Durham ETFO
603 Palace St L1N 6S5 Whitby, ON, Canada

Gender-based violence is the varying ways power and control are used over another person based on their gender identity or gender expression. One solution to ad...dress this violence is to create conscious classrooms and communities with education! Join us to speak out and take action END VIOLENCE. Here is one tool by Media Smarts to help unpack gender stereotypes https://mediasmarts.ca//talking-kids-about-gender-stereoty See more

How did two staff from one class test positive for COVID-19, and those students still attend school today? Not applying the precautionary principle puts students, staff and their families at risk. See our letter to Durham Public Health, below.

Early Childhood Educators are such an integral part of the educator team in kindergarten, we want to give a special shout out to them on this celebratory day! Thanks for everything that you do!

Durham Teachers! Don't forget to let our office know about your donations to local foodbanks. We will match your donations! If you have any questions, please reach out to your steward.

Cases in Durham schools are increasing - but so too have our class sizes. What is the plan to keep students and staff safe when we've put more people together in one space? Masks for all, and smaller class sizes are needed now.

ETFO invites 64 women members to register for a one-day First Nations, Métis and Inuit education professional learning opportunity. Register before Monday, Octo...ber 26, read this https://bit.ly/3m8EuaZ. This virtual workshop focuses on the ETFO and Right To Play Canada resource while engaging in learning and dialogue about Indigenous worldviews, treaties, residential schools and leadership.

Today is World Teacher Day! Thank you to all of our members for the incredible work that you are doing this year - and every year!

Happy Labour Day! Join us today at 1 pm for the Durham Region Labour Council celebration. There won't be hot dogs in the park this year, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the contribution of workers to all parts of our community and society!

Thank you to the ETFO and CUPE members, and to the administrators of Robert Munsch PS whose fast action saved a student's life. You folks rock.