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The Community School Initiative

Laurier EdTalks: Mitigating Gaps in Low Income Communities

2022-04-27 19:00:00 2022-04-27 20:00:00 America/New_York The Community School Initiative VIRTUAL Online -

Wednesday, April 27
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-04-27 19:00:00 2022-04-27 20:00:00 America/New_York The Community School Initiative VIRTUAL Online -

VIRTUAL

Laurier EdTalk: The Community School Initiative: Mitigating Opportunity Gaps through Extra-Curricular Community Programs for Racialized Low Income Communities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted delivery of education. Many extracurricular programs were shut down or offered remotely. This research project partnered with Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education a non-profit community organization in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto to explore “How can community-based programming be mobilized during COVID-19 and post-pandemic to close opportunity gaps for Black, Indigenous, people of colour, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds?”. YAAACE partnered with Spirit of Math to deliver a structured curriculum to students in grades 2 to 8. 33 parents and students were surveyed along with a focus group with 7 teachers. A blog for the research project has been created for knowledge mobilization and dissemination.  

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is an educator with the Toronto District School Board, author of Decolonizing Educational Assessment: Ontario Elementary Students and the EQAO (2019), and co-editor of Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care (2021). Dr. Eizadirad is co-editing two books forthcoming in 2022 titled Counternarratives of Pain and Suffering as Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Oppression in Educational Contexts and the International Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education. He is also the founder and director of EDIcation Consulting (www.edication.org) offering equity, diversity, and inclusion training to organizations.

Sally Abudiab is a Palestinian Canadian who recently completed her Master of Science at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (2019) and a Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Studies at the University of Toronto (2016). Currently, she is doing her Master of Social Work at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. She has experience working with organizations at various levels including non-profits such as the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and Daughters for Life, and governmental agencies such as the Department of National Defence. Her research interests include disability studies, equity and social justice, health and wellbeing, and the experiences of athletes.

Brice Baartman is a Canadian/South African student in his 2nd year in the Master of Teaching program at the University of Toronto. His BA in Sociology is from Ryerson University, and he has a College Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences from George Brown College. He has been working and volunteering with children and youth in under-resourced communities for over 10 years through the Community Healing Project, People's Elite Basketball, Stella's Place, the Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, Green Thumbs Growing Kids, the Toronto District School Board, and other organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. His research interests include financial literacy education, mental health, anti-discriminatory practices, asset-based community development (ABCD), and social justice education.

This program is part of the Laurier EdTalks series and is presented in partnership with the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Education.

Registrants will receive an e-mail 24 hours before the start of the program with an invitation to join. 

Programmer: Mariah

AGE GROUP: | Adults 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Guest Speakers |

TAGS: | Adult learning |

Online

Phone: 519-886-1310

Hours
Mon, Jul 14 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 19 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Jul 20 Closed

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For babies ages birth to 12 months old with a caregiver.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 6 to 12 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 10 to 12 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 5 to 9 years old.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Families
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies ages 11 to 23 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults
This event is full

Thu, Jul 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 5 to 9 years old.

Thu, Jul 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Thu, Jul 17, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Main Library
Everyone welcome

Fri, Jul 18, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Fri, Jul 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Fri, Jul 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, Jul 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 3 to 5 years old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Sat, Jul 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For children ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
McCormick Branch
For babies ages birth to 12 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 5 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 3 to 7 years old. Children ages 3 to 5 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults

Tue, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 1
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 1
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Tue, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For babies ages birth to 12 months old with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Older Adults

Wed, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Wed, Jul 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Adults
This event is full

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies ages 11 to 23 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 5 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 24, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 24, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Thu, Jul 24, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Main Library
Everyone welcome

Thu, Jul 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Adults

Thu, Jul 24, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Everyone Welcome

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch
For kids ages 4 and up with a caregiver.

Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, Jul 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.
This event is full

Sat, Jul 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Families

Mon, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For children ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
McCormick Branch
For babies ages birth to 12 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For babies ages 6 to 18 months with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 5 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults

Tue, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Tue, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 6 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 30, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For families with children ages birth to 8 years old with their caregiver(s).

Wed, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Adults
This event is full

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies ages 11 to 23 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 3 to 4 years old with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults
This event is full

Thu, Jul 31, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Thu, Jul 31, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Main Library
Everyone welcome

Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 11:45am
McCormick Branch
For Families

Mon, Aug 04, All day
All library locations
All library locations CLOSED for the Civic Holiday

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults

Tue, Aug 05, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Teens, Adults and Older Adults.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Aug 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Everyone welcome

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, Aug 06, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Older Adults

Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Wed, Aug 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies ages 11 to 23 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Aug 07, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 10 years old.
Registration opens Thursday, July 17 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, Aug 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Aug 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Aug 07, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults
Registration opens Thursday, July 17 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, Aug 07, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Main Library
Everyone welcome

Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, Aug 09, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Waterloo Park Promenade
Everyone welcome

Sat, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Adults and Older Adults

Sat, Aug 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Families

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults
This event is full

Mon, Aug 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Older Adults
Registration opens Monday, July 21 2025 at 7:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For babies ages 6 to 18 months with a caregiver.
Registration opens Monday, July 21 2025 at 7:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Aug 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
Registration opens Monday, July 21 2025 at 7:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.
Registration opens Monday, July 21 2025 at 7:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For Older Adults

Tue, Aug 12, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Aug 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Trails - Eastside Branch
For Families
Registration opens Tuesday, July 22 2025 at 7:00pm

Tue, Aug 12, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults
Registration opens Tuesday, July 22 2025 at 7:00pm

Tue, Aug 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.
Registration opens Tuesday, July 22 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 23 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Aug 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 6 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 5 to 8 years old.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 23 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Everyone welcome

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 23 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies ages 11 to 23 months old with a caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Aug 14, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 10 years old.
Registration opens Thursday, July 24 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, Aug 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Aug 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Aug 14, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults
Registration opens Thursday, July 17 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, Aug 14, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Main Library
Everyone welcome

Thu, Aug 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Adults
Registration opens Thursday, July 24 2025 at 7:00pm