When:    Saturday November 8th, 2008

Where:   York University, Toronto

Details regarding this year's speakers and workshops will be posted later this spring. Check back again for more information!

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Last year, on Saturday November 3, 2007, nearly 300 people attended our annual conference at York University in Toronto. Notes and/or presentations from workshops and session are posted here.

→ Check out the list on the left side.

Speakers included:
- John Ralston Saul, Author
- Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne
- Paul Cappon, President, Canadian Council on Learning
- Annie Kidder, Executive Director, People for Education
- Mark Sarner, President, Manifest Communicatons
- and many more...

 → Click here for descriptions of sessions and names of ther presentors.

Conference Coordinator, Kathryn Blackett welcomes participants.

 2006 Conference

On November 4, 2006 almost 200 parents, teachers, school trustees and board staff, and the Minister of Education, came from across the province to People for Education’s tenth annual conference at York University.

Attendees listened to timely and interesting discussions about education issues. And they participated in practical workshops – on topics such as working with principals or how to acquire the new parent involvement funds – that produced useful strategies and helpful tips.

Click here to view Making Connections 10 Annual Conference Report

Click here to view School Councils: Tips for Problem-Solving

The conference also provided an opportunity to make contact with other parents sharing similar concerns.

Special thanks to the Ministry of Education for providing grants to subsidize travel and accomodation costs to help many parents attend.