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Impactful Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities
Inspiring students, teachers and community for action
Vincent Massey Public School
The People!
Our Mission
To maximize student learning through students, staff, parents and community
working in an atmosphere of mutual respect and shared responsibility.
Our Motto
Refuse to Lose
Key Accomplishments
• NQI Canadian Award for Excellence in Education – Order of Merit
• High levels of parent, staff and students satisfaction and trust
• Sustainable results in student learning, safe and caring environment
• Top ten Professional learning Communities in Ontario
• Community engagement
Create Possibilities – What’s in it for them?
• Private sector – Adobe, IBM, SAP, TD Bank (greening)
• Public Sector – Public Health, Local community centres, mental health facilities
• Volunteer Coordinating org.• Local restaurants, grocery stores• Local newspapers, media• Capitalize on parent talents• National Quality Institute/ Balldridge• Community programming – Anger Management
Service Learning“Give more than you get.”
Bill Gates
H.E.A.L.World Vision
Child Haven InternationalWorld Wildlife Federation
Food BankFinding Life
How?
• Be open and involved – seek opportunities• If you don’t ask the answer will always be
no• Have a school/ class/ issue that people
what to be a part of• Market your “product”• Give thanks• Engage and be engaging
Teacher SupportCreate a school where people
love to work, play and learn together.
Building a Professional Learning Community
Teacher support
• Resources• Recognition• Renewal – continuous improvement• Relationships• Reduce Isolation – Open the doors –
classrooms, office, homes, minds• Responsibility – share it! Self-managed
teams, student council, parent council
Embracing, Engaging and Educating a Diverse Community.
Supporting Materials for ISIS Officer Ethnocultural Equity Award 2001-2002
Submitted by Vincent Massey Public School
Poster created by Senior Kindergarten students and their teacher D. Dudar
“A quality school has a culture of ethnocultural equity” As a multi-cultural Beacon school, our efforts in the areas of anti-racism and ethnocultural equity are deeply embedded in the daily life of our school. Each and every event we have honours the contribution of all cultures to developing a safe and caring world for us all.
Those who are part of a global culture understand, respect, love
and honour different national traditions, ethnicities and
customs.
Move beyond “Multicultural education.”
They live the universal values of love, contribution, laughter, joy, generosity, security, growth, health, excitement,
openness, humanity, acceptance, tolerance, freedom, learning, evolution, fascination,
spontaneity, reinvention, curiosity, prosperity, diversity, responsibility,
accountability, knowledge, sharing and readiness to change.
At Vincent Massey… Everyone is Different
• Regular English• French Immersion• Gifted French
Immersion• Dual Diagnosis• Deaf/ Hard of Hearing• Learning Disabilities
The human species are 99.9% genetically identical.
There are greater differences between any two frogs in a pond than between any two people who find themselves
waiting for a bus.
Human Genome Project 2000
Diversity at Vincent Massey
• Inclusive education• Options• Sports• Refuse to Lose • High expectations for all• Safe and Caring School
Environment• Education about religions,
cultures• Annual multicultural
dinner and Art Show• Mental Karate
• Multicultural Liaison Officer• Training sessions for parents• New project – “Parent Lounge”• Welcoming office staff• Family Reception Centre• Meetings at local Community
Centre• Rights and Responsibilities• Talent Show• Reading Buddies
So what are you going to do now?
What is your push to action? How will you track your successes so you can celebrate?