and SOCIAL ACTIVISM
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LIFELONG GLOBAL CITIZENS
I really liked this concept and wondered how I could integrate this philosophy into my classrooms. One of the programs Craig mentioned was Life in Action. Check out the Life in Action link and click on the link for educators - there is a teacher's handbook that includes lesson plans and activity ideas that are a great starting point!
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