BFEP - Mentoring, Support & Community Building
BFEP Mentoring, Support & Community Building
The BFEP Monthly Academic & Mentorship Meeting is an intentional and supportive space designed to build community and foster connections between our BFEP cohort Master of Teaching students, the university, and classroom-based educational experiences. These gatherings are enriched by the contributions of dedicated mentors and thought leaders from across the education sector. Below is a sample of the 2024–2025 mentorship series on "Building a Brave Community & Establishing Support Systems"
| Date | Session Content | Invited Speaker(s) |
| Thursday September 12, 2024 @ 12 noon (RM 11– 164) | Q & A | Mairi McKenna Edwards, Coordinator, Equity, Diversity and Student Experience |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 12 noon (RM-11-164) | Q & A | OISE Dean Erica Walker |
| Monday, November 4, 2024 (online) @ 4 p.m | Focus on practicum and Q & A session | Ann-Marie Chudleigh, Alex Merrick, Dr. Marie Green, and Allison Cunningham & Team, PDSB |
| Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. | Cohort Social in CBSE | School partners, OISE Black faculty and Staff, CBSE Volunteers, BFEP Advisory Committee and BFEP Associate Teachers and Faculty Advisors |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 – @ 12 noon (online) | Focus on practicum and Q & A session | Past BFEP TCs: Abduljabar Nasser (AJ), Andre Harriott, and Kia Butterfield |
| Thursday, February 6, 2025 – @ 12 noon (online) | Focus on practicum and Q & A session | Karen Murray, System Superintendent, TDSB |
