We’re so excited to share our new publications with teachers across the country! While I hope that you will take the time you need over the summer to rest and recharge, I also hope that you will find some time to explore these two new resources, and those of our partners and get inspired for the next school year.

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics.

Every Heritage Month arrives with familiar gestures: classroom displays, cultural performances, and celebrations of food, language, migration, and achievement. But these recognitions emerged from histories shaped by racism, exclusion, war, imperialism, and colonialism.

This guide encourages educators to use Valley of the Birdtail as a meaningful opportunity to explore the connected histories of the communities of Rossburn and Waywayseecappo, examining themes of racism, resilience, and reconciliation. Through dialogue and reflection, readers are invited to confront difficult truths, deepen cultural understanding,and strengthen their practices as compassionate, inclusive educators.

Black Canadians have been running for and serving in elected office for more than 150 years, but most of us know almost nothing about their experiences.