Kathleen is a second year BEd student who participated in York’s GO GLOBAL student exchange program this past summer. Below is a Q&A with Kathleen about her international exchange experience in Freiburg, Germany. Where did you go on your international exchange?My international exchange was held at the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (Freiburg Teacher’s College) in southern […]
To mark World Refugee Day on June 20, York University’s Faculty of Education will host a free screening of the documentary film Warehoused. This film explores the plight of refugees through the stories of those in Dadaab, Kenya – one of the largest refugee camps in the world. The screening will be held in the Nat […]
Concurrent BEd student Amanda Almeida was recently recognized by the university’s International Education Office with a York International Global Achievement Award. The $500 award was presented to Amanda in recognition of her participation in a global engagement experience through an academic exchange or summer abroad. Applicants were asked to demonstrate how their experience(s) abroad had […]
Earlier this week the Faculty of Education welcomed a group of 59 educators from Saudi Arabia to participate in a workshop titled Relationship Building Preparing for School Immersion OCT Standards of Practice/Ethical Standards organized by the Faculty’s Office of Professional Learning and course directors. The 59 teachers, counsellors and principals from Saudi Arabia are at […]