Concentus Citizenship Education

Essential Citizenship Competencies (ECCs) are the essence of citizenship skills, knowledge, and dispositions that are deemed necessary for an individual to participate fully as a respectful, responsible citizen. concentus.ca/teacher-toolki… #Saskedchat #EdChat

Concentus is proud to have contributed to the Senate report: Combatting Hate: Islamophobia and its impact on Muslims in Canada. We are pleased to be cited as part of the solution. The full report is available at sencanada.ca/content/sen/co… #SenCA #Islamophobia #SaskedChat #SaskEd

The Concentus resources include a "Teacher Toolkit" of planning docs, unit plans, grade level inquiry overviews, and discursive strategies. Check them out at: concentus.ca/teacher-toolki…

June is Pride Month ("Gender and Sexual Diversity Pride Month") This month is dedicated to celebrating Two Spirit, queer, lesbian, gay, trans, bi, and other gender and sexually-diverse communities all around the world. #Pride2023 #FreeToBeMe

June is National Indigenous History Month. This is a month for all Canadians to learn and honour the history, diversity, sacrifices, and cultures, as well as to celebrate the strengths and contributions of present day First Nations, Inuit and Metis people.

All are welcome to the 2023 Holocaust Memorial (Yom HaShoah) on Sunday May 28th, 1:30pm at the Congregation Agudas Israel Synagogue: 715 McKinnon Ave S, Saskatoon. This year’s special guest speaker is Holocaust Survivor Sahbra Marcus, survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoa) is observed to honour the victims of the Shoah(Holocaust) and pay tribute to Canada’s diverse community of Holocaust survivors. Teaching the Holocaust: fswc.ca/holocaust-and-… museeholocauste.ca/en/saskatchewa… # Concentus #Saskedchat #LearnTogether

March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is a day for celebrating women’s achievements and a call to equality for all women. History of IWD: un.org/en/observances… Indigenous suffrage: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/.../indigenous... #IWD2023 #Concentus #Saskedchat #LearnTogether #EdChat

February is Black History Month. The 2023 theme for Black History Month is: “Ours to tell”. Visit the Saskatchewan African Heritage Museum. Take a virtual tour (sachm.org/virtual-museum) and see what events are planned (sachm.org/events).

February is Aboriginal Storytelling Month. Take this time in particular to support and promote First Nations, Metis & Inuit oral storytelling traditions in Saskatchewan, and to celebrate First Nations, Metis & Inuit history, language & culture. lssap.ca/storytelling

January 29th is the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. On This day in 2017, a gunman entered a mosque in Quebec City and opened fire on dozens of Muslim Canadians ending a prayer service. nccm.ca/.../2016/08/ED…

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27th. It commemorates the Holocaust of World War Two in which 6 million Jews and 11 million others died at the hands of the Nazis. In Canada, Yom HaShoah is April 27 #classroom-toolkit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">friendsofsimonwiesenthalcenter.com/education/educ… museeholocauste.ca/.../internatio…

Today is Raoul Wallenberg Day. Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who helped save tens of thousands of Jewish lives in Nazi-occupied Hungary. Raoul Wallenberg was Canada's first Honorary Citizen. #RaoulWallenberg #NeverForget #Saskedchat #EdChat #PowerOfOne

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On this day we we remember the lives of 14 women murdered at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989, and reaffirm our commitment to fight the misogyny that still exists today. women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorati…

Dove into #engagedcitizenship today with my little grade 1's. Never too early to teach about rights, social justice, and plugging into their world. Thanks to @ConcentusCEF for the resources!

October 24 to 28 is Media Literacy Week. Wednesday October 26 is Media Literacy Day. Our friends @MediaSmarts have great resources for teachers! mediasmarts.ca #MediaLitWk #medialiteracy #Concentus #CitizenshipEducation #Teaching #EdChat #saskedchat #SaskEd

September 30th is The National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, and Orange Shirt Day. How does Concentus address Truth and Reconciliation? Invitation to Lead and Learn? concentus.ca/invitation-to-… concentus.ca/.../trc-respon… concentus.ca/teacher-guide-… #Saskedchat #EdChat #TRC

Excited to talk about @ConcentusCEF in a back to school interview this morning on CBC radio.cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

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June is National Indigenous History Month. This is a month for all Canadians to learn and honour the history, diversity, sacrifices, and cultures, as well as to celebrate the strengths and contributions of present day First Nations, Inuit and Metis people.