There aren’t a lot of awards for people in public education.
So, when York University’s Emily Burgis, who has spent most of her career in public education with the York Region District School Board as a teacher, guidance counsellor and curriculum consultant, learned she won an award from the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA), she was thrilled.
“Teachers don’t often get awards, they usually only see rewards by seeing the impact they have on students,” she says. “To be recognized by an organization outside the system – it’s a real honour.”
Burgis is a visiting professor in the Faculty of Education at York’s Markham and Keele campuses where she applies her knowledge and experience as a teacher, with a focus on education that is grounded in equity and inclusion.
Read the full article in the November 5, 2025 issue of Yfile.