Project intends to foster unity identities, encompassing racialized, marginalized, 2SLGBTQ+, neurodiverse, and individuals from various socio-economic backgrounds.

To build awareness of mental health and well-being and show connection between parent/caregiver mental health and that of their children.

Equity and Anti-Oppression for Baycrest Parent and Caregiver Community

Our goal is to increase caregiver engagement in our school community. With a focus on equity and identities, caregiver voices traditionally unheard will be amplified.

Initiative involves celebrating through art, food and culture. Highlighting the diverse community with a goal of building bridges from school to community

Food Sovereignty for Mental Health & Well-Being

"The Goal is to understand and promote the role of food sovereignty in enhancing mental health and well-being.We will implement the following learning sessions.
1- Mental Health awareness workshop to emphasizing the connection between good nutrition and mental health. We will also collaborate with Mental Health professionals to provide professional advice, tip s and tricks for family wellness.
2- Cooking and Nutrition Workshop to teach parents and participants how to prepare healthy meals and focusing on the impact of diet on mental health.
3- Food Sovereignty advocacy and connecting parents/families to local community food banks.

By highlighting the similar challenges we all face, such mental health, managing stress and
being aware of bullying within our school, we hope to continue to build a sense of unity and belonging amongst all people from the variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds who attend our school.

to fund more anti black racism, anti Indigenous racism and anti racism topics by addressing, racism anti-Black racism and anti-indigenous racism and centering the voices of racialized parents/caregivers, and elders. This grant could fund half the Colour Blind Workshop.

Build a culture of inclusion and inclusive leadership
Overcome implicit bias (also referred to as unconscious bias)
Reduce microaggressions and promote allyship
Understand and support neurodiversity
Remove bias and discrimination in the hiring process
Increase cultural sensitivity and intelligence

Art Becoming Community: A Night of Music, Culture, and Inclusion

The goals of this project are to promote a sense of belonging and inclusivity;
Build connections post-COVID-19 among our school families;
Strengthen our community as our school is currently housed outside of the catchment area;
Celebrate the diversity and individuality of the artistic talents of the student body.

The goals of the workshop series is centered around mental health and wellness of parents. In the workshops, parents will participate in workshops that explore:
- Mental health and its importance to parenting
- Work/life balance and its relationship to parenting
- How better to monitor and protect your mental health.
- Dealing with mental health and your children.

EmpowerFam: Wellness & Wealth for our community

The goal of the project is for the parents to focus on fitness, stress management, healthy eating , financial literacy and promote cultural exchange through food sharing. By serving predominantly people of colour families that are tailored to specific needs and objectives in the community . The project aims to empower and uplift families in our neighborhood, with a specific focus on addressing their unique needs and challenges, promoting health and wellness, and striving for equity and inclusivity. These achievements will contribute to a stronger, healthier, and more resilient community..

To hold multiple learning circles conversation on topics of food security, mental health and anti-oppression, anti-indigenous oppression.

Supporting Indigenous Reconciliation at Carleton Village

This project will complement the School Councils work over the past years to bring Indigenous education to the students. Through the Kairos Blanket Exercise, parents/caregivers will learn the history and nation-to-nation experience of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.It will end with a Talking CIrcle.

We would like to work towards engaging parents to support diverse community building with their children and at the school. Create awareness about school issues related to racism, bullying, exclusion. Provide them with the information and tools to build a foundation at home - encouraging equity and inclusion.

The summary is that they would like to invite a guest speaker with the focuse on the needs of the school community (special education) and provide opportunities for parents/caregivers to connect and build more community where there is understanding about the challenges/opportunities of raising a child with special needs.

Embrace Diversity. Foster Belonging. Cultivate Inclusion

The objective is to get the parents/caregivers more involved in the school, to feel comfortable with speaking up and co-collaborate in their child's education, identifying oppression in its many forms and addressing it. The goal is ultimately to empower the parents/caregivers and get them more involved. Individual voices are heard and recognized. Promote a sense of belonging and community.
Our project will include:
1. an anonymous survey to identify needs, concerns and goals of the parents/caregivers in our community and a conversation circle to discuss the results of this survey. Opportunity for parents/caregivers to make suggestions to school administrators, school council and teachers regarding any issue with racism, issue with equity, and anti-oppression.
2. integrate a speaker/resources/workshops on ally-ship/inclusion/belonging and how to speak to children about these issues, in the parent/caregiver outreach event.
3. host an in-person arts-based creative experiential event that engage parents/caregivers in building ‘safer’ spaces within the school council and parent community to address strengths, challenges and issues around race, inequity and oppression in support of cultivating a welcoming, and inclusive (belonging) culture within the parent council and school parent community. "

After our school experienced a hold and secure (Sept 27) we realized that a high proportion (20% +) of our families were from areas of the world that had very recently experienced war. This was an incredibly traumatic experience for them and when our principle and parent council saw and heard about the sheer terror and ultimate relief in knowing their children were safe we knew we had to do more to help foster a sense of well being and safety at our school. With ongoing wartime issues around the world (and with a high proportion of our families coming from areas of the world where conflicts are ongoing), mental health initiatives and tools for families to not only employ at home but also for students to hold onto at school could not be more timely or vital to everyone's wellbeing. Our goal with this grant is to provide our families with these tools to help them feel more safe and secure and ultimately to foster a more positive sense of wellbeing and belonging at Chester Elementary School through our partnership with Captains & Poets and their student-centred but heavily parent-involved in-person workshops. Coincidentally, but independently, several teachers at our school are pursuing grants to set up a sensory room that will be available to everyone at the school as a safe space which will be student-led and based on their needs and their directions to ensure their voices are empowered. The workshop by Captains & Poets will go hand in hand with their brainstorming for their needs for the sensory room (which is a multi-step project, completely independent). Overall, our aim with our project is to empower our students and our families and improve their sense of self and well being at school and in their community.

A workshop will teach parents/caregivers how to create a food budget, about healthy food choices, using grocery apps to get discount prices, how to grow food for sustainability, and how to find food resources for emergencies

Empowering parents to support positive student mental health and well-being.

The goal of the project will be to increase the confidence of parents and caregivers in supporting the mental health and wellness of their student(s) through the use of mindfulness, spreading positivity, gratitude, celebrating self, and social-emotional learning with the use of an online resource portal and an interactive engagement session by May 31, 2024. We anticipate our reach for the interactive session to be 50-75 parents and the supporting resources anticipated to reach all parents and caregivers within the school community through an online portal.

to educate parents and teachers on the connection between mental health, healthy eating and exercise

We want parents/guardians to engage with an Indigenous artist, learning how to craft an item that has historically been important to Indigenous culture - hopefully a deerskin medicine bag. In creating the item together, we will also discuss Truth & Reconciliation topics in a safe environment. Topics will be proposed by the Indigenous facilitator and chosen by the parents/guardians who will be attending. These topics may include cultural appropriation vs appreciation, understanding the medicine wheel/bag, the T&R 94 Calls to Action, Indian Status myths, etc.. The goal is to provide parents/guardians a place to ask questions and take away a greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary Indigenous peoples. We hope the activity aligns with discussions happening in the classrooms, making parents/guardians more comfortable bridging home and school with discussions of Indigenous issues at home.

Talking to your kids about race with the hopes to gain a deeper understanding of racial injustice and resistance to injustice.

The X Me programs targets increasing wellbeing of children and actively engages parents/caregivers in the process of learning.

Synthesize the power of Student Voice with Parent Voice

Parent/Caregiver training sessions and workshops to understand the signs of Trauma and Resilience in our children

By providing parents/caregivers training sessions, workshops and ongoing affinity groups to understand the signs of Trauma and Resilience in our children

Fairness Across the Food Chain - Cooking up Conversation

"In collaboration with FoodShare, we will be offering a workshop where caregivers from the school cook a meal together, while a facilitator leads a workshop, outlined below:
‘This workshop explores different sites of oppression and exploitation – of both land and people – along the food chain. Through facilitated conversations, your team will do a deep dive into the environmental and social impacts of our food system, asking questions like: Who holds power and privilege along the food chain? Who doesn’t? How can we transform the food system into an equitable and just one? We’ll also talk about changes we can make at home to work toward a fairer food system, putting this into practice as we learn how to make ‘empty the fridge’ Chinese dumplings as a way of reducing food waste.’
So, via conversation and learning on anti-oppression, food justice, and cooking healthy meals on a budget, our goal is to build relationships between our school’s caregivers, and increase a sense of engagement and belonging for all of our school’s families. There is also something uniquely powerful about cooking together, which we hope to leverage to support close connections between the participants.

To provide parents/caregives a space to speak and receive resources on Mental Health and Wellbeingd

Understanding, recognizing and combatting racial biases

First a speaker evening where the topic of anti-racism - how to identify and speak to children about it - will be discussed. Then an evening of celebration of diversity through the voices of culturally diverse groups.

Indigenous and sustainable Cooking with Chef

To provide an opportunity for participants to learn about indigenous cooking while also learning about the history of the food within the indigenous culture. The cooking demonstration with a renowned indigenous chef will provide an opportunity to learn about cooking, healthy eating and goal setting. Families will be able to reconnect in learning over food in an interactive way. This is a virtual experience

Building Safer Communities and Culturally Relevant Parent/Caregiver Engagement through African Heritage drumming and anti bullying strategies.

The goal of our project is to engage parents/caregivers and students in building safer environments, social emotional intelligence and positive relationships. Have a better understanding of different cultures, traditions and beliefs through an African heritage perspective.

The goal is to help enhance the mental well-being of individuals and communities, reduce stigma, and build a supportive and understanding community for all people.

To support parents supporting their kids in the online world. As well, understand core causes of stress and anxiety - and strategies to build their awareness, and intentional screen-time as we highlight: creating intention and joy online, privacy and custom setting, building confidence and online skills

To continue the work of Duke School Council's Dismantling Inequities Committee. To further our work in creating a more inclusive school community, where every student, family and staff member feels a sense of belonging. To foster anti-racist thinking and actions, and to encourage an active stance against racial prejudice, discrimination and inequalities. To support BIPOC students, staff and family members, creating a safer and more inclusive community. To support (and be better allies to) 2SLGBTQIA+ youth - and all students - in dismantling rigid gender expectations and create a school environment where members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community feel safe and accepted. Our hope is that we create space for self reflection and growth, so that attendees are able to better understand their own biases. We want to provide the tools to address racial and gender biases and to help members of our community to be accountable for harmful behaviour. We will host two workshops with the hope of furthering our community's growth towards becoming actively anti-racist, inclusive, and affirming. We are applying for the grant to cover the costs of these workshops so that we can offer them at no charge to our parents/caregivers to remove barriers to participation and encourage engagement.The objective of this training is to give parents and caregivers the skills needed to support trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming youth.

Workshop by YouthSpeak workshop on Bullying Prevention for Caring Adults

Wellbeing and DEI parent workshop & conversation circle

To bring in a guest speaker who will lead a parent and middle school student conversation circle around diversity, equity, and student wellbeing with a focus on further nurturing the safe and welcoming school environment already established at EAST while bringing parents into the conversation and encouraging dialogue that will extend beyond this workshop

"To improve communication, connections, collaboration, health & wellbeing, and a sense of belonging amongst all people in our school community. Using customized mindfulness programs through two mental health workshops to learn strategies to decrease stress and be kind to ourselves and others. We will learn to role model positive behaviours for a legacy for our children and community.
This year, EYCI is considering moving Commencement from October to June, to be more inclusive and remove barriers that prevent attendance (only half the graduates attended this Oct.). While it is following a 'best practices' approach (89% of TDSB high schools now celebrate in June), unfortunately it has divided parents/caregivers and teachers on both sides and has led to decreased kindness, feelings of being excluded and bullying.
To address the challenges of outdated traditions and some peoples' reluctance to change, we believe improvements in mental health will be possible using an innovative approach through a TDSB approved facilitator.
The plan is to create a sense of belonging within EYCI by acknowledging & valuing parents/caregivers' assets, in a safe and inclusive environment where individuals are empowered to prevent & address bullying, while finding similarities in each other. Being able to agree that celebrating Commencement in June will be beneficial for every graduating class at EYCI in the future. Improving mental health & wellbeing can have a significant impact, not only on the parents/caregivers attending the events, but also on their children at EYCI, their families, co-workers, and our community. The School Council Innovation Grant will help us demonstrate that Mental Health Matters at EYCI!"

Parents/caregivers co-collaborators with teachers by ensuring their identities are embedded in the curriculum, Engages parents in early literacy and numeracy,

The goal of the project is to create a sense of engagement within the community and establish a safe space of belonging and understanding difference. Inform and engage parents and children together to learn about identity, adopting a global mindset, equity and celebrating diversity of our Eatonville community.

H.O.L.L.A. (Help, Outlet, Lead, Leave, Assert) Anti-Bullying Workshop

The goal of the H.O.L.L.A. (Help, Outlet, Lead, Leave, and Assert) anti-bullying workshop is to provide the students and parents at Eglinton Junior Public School with five strategies to combat bullying using a live interactive hip-hop performance. The workshop aims to build the students’ self-esteem through finding an outlet to express themselves and teaching them how to stand up to bullies.

The goal is to conduct workshops that link and empower our parent community with the knowledge necessary for enhancing family wellness. Participants will leave with crucial resources for family wellness and engagement. These workshops will encompass a mental health aspect, a healthy nutrition segment, and a physical activity, a Zumba session.

Building Well-Being, Navigating Conflict, Anti-Bullying

Our community is seeking to build community and children's relations through positive talk. Parents are interested in finding out more related to conflict resolution. An outcome will be to develop a common language for families (parents, caregivers and children) and school staff related to navigating conflict.

A Taste of Fairbank Memorial: Multicultural Night

1. Our main goal with the multicultural event is to engage the parent, guardian, and caregiver's of students at Fairbank Memorial Community School in an afternoon of delicious community building. This is a proven, inviting, inclusive, and lively event that provides an opportunity for open dialogue between staff, SAC, students, parents, caregivers, and guardians in a way that feels warm and welcoming.
2. Our second goal is to have an evening full of shared home-cooked foods, recipes, music, stories, and cultures so that a sense of school as a second home, a place that is safe and welcoming is created and fostered.
3. Finally, we aspire to build knowledge among the parents, guardians, and caregivers at Fairbank Memorial Community School about food across cultures in our community and introduce them to new ways of cooking and eating in a healthful way that reduces food waste in the home and showcases how our community interacts with food.

to provide mindfulness techniques so that parents/guardians can use what they have learned for their own mental health and or to help them support their children's mental health.

Strengthening our Community: Everyone Has a Story

To grow our parent and student communities into ones that embraces differences to allow everyone to be transparent about who they are and to bring their authentic selves to school.
Increase in parent engagement; open and honest communication (decrease in anonymous communications); increase in demonstration of compassion, sensitivity, and empathy towards each other through their communication from students and parents (less complaints) Using Captain & Poets seminar

Building Community and Parent/Caregiver Engagement through Inclusive Culturally Relevant Health and Wellness Nights

The goal of the project is to increase parent/caregiver engagement through equitable/anti oppressive activities that promote health, wellness, and African Heritage food practices and sovereignty. Also using Zumba to reflect the community and cultures. Also will use stress balls, mindful colouring, beaded bracelets, calming glitter jars.Facilitator and planting materials from Black Food Toronto- African Food Basket https://blackfoodtoronto.com/

The aim is to create a community where parents/caregivers feel included and empowered; to provide tools to support learning at home; to help students with anti-bullying; and, to create an anti-oppressive school environment.

We all agree the joy food gives each and everyone of us young and old. In alot of our model school communites, healthy food choices and nutrition has been a growing concern, that was put front and centre especially during the pandemic. the Femington heights community was specifically hit hard during that time. because of this, the Flemington parent council would like to have an educational series on nutrition, healthy food choice and ways to source food on a budget. this will happen over 2-3 sessions, we will bring in the TDSB nutrition deparment and Unison Health and Community Servises to provided workshops and supports around nutrion, healthy food choices, and sourcing of food on a budget. This will also be an inclusive project that inclueds Lawrence height where most of the Flemington students attend for middle school. At the completion of the workshop parents will come in and make a healthy dinner with their child to present to the the group.

Promoting cultural diversity through sharing of traditions and celebrations to create a sense of belonging.

Creating equitable, inclusive spaces for our parents / care givers / guardians regardless of ethnicity or religion to promote diversity.

A workshop that will Create a sense of belonging within the school environment by acknowledging and valuing parents/caregivers' identities and assets, ensuring their representation and reflection in all spaces, activities, and the building.

anti-racism, inclusivity and breaking down barriers

A presentation with an anti-racism message, promoting inclusion and belonging for members of our community that may feel under represented.

The Goal of this project is to identify some of the negative impacts of anti black racism and anti indigenous racism, at our school (George Webster ES) and the affects on mental health. This will happen with a guest speaker. Also, childcare remove the barrier of childcare for some families, and allow for a more equitable experience for all families.

“Parent/Caregiver 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusivity Workshop” by Get REAL Movement Inc.

To engage the parent/caregiver community in creating a safe, equitable and welcoming place for everyone by raising awareness of 2SLGBTQ+ identities, terminology, and facts.

“Good Health and Well-being: Join us for an evening of Bollywood Dance, Yoga and Mehndi!”

"Part of our School Improvement Plan is to centre student lived experiences, mental health and well-being, strengthening caring relationships and developing positive peer interactions, so that students develop their optimism, self-confidence and resilience which are essential to their success. In essence, we will provide students with a sense of belonging, engagement and joy as we make connections as a “community of learners” beyond the walls of the classroom. The majority of our community identify as South Asian as reported in the latest TDSB Census data, with Hindu and Muslim being the main religions of our student population. We have just been designated as a Model School effective September 2023.
November is Hindu Heritage Month – a month to recognize and celebrate the rich tapestry of Hindu traditions. We value parent voice, seek authentic opportunities for community outreach and promote a positive school climate. In an effort to support student and community joy, belonging and connection, the Glamorgan School and School Council are partnering to host an artistic evening of expression. Our primary goal is to create a safe sense of belonging for students and their parents/caregivers through Bollywood dance, yoga and Mehndi design, in an effort to move our community from having membership of our school learning community to ownership. In addition, our secondary goals are to strengthen the connection between home and school; provide an opportunity for students and families to spend quality time with their children while engaging in culturally relevant pursuits; supporting mental health and well-being through physical activity and artistic expression; as well as having fun, relaxing and reducing stress through dance and gentle yoga stretches. We are hoping that this will be the first of additional family engagement events this year. This first one is focussing on well-being, belonging and joy. We would then like to build on this momentum and hope to host additional family engagement events in the new year that focus on educational workshops for families to support literacy and numeracy at home. "

To educate families about nutrition and how it ties in with overall wellness, learning and positive behaviour. At our school, many children need to use the breakfast and snack program. It is important for all parents to know how nutrition ties in with learning and performance at school. It is also important for them to know that all students are eligible for these programs, and all parents can volunteer to help with the nutrition program despite their race or economic status. We would like to plant a school garden with the grant money, and would like parents to volunteer their time to help create, plant and maintain the garden with their children, throughout the spring/summer months. This will allow families to work and learn together, and students can use the items they plant and will teach them a great way to be self-sufficient and healthy.

The goal of this project is to guide parents towards a comprehensive understanding of family wellness through workshops. The workshops include a Healthy Nutrition presentation with samples, a Mental Health awareness session, a gardening workshop, and a Fitness and/or Yoga session. All of the workshops will be delivered by a TDSB approved vendor.

The goal is to conduct two parallel workshops, both facilitated by the Ojibiiikaan Indigenous Cultural Network. One workshop will cover cooking techniques, while the other will teach attendees how to cultivate their own food. These workshops will be imparted with a comprehensive approach that respects and highlights the importance of the land, includes knowledge of protocols, ceremonies, and ways of interacting with the land, and recognizes its historical, cultural, and social relevance. All attending parents will depart with useful resources on the concept of food sovereignty.

Creating safe spaces of belonging (tackling bullying and violence)

The goal of our project is to create a feeling of safety and oneness for the Grenoble PS community to help everyone flourish in a positive friendly environment. To empower Grenoble PS Parents, Caregivers and Guardians with necessary tools and information on identifying signs of bullying and effective strategies to address bullying. To foster an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere for the Grenoble PS community, prioritizing their sense of belonging, acknowledgement, safety, support and care. To educate Grenoble parents, caregivers and guardians about anti-oppression, anti-racism, acceptance and inclusion and promote the well-being of all.

The goals of this project are (1) to develop an understanding of well-being and mental health, (2) provide strategies to support parent and child well-being and mental health, (3) to support openness in discussing our mental health needs, (4) leave families with tools and resources for use at home when need arises.

The goal for the family literacy night would be an increased love of reading among students, improved literacy skills (plan to include the idea of a parent-child book club/book swap), enhanced parent involvement and a stronger parent-student-school partnership, all contributing to the ongoing development of Harwood students' education.

Supporting our School Community's Mental Health and Wellbeing

A Workshop series for parents and caregivers on food access and mental health. with innovative elements of bringing the parent and caregiver group together to cook eat and share knowledge

This is directly from the application: The Innovation Grant offers a unique opportunity to take a community-centred approach to enhancing students’ sense of well-being, belonging, and agency in the world. Creating a true sense of inclusion and belonging within the school environment means engaging parents/caregivers in meaningful dialogue that creates sustainable change. Promoting well-being and inclusion in school starts with self - awareness and connection to self. Nurturing authenticity, compassion, and connection contribute to well-being and inclusion in schools. In this workshop, students will discover their unique strengths and gifts and recognize that 'we are the same but we are all different'.

Understanding Diversity and Building Inclusion to Support All Our Students

Through a series of three virtual parent/caregiver workshops on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusivity, anti-Black racism, and trans awareness, we aim to work towards equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in our school communities by increasing parent/caregiver awareness and understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ issues and anti-Black racism.

Indigenous Land-based Learning - a 2-part workshop on Treaty responsibilities as they connect to Howard’s community garden

broaden and deepen an anti-oppression and anti-racism practice in parents and caregivers by sharing knowledge

Food Sovereignty (Understanding and leading a healthy family life)

This goal is to help parents comprehend, plan, and create a family or community garden. The intention is to invite community agencies such as Toronto Black Farmers to give workshops on self-sufficiency in food and wholesome eating at their residences and in the neighbourhood. Another objective is to provide tools to parent participants that they may use at home with their families.
Another goal is to better equip parents and the school community with the core skills they need to help their families in leading healthier lives.

The goal of the project is to involve parents and caregivers within our school community to come together for a day and evening of gathering around food and culture. Our event will be centered around the book - The Antiracist Kitchen by Nadia L Hohn. Our intention is to use food as a means to bring cultural awareness to our school community, while empowering parents and caregivers to share and contribute aspects of their culinary culture.

Creating safe spaces and a feeling of belonging by recognizing that our differences are strengths. Enhancing mental wellbeing of individuals and communities, reducing stigma and building a supportive and understanding community. Captains and Poets is a self awareness program that uses Connection to teach Inclusion and Belonging. Storytelling by Rukhsana Khan delivers an inclusive interactive take on picture books.

BIPOC parents/caregivers, student council members and students to gain greater awareness of various cultures and in-turn parents and students feeling a greater sense of belonging. Use this increased sense of awareness and put into practice in school community - rethink practices/activities. (2) Have early literacy nights with the kindergarten and primary parents to teach strategies from home thereby enriching home environment that enhances children’s early learning experiences and sets a strong foundation for their educational success

The goal of the project is to engage all parents and caregivers in the school community by hosting two evenings of African Drumming and Dancing to create a sense of belonging, be an opportunity for the representation of and exposure to African heritage at our school, and build better understanding of an opposed group. The project uses music and dance as a mechanism to build and strengthen parents' connection to the school environment and recognition of their value as a key component of the school community. African Drumming and Dance provides an active, hands on experience that is an entryway for the greater representation of and appreciation for African and African diaspora history, culture and tradition throughout the school community. JR Wilcox is a small but mighty community located in mid-town Toronto. Our school community is of a lower income bracket. Around 70% of our students identify as BIPOC and 50% of our students’ parents are born outside of Canada. The project is designed to address key needs in our school community, including the need to create unique opportunities for parents and caregivers to feel a sense of connection with the school community of parents and staff. The intent is to then build on that engagement to have greater representation of Black, Indigenous and other equity deserving populations within the school, to enable more spaces and opportunities for the voices of racialized parents and caregivers to be centred, and for parents and caregivers to collaborate with educators to have learning reflect the diversity of the school. This project is a stepping stone and enabler for this broad change. The project includes two evening sessions of African Drumming and Dance, led by an external instructor. The sessions would be focused on engaging parents and caregivers but would be open to their children as well. Two sessions would be offered to maximize participation.

create a space that feels safe for all kids

Community information fair addressing mental health, wellbeing, rights education, equity/anti-oppression advocacy, anti-racism, and food security,

A) To equip families with information about mental health resources that are available in the community and empower families to access these services to seek assistance.
B) To work as a parent/caregiver/student staff team to learn mental health and well-being strategies like mindfulness, stress management, emotional resilience, self advocacy and a connection with the natural world so that our children can receive common messaging at home and at school as they develop learning to sustain mental health and wellness.
C) To build a sense of community in our school culture by connecting students, families and staff in school-wide learning about the importance of outdoor learning as it relates to mental health and wellness."

Bullying and Mental Health: Information and resources for parents/caregivers

A multi-faceted approach to achieve our objectives and goals ( emotional well-being, mental health and bullying), focusing on cultural competence through an event, featuring a workshop facilitator and/or performance, that uplifts the voices of marginalized communities and informs on issues of emotional well-being, mental health and bullying.

Promoting mental health and well-being for all ages in Kingslake Community

To promote a supportive and stigma-free community that prioritizes mental health and well-being for individuals of all ages, by providing accessible resources, awareness, and a nurturing environment that fosters resilience, emotional intelligence, and a sense of belonging, ultimately promoting the overall mental health and quality of life for our community members.

The goal of the project is to bring awareness to parents and caregivers of the importance of early literacy and it's impact on academic performance and integration to society. Kingsview Village Junior School is designated as a Literacy Intervention Site, it is our goal to provide resources and support to parents .The resources and support provided by Literacy Basics 101 will be a tool that parents can engage at home with their children that encourages reading and effective strategies for success. Our approach is to tackle the underlying issues that parents and caregivers are often not aware of and create a safe space to explore what they are. Literary 101 will limit the barriers that marginalized and racialized persons within our community is often face with , by providing learning opportunities that are culturally relevant while promoting academic excellence .

The objective through three a three part workshop is to empower parents/caregivers/guardians and provide them with the tools to improve not only their MENTAL HEALTH and WELL-BEING but their children's as well.

Food Security & Sovereignty Parent workshop with Afri-Can Food Basket

To address stated parent/caregiver concerns about food costs and nutrition, the workshop will address economical shopping and starting small container gardening.

The goal of this event is to establish a safe and inclusive environment where individuals feel a sense of belonging and where all parents/caregivers feel welcome and equally valued as members of the Lanor parent community so they may be empowered to prevent and address bullying and violence.
OBJECTIVE To use artistic/creative activities of various expressions (music, dance, art, empowerment/self defense, coding, yoga/meditation) led by people and organizations of diverse backgrounds to bring people into the school and for parents/guardians to make connections with one another and to share in an experience. Additionally, we look to align some of the workshops with student workshops (to be funded separately) to provide a common experience for students and parents to share in and support discussions at home, specifically about inclusion, belonging, positive choices.

Our goal as a school team is to break some of the trends in behaviour we see in our school that contiunes to hinder the learning of our young people and community. Working in calaberation with our administration and teachers in the buidling we will be bringing in local community leaders and activist to provide supports and stategic learning opertunities to our parents, students in our community. Behaviour and mental health is a growing concern to many parents with students at Larence Heights, but also our feeder school Flemington. We will be working with our feeder school Flemington heights, and there administration, to provide them with supports in these areas as they also struggle to find support for those young learners.

1) To introduce parents/caregivers to the new Mathematics curriculum 2) to provide an opportunity for parents and children to learn Math together in a Fun-filled Game format 3) to provide an opportunity for the parents and Caregivers to develop as a community.

Educate parents on growing food from sprouts during the winter and the preparation of the food grown from sprouts.

Last year we successfully started a community garden. We created 4 garden beds and planted tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and herbs. We would like to use the funds to expand the garden and include an indigenous focus for some of the vegetables planted, including corn, beans and squash. We had students watering and taking care of the garden, parents assisted in taking care of the garden on weekends and in the summer. Families from the community regularly accessed and harvested the vegetables throughout the summer and fall. We are improving access to fresh vegetables, educating about planting, and this year, would like to add an indigenous education component for students and the community.

Food Sustainability, Ethnicity and Culture. Celebrating Black Culture and Learning Indigenous history, traditions and teachings.

Learning about Indigenous and African/Black/Caribbean heritage by way of cooking and gardening. Goal is to help build parent/caregiver relationships with other parents, school and community.

Engaging Our Community in Literacy and Numeracy

Supporting parents and caregiver on how Literacy and Numeracy is tought in the classroom and how they can support at home.

Embracing diversity and building an inclusion action plan

To implement an inclusion action plan that is informed by diverse perspectives, particularly those of racialized and equity-deserving groups. Parents and caregivers will enhance their understanding of others, build a sense of community as we continue to rebound from the global pandemic and understand the role they can play to drive inclusion and allyship within the Millwood Community. Aligned to our School Goals for 2023-24, our project is a series of events that result in a tangible product that will impact our school for years to come.Over a series of 3-4 events parents and care givers will have the opportunity to get to know others from the Millwood Community. The kick off event will engage participants with an impactful presentation from a not for profit organization focused on advancing equity for racialized youth, followed by an outline of the intent of the inclusion action plan and then networking. The subsequent sessions will be facilitated focus groups, to allow participants to co-create the plan.

To bridge social emotional learning with inclusion initiatives that foster connection and create systemic change.
1) We will facilitate a workshop with Captains and Poets that includes an artistic component for parents to promote positive identity, belonging and agency.
2) Delivering parent resource creations (booklets) as a resource for parents that can be applied at home and at school to support well being and belonging.
3) To share findings and use them towards developing community engagement strategies that help bring more representational engagement to the school council and other extracurricular activities through a conversation circle.

The goal of kindness week is to increase student and parent awareness and identification of what it truly means to be kind and re-center our school community around a kindness-first culture. We will: (1) provide students and parents a forum to engage in kindness discussions and identification; (2) amplify student and parent voice to drive measurable change in the kindness culture of our school; (3) engage in community building events to demonstrate how kindness can benefit all those around us, and; (4) provide tools and strategies for students to identify, label and correct unkind behaviours in themselves and others.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Parent Workshops

We are working to enhance mental health and well-being among our student population by engaging parents in a series of workshops lead by a local Mental Health Services provider. The goal is to ensure a happier, safer, and more well-adjusted student population, by focusing on how to reduce feelings of anxiety and stress. When students are happier and less anxious, the school environment is safer and there is a significant reduction in bullying. The goal it so create safe spaces where students are able to focus on learning and growth.We want to work with families so that everyone is on the same page when it comes to supporting students along this journey. We'll provide parents with tools and language to support their children through challenging times, stress, and worries. We'll also talk about kindness and supporting others and help kids be kind and respectful community members.

The goal of this project is to enrich parental knowledge of family wellness with unique workshops. The workshop topics are as follows:
• A Healthy Nutrition workshop delivered by Toronto Public Health or Black Creek Health Centre
• A mental health awareness session presented by Black Creek Health Centre.
• An Indigenous tale centered around the Three Sisters Soup.
• A self-sustainability workshop in food growing and gardening conducted by one of two community agencies(to be determined).

Family Engagement Workshop - Child & Youth Mental Health

We will do this by engaging with a community partner (Youth Mental Health Canada) to provide a child and youth mental health and wellness workshop for parents and caregivers in January 2024. (The virtual workshop will be offered to all parents/caregivers of OOOPS students: parents/caregivers can join the workshop from wherever is most convenient for them, and they will also have the option to watch the workshop with others in a classroom at the school, while free childcare (including games) is offered in the school gym. Light refreshments will also be made available. We will follow up the parent/caregiver session with a feedback survey as well as a virtual community consultation to ask parents/caregivers what ongoing mental health programming and/or community partners they would like to see School Council bring to OOOPS.

Parent/Caregiver well-being and social emotional learning project

The goal the project is to create an environment for parents/caregivers to address their own well-being and by doing so strengthen the bridge between parents/caregivers and the school community, ultimately increasing parent engagement in our school.

The goal of this project is to authentically connect with families and to help truly build capacity among our communities in order to close achievement and opportunity gaps faced by our students.

Focus on engaging parents and caregivers to help combat hate and racism in our school. Our goal for this project is to create a series of engaging experiential events that celebrate diversity through inspirational storytelling, while delivering important messages around anti-hate and anti-racism, in partnership with educators in our community. Increase understanding and appreciation of the diversity in our school community.Provide examples of achievement and inspiration to create pride and belonging.
Increase awareness of what hatred and racism can look like.Give parents/caregivers tools to have conversations about hatred and racism with their children. The Intended Outcome:
For our parent/caregiver population to value and better understand the cultural diversity within our school community, with the ultimate goal of creating an inclusive and anti-racist culture. The Idea: Diversity Celebration Days Leveraging the TDSB student centric approach to combating hate and racism, our project focuses on two areas in the strategy; Caregiver Engagement and Learning, and Building partnerships with community agencies and educators whose voices are often not heard to support extending learning opportunities in dismantling hate and racism.
We will create two special events in partnership with community educators that will spark immersive conversation with parents and caregivers that address racism, anti-Black racism and anti-indigenous racism. These messages will be complemented by inspirational stories and demonstrations of excellence that will create a sense of pride and belonging within our diverse audience.There will be parent and caregiver involvement in these experiences because they are immersive by nature. We will also create a resource centre within our library with books focused on anti-racism and anti-hate for ongoing parents/caregivers engagement.We plan to complement these parent/caregiver events with ones that also focus on student engagement. Selecting other relevant educators within the 'Diversity Celebration Days' theme. Council will be fundraising separately to fund these events.

Mental Health & Well-Being Through an Anti-Oppressive Lens

The goal of our project is to reduce the stigma around mental health in our school and address the systemic barriers that limit tools and access to wellness supports for our racialized families. By doing so, we hope to provide all parents with a sense of belonging, awareness and agency for enhancing their mental health and well-being and that of their children. Through this initiative, we strive to educate and inform parents in a supportive way by establishing trust with our community partners and agencies to support future engagement in these areas.

Parent workshop: Social media and mental health

To provide parents with a comprehensive understanding of social meda, internet safety and mental health

Antisemitism Then & Now: Workshops for Rawlinson Parents

"To provide two educational workshops for the Rawlinson parent community focused on Antisemitism, to help raise awareness and understanding in our community. Antisemitism is the most reported creed-based hate crime in the TDSB system and is getting worse by the day. We will have 2 educators from the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (a TDSB approved partner organization), deliver two 90-minute workshops for Rawlinson parents exploring the historical and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, while promoting tolerance and inclusion for all families. The workshops will be in-person at the school gym and also on Zoom in order to reach as many families as possible.
Workshop Description:
Antisemitism has been called one of the world’s oldest forms of hatred, dating back more than 2,000 years in the archeological record to Greek and Roman sources. Tragically, this type of hate continues to thrive today in the 21st century, with many of the same myths and tropes continuing to be perpetuated. This 90 minute workshop will look at patterns of antisemitism evidenced from antiquity to present day, discussing how to identify this form of hate and suggest ways in which to address it in our contemporary world today.
The purpose of the workshop is to educate and build awareness about the topic of antisemitism from an historical to contemporary context. Understanding historical forms of antisemitism places current incidents within a broader spectrum of understanding of the seriousness and longevity of this form of hatred and intolerance. It also informs conversations about how naming and calling out antisemitism alongside building allyship can work towards countering this hate. All of this work is about valuing diversity and inclusion and using one’s power and privilege to contribute to diversity and inclusion.

To initiate an inclusive, parent-led Equity Book Club in collaboration with a local independent bookstore. The book club will focus on the following equity topics:
Session 1: Anti-Racism
Session 2: Human rights (with a focus on disability and neurodivergence)
Session 3: Mental health/wellbeing
Session 4: Creating safe spaces of belonging (tackling bullying and violence)

Increase awareness of mental health for students, teachers and families.

Empower & Unite: A Resilience-Building Workshop for a Diverse Community

Our school faces a myriad of challenges, including being designated as a TDSB model school and having a high LOI ranking (39). Many of the school's families are not only marginalised, but also incredibly diverse, facing additional complexities tied to race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability. Resilience, or the ability to rebound from stressors and challenges to regain a positive and empowered mindset, is essential for all and is one of the best indicators of academic success. However, it doesn't manifest in a one-size-fits-all manner. Our project aims to teach parents resilience strategies that are sensitive to these intersectional factors. Through this, our goal is to empower both parents and students, to equip parents with practical, real-world strategies for building resilience, both for themselves and for their children, while fostering a greater sense of belonging and unity within our community.

To raise awareness for Anti- Bullying