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Secondary English Teacher / Secondary Literacy Itinerant ❤Culturally Responsive Teaching

HCDSB
Joined November 2021
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
It's Canada History Week 2023 and this year's theme is Black Achievement in Canada! We are proud to share Canada's significant Black History every day and encourage you to learn more and share this history throughout the year. #HistoryWeek2023
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
This us a great video to understand the land that we are on. Chi Miigwetch to @MsSamFernandes for finding, teaching, and incorporating into Indigenous Lit. NBE3U&C. We can all use this to learn who's traditional territory we are on. youtu.be/3X4MYbJvLUI?si=VIXN…
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💭💎from When Faith Meets Pedagogy: "The child that u least expect 2 be Christ's comeback is going to walk thru ur door.  God is going 2 ask u, did u recognize me in that child? It'll be that same child that will be the cross that walks u in2 paradise" - Fr. Tony Ricard @HCDSB
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
There’s no better feeling than spending a day with like minded colleagues, who are dedicated to creating culturally responsive resources for teachers. Thank you for your leadership always @MissGtheTeacher 💕 #BlackHistory365
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
Replying to @HCDSB
@HCDSB REPRESENTATION MATTERS! So grateful to @StFXgradcoach for bringing the Kente Stoles to our Black students! Celebrating and valuing Black Joy & Black Brilliance!
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
600 grads? No problem! Congrats to the class of 2023!! #knights #Classof2023 @StFXSOS @HCDSBdirector @emibakaic @mduarte_HCDSB @HCDSB
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What an eventful weekend!! Event 1: Prom 2023 with a few of our graduating BSU students! 🥰
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I'm still processing it too!! Such a powerful story of race & surveillance with an ending that had me absolutely shocked but grateful for the necessary discomfort.
Last night I attended @canadianstage play #fairview Wow! I’m still processing it all. Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury and Directed by @tawiahmcarthy thank you for bringing this much needed dialogue to a Canadian audience! As a black woman I felt seen.
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
Replying to @HCDSB
@HCDSB WELCOME Akiesha Newton-Williams, our amazing Graduation Coach for Black Students! We are so grateful for your lived-experience & work!
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Thank you to UofT for inviting our B.S.U to their annual Black History Month Luncheon! @StFXSOS @HCDSB #stfxbsu #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory365
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Replying to @JullyBlack
@JullyBlack understood the assignment. She represented the language in which we should be speaking. This is walking in truth. This is allyship. The lands we have come to know as Canada, although many of us call it home, it is ON NATIVE LAND. #Landback #Canada #NBAAllStar
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
Talk of “divisiveness” by some on antiracist & equity education. Europeans created social construct of race to justify enslavement, colonialism, racial division & hierarchy that persists today. Antiracist, anti-oppression education is about inclusion & decentering Eurocentricity
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Another success! Thanks to our B.S.U who put together an informative display to educate the school community about the richness & diversity of Black hair styles & types. They even brought the tunes & danced! Pure joy & pride!! @StFXSOS
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Shoutout to our Black Student Union on creating a BHM bingo activity for our entire school to participate in & learn about notable Black figures daily. So proud of them! These are just a few of many! @StFXSOS
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So proud of two of my NBE3U students who are in this video promoting the course🧡 Teachers, please encourage your students to take Indigenous courses! It's truly a transformative experience for them.
During this course selection period we highly recommend that all HCDSB secondary students take an Indigenous education course offered at our HCDSB schools. They teach students how to think critically & work towards reconciliation Watch the full video here: instagram.com/reel/Colk00CgD…
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
.@BishopReding teacher Doreen Bonsu developed the first ever history course at HCDSB about the African Canadian experience! @MsBonsuTweets is presenting about the course at the Regular Board Meeting on Dec 20th. Learn more & tune in to the Board meeting: hcdsb.info/3hojMao
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So proud of our @StFXSOS NBE3U students for writing new land acknowledgments for our school & educating the community on selected parts. It's important that we know and understand what we recite every morning. More to come! @HCDSB
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A big thank you to our guest speaker @chanelle_odessa who visited our @StFXSOS B.S.U & led an impactful session on internalized racism & reclaiming identity. Students shared their lived experiences & learned how to name their feelings & reclaim their externalized experiences.
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Samantha Fernandes retweeted
November is Indigenous Awareness Month at HCDSB. Throughout the month of November, students and staff will acknowledge the contributions and legacy of First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples in Canada. Learn more: hcdsb.org/2022/11/hcdsb-reco… #HCDSBbelonging
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We're so grateful to @nccm for leading two powerful sessions on anti-black Islamophobia and bystander intervention during Islamic Heritage month. So important for our students to know how to recognize Islamophobia & challenge monoliths and stereotypes @StFXSOS
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