On November 7th, about 300 people gathered for our conference at York University.

Thank you to all our speakers, our conference coordinators, Carol and Kathryn, and to York U ♥ for providing the space and support, free of charge, all these years! 

Here's what you told us:

"Excellent day!"     "Awesome conference."
"Well done - glad to see some parent focussed workshops."
"Extremely impressed with speakers and balance of theory and practical issues!"
"Well worth the drive to Toronto."
"Excellent idea to bring together parents/trustees to discuss education issues."

Mark November 6, 2010 on your calendar now!

→ Click to view session notes, PowerPoints, audio clips & video
(updated daily as we receive them)

→ Take a peak at Saturday's agenda and session descriptions

TVO our media sponsor has posted many video interviews from the conference!

Also this episode of Your Voice, with host Cheryl Jacskson, Standardized Testing: The Pros and the Cons, was filmed at our conference.

A panel of experts (Kathleen Devlin, Marguerite Jackson, David Johnson and Joel Westheimer) discussed whether this was the best way to assess our kids. .

Click here for the 2008 sessions.

Many notes from sessions are available!

→ Click here to view a list of notes / presentations from the conference

→ Click here to view or post pictures of the day!

Thank you to all our fabulous speakers and presenters and to everyone who attended.

2007 Conference

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 at: http://www.peopleforeducation.com/conference2007

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...

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.

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.