EQUITY & INCLUSION AT TIOS

At Toronto International Oslife School, our mission is to inspire academic excellence for students and strong confidence for parents.

The following statements of belief are excerpted from the Peel District School Board document entitled Empowering Modern Learners (Addendum 2020) and help us to shape a foundation that determines our school's belief system about our students.

As a school, we are committed to ensuring that each student is represented and reflected in the learning experiences and learning environments we provide.  This means that teachers and administrators at TIOS celebrate and value unique student interests, backgrounds, cultures and prior experiences.  Our beliefs as a staff are found on the following belief system that we bring to virtual classrooms every day:

- We must actively confront inequities and barriers that uphold racism and other forms of oppression so learners of all identities are empowered through education that embraces their identities and lived experiences.

- Each learner is curious, competent and able to take an active role in his or her own learning.

- Effective educators empower all learners to achieve personal excellence by being open, flexible and responsive to their needs.

- A positive, innovative learning environment empowers all of us to grow through rich, authentic relationships both locally and globally.

- Together as a community of families educators and learners, we share responsibility to inspire our modern learners to be active, critically engaged global citizens.

Culturally responsive pedagogy and modern digital tools offer unprecendented opportunities to empower historically under-served learners by providing barrier-free access to information and learning networks.  This access generates new opportunities for learners to explore their passions, share their voices and consider diverse perspective.

Being an educator that embodies Modern Learning is more about the journey than the destination.  As we acknowledge our past and commit to a new future, we will focus on instructional strategies that take into consideration student learning needs, and assessment practices that are equitable, transparent and focus on student achievement.  Our classrooms must foster critical thought, adaptability & innovation and understanding that these concepts look different and have different implications for each learner.

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Peel District School Board - Empowering Modern Learners (Addendum 2020)