Samantha Fernandes

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

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…

💭💎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

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

@HCDSB REPRESENTATION MATTERS! So grateful to @StFXgradcoach for bringing the Kente Stoles to our Black students! Celebrating and valuing Black Joy & Black Brilliance!

600 grads? No problem! Congrats to the class of 2023!! #knights #Classof2023 @StFXSOS @HCDSBdirector @emibakaic @mduarte_HCDSB @HCDSB

What an eventful weekend!! Event 1: Prom 2023 with a few of our graduating BSU students! 🥰

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.

@HCDSB WELCOME Akiesha Newton-Williams, our amazing Graduation Coach for Black Students! We are so grateful for your lived-experience & work!

Thank you to UofT for inviting our B.S.U to their annual Black History Month Luncheon! @StFXSOS @HCDSB #stfxbsu #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory365

@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

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

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

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

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.

@MsBonsuTweets Amazing!!!!

Here are some finished products inspired by Black Canadians. Dudley Law, Hawa Jibril, Marie-Joseph Angelique & Beverly Mascoll. Working with Making Art &Making Change has allowed students to share their artistic abilities & show their learning as a form of self expression 👏🏿🎨

.@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

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

@Soulpepper you did it again! Made me laugh and broke my heart all in one night! Go buy your tickets to watch Trey Anthony's 'Da Kink in My Hair. The show runs till December 23rd!

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.