International Languages & African Heritage Program

Emancipation Day means the freedom to be empowered to Self-Determine @ Charles E Webster PS Amharic Language & African Heritage Summer Program. #Summer2023GalleryWalk #DjembeDrumTime #Gankogui(bell) #BlackLiberation #FreedomWeSing #LiftEveryVoice

What a successful ILE/AH Annual Symposium 2023 last Saturday, focusing more on Planning:Inclusive Design & discussion on equitable practices to ensure students success.Thank you for the active participation of our instructors during the session.Also,congrats to our ILE/AH team!

📖Our new ILE-AH Program brochures are out! Both in-person and remote (online) registration is now open. Visit ileahprograms.ca for more information.

Open to all K-8 students, our International Language Program offers language learning with engaging activities. Our African Heritage Program connects students to the contributions, histories, legacies, cultures and traditions of people of African descent. ileahprograms.ca

Such a great day at Silver Springs PS @TDSB_ILE Summer Program as instructor Donglan Yuan led students in a 'Air Around Us' activity. Students enjoyed hanging bird feeders and had fun flying paper-made planes while learning about air dynamics.🐦🐦‍⬛✈️ #TDSBSummer2023

Our amazing @TDSB_ILE Program Officers, Ivy and Maria, proudly showcasing student work at Silver Springs' summer program! Thank you to all the students, staff and parents that have made this summer a great success! #TDSBSummer2023

#TDSBSummer2023 🌏🌞😎

.@TDSB_ILE Summer registration now open for TDSB and non-TDSB students in Grades K-8 🌞Morning and afternoon classes combine language & culture learning with engaging activities like games, songs, dance, storytelling, and writing from July 4-28📷🔗bit.ly/42MVU28

. @TDSB_ILE Summer registration now open for TDSB and non-TDSB students in Grades K-8 🌞Morning and afternoon classes combine language & culture learning with engaging activities like games, songs, dance, storytelling, and writing from July 4-28🔗bit.ly/42MVU28

Registration is now open for our in-person summer program which runs from July 4-29! More details can be found on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3Mkkcsq @norbert_costa @pctdsb

In celebration of #GreekHeritageMonth, Ms. Manou, @TDSB_ILE Greek program instructor, shows us how to pronounce some common Greek words and phrases! 🇬🇷 More information about the ILE/AH program here▶️ ileprograms.ca

Congratulations to the leaders of the @tdsb @TDSB_ILE your continued work is paying off. The students were so proud of their knowledge of the ancestors. Keep up the great work.

Congratulations to students in our ILE/AH and IL Secondary Credit programs for their winning art and essay submissions for #GreekHeritageMonth! @tdsb ⚪️Anastasia, Gr. 3, ILE/AH 🔵Despina, Gr. 12, IL Credit ⚪️Maria, Gr. 8, ILE/AH (Essay) 🔵Andrea, Gr. 6, ILE/AH (Essay)

#Africanlanguages (3) Shona 🟢The Shona tribe makes up 80% of Zimbabwe's population. 🟡The Shona people are famous for building stone cities. 🔴The Zimbabwe ruins are a world-class tourist attraction. ileprograms.ca #Africanhistory #Blackhistory #Africanheritage

#Africanlanguages (1) Twi 🔴Asante Twi is one of several dialects of the Akan language speaking people of Ghana. 🟡The Adinkra symbols each have a name and great meaning based in universal human values such as family, integrity etc. from the Twi language of the Ashanti people.

In light of African Heritage Month, our ILE/AH Program shared with us some fun facts about the ILE Program African languages. 🌍We want to share these interesting facts with you! 🙂ileprograms.ca #Africanlanguages #AfricanHistory #alwayslearning

Continuing Education's @TDSB_ILE Program offers language classes to elementary students in over 50 languages. This week we learned a few words and phrases in Mandarin (Chinese) from one of their instructors!🙂 More info▶️ ileprograms.ca @norbert_costa @pctdsb @tdsb

Our heartfelt thoughts go out to Leonard’s family, friends, and colleagues. To add a memory or condolence, please use the following link and scroll to the bottom of the page bit.ly/3oWwuyq (2/2)

It is with immense sadness that we inform you of the passing of ILE/AH Program Officer, Leonard Wandili. Leonard was truly a bright light in our program and in the @TDSB community, a champion for Black students, and a warm and caring individual. (1/2)

Happy holidays celebration Romanian style @TDSB_ConEd program @milnevalley @norbert_costa