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OISE doctoral student Sara Zoghbi is a finalist for a thesis presentation competition in Montreal. She was profiled by Radio Canada in Montreal.

Call for nominations for the 2026–2027 OISE Graduate Students' Association Executive is now officially open! Nomination period: March 16 - March 31.

One of the key characteristics of the Graduate Student Research Conference is its collegial nature that encourages participation from all OISE students. The research work being undertaken is important, for sure, but so are the relationships that form among colleagues and the conversations that take place in between sessions. Prachi Dhanky shares her experience of being a part of the conference team.

Excerpt: "The Ontario government is launching the Classroom Supplies Fund to provide elementary school homeroom teachers with direct access to $750 in funding each school year for classroom supplies. The new fund, which will be launched as part of the province’s 2026 budget, will ensure teachers have the materials they need in their classrooms without paying up front and is part of the government’s ongoing work to ensure the provincial education system is supporting student success and helping them reach their full potential."

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Excerpt: "The school will be built to an initial capacity of 675 students, with a core design accommodating up to 800 to support future enrolment growth. The facility will exceed 82,000 sq. ft. and include classroom spaces, a gymnasium, a multipurpose room and specialized learning areas including human ecology and applied technology. An integrated child-care facility will provide up to 104 infant and preschool spaces for children age zero to six, with 30 school-age, shared-use spaces for before- and after-school care, for a total of 134 new child-care spaces."

All OISE students are invited to attend the OISE Graduate Students' Association Annual General Meeting (AGM).

La langue dans tous ses États ? Éléments d’une sociolinguistique critique avec Monica Heller. Podcast à écouter sur Radio France.

Excerpt: "The 10 new Edmonton school projects include eight new schools and two replacement schools. Edmonton Public Schools is approved for four new schools. Edmonton Catholic Schools and Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord are each approved for two new schools and one replacement school. Together, these projects will create or renovate more than 8,400 student spaces in Edmonton. With a total of 40 new projects funded in Budget 2026, there are now 161 active school projects underway across the province."

This video highlights the seamless model used in Waterloo, where before- and after-school care is closely aligned with the core school day to create a consistent experience for children. By reducing transitions and supporting continuity across the day, children remain in familiar environments with trusted educators and peers. This approach helps create stable, responsive learning spaces that support all children while also making the day easier to navigate for families.

Facilitators: Chanel Tsang and Ghazal Malik
Saturday March 7, 11.30am to 1pm, 12-199 (Boardroom)

In Visualizing a Hopeful Future: A Reflective Collage-Making Workshop, Chanel Tsang and Ghazal Malik invite participants to reconsider hope as an active scholarly commitment. Rather than approaching hope as a fleeting emotion, they describe it as “a relational practice and not a passive feeling.” In moments shaped by uncertainty and unrest, they suggest that hope asks scholars to remain present with complexity while still imagining otherwise. It involves “staying with complexity and also imagining alternative futures through reflection and creativity,” transforming what is often hidden or unspoken into possibilities for insight and action. In this framing, hope becomes both method and stance, something enacted collectively through reflection and shared meaning-making.

Our latest JICS at the Movies presented a screening of the acclaimed documentary "The Making of a Japanese," followed by an in-depth Q&A with the filmmaker.