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Good Girl, Bad Girl? conference - An examination of the pressing issues faced by girls today
Date: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Location: Montecassino Banquet Hall, Toronto
This conference examined the many issues that affect young girls today, including relational violence, hyper-sexualization, social aggression and girl fighting, sexual harassment & exploitation, eating disorders and depression.
Presentations were as follows:
- Safe Schools Action Team Updates
Presented by: Liz Sandals
- Building Healthy Relationships - Interventions for Gender-based Violence
Presented by: Donna Quan, Marcia Dunlop-Powers, Dave Johnston, Toronto District School Board
- Eating Disorders: Myths & Facts
Presented by: Amelia Perri, Sheena’s Place
- Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence
Presented by: Lilia Goldfarb, Early Sexualization Research Project, YWCA Montreal
- Aggression Amongst Girls
Presented by: Tina Daniels and Danielle Quigley, Carleton University
- What Young Women Want You to Know about Depression
Presented by: Cathy Thompson and Cheryl Vrkljan, CAMH VALIDITY Project
- Sexual Harassment and School Safety
Presented by: Debbie Chiodo, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science
Cyber-safety Conference
Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Location: Spirale Banquet Hall, Toronto
Participants spent a day examining the growing concern of many educators and parents today - cyber-safety. They heard from leading experts in the area and learned about keeping youth safe on the Internet.
Topics included:
- Cyberbullying & The Law
Presented by: Eric Roher, Border Ladner Gervais LLP
- Using the Internet as a Violence Intervention Tool
Presented by: PC Scott Mills, Toronto Police Service
- Protecting our Children - Child Personal Safety beyond “Stranger Danger”
Presented by: Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Cyber Bullying and Risk in a Cyber World
Presented by: Faye Mishna, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Research, Factor-
Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, The Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Chair
in Child & Family
- Cyber-Technology
Presented by: Orbis Communications
- The Cyber-World: A Youth’s Perspective
Panel of students answered attendees questions
11th Annual Safe Schools Conference
Date: Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Location: Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto Airport
The 11th Annual Safe Schools Conference was once again a great success, with over 750 in attendance from all over Canada. Attendees participated in workshops covering a wide variety of safe schools topics including to cultural proficiency, Bill 212, At-Risk Behaviour & Mental Health and French sessions.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Safe Schools Institute Part 1 - Eastern Ontario
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 (pm) and Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Location: Kemptville College, Kemptville
Due to a growing demand from educators and administrators from Ontario’s eastern boards of education, the Canadian Safe School Network was pleased to offered the Safe School Institute Part 1 in Kemptville.
Attendees benefited from:
* Real Life Case Studies
* Interactive Discussion
* Sharing best practices
* Course resources
* Certification of successful completion
Part 1 topics included:
* School Culture
* The Safe Schools Act
* Progressive Discipline
* Legal Issues
Youth Gangs Conference
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Location: Montecassino Banquet Centre, Toronto
Youth Gangs are not just an “inner-city” problem. Attendees heard from leading experts in the area and learned about identifying youth gangs, signals of gang involvement and preventing youth gangs in schools and communities.
Topics included:
- Youth Gangs & Organized Crime
Presented by Insp. Thomas Carrique, York Regional Police Service, Organized Crime Bureau
- Gangs 101: Inside the Dangerous World of Canadian Street Gangs
Presented by: Michael Chettleburgh, Author, "Young Thugs"
- The Girls Connection - A Look at Aggressive Female Behaviour
Presented by: Margaret Walsh & Erin Rajca, Child Development Institute
- Weapons
Presented by: Chris Dodds, Halton Regional Police
- Youth Gangs & Technology
Presented by PC Scott Mills, Toronto Police Service & PC Reid Saxby, York Regional Police Service
- Youth Gangs & Pop Culture
Presented by PC Doug Minor, Toronto Police Service
- Breaking the Cycle - A Youth Gang Exit Program
Presented by Andrew Bacchus, Canadian Training Institute
Thank you to all those who attended the Youth Gangs Conference.
Click here to view the hand-outs for the following presentations: Gangs 101 and The Girls Connection.
Safe Schools Certification Institute Part 1, 2 & 3
Date: Monday, August 13 - Friday, August 17, 2007
Location: Nottawasaga Inn, Aliston
Details:
The Canadian Safe School Network was pleased to offer the 3rd Safe Schools Certification Institute - developed by educators for educators.
Attendees spent the week with leading educational experts in the field of Safe Schools, optimizing their knowledge of safe school procedures and policies. They learned how to make their schools safe and caring communities in a relaxed environment!
Attendees benefited from:
* Real Life Case Studies
* Interactive Discussion
* Sharing best practices
* Course resources
* Certification of successful completion
Part 1 topics included:
* School Culture
* The Safe Schools Act
* Progressive Discipline
* Legal Issues
Part 2 topics included:
* Harassment Issues
* Gangs
* Search & Seizure
* Emergency Preparedness
Part 3 topics included:
* The New Act - Bill 212
* Investigations
* Cybersafety
* Emergency Preparedness
Please note that Part 1 is a prerequisite for Part 2, and Part 2 is a prerequisite for Part 3.
Cyber-Safety Conference
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Location: Montecassino Hotel & Banquet Centre, Toronto, ON
Attendees spent a day examining the growing concern of many educators and parents today - cybersafety. They heard from leading experts in the area and learned about keeping youth safe on the Internet.
Topics included:
- Cyberbullying & the Law
- Cyber-technology
- Cyberbullying - "Rewiring Our Youth"
- Internet Safety
- Sexual Exploitation
- Cybersafety - Programs & Solutions
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Thank you to all those who attended the Cybersafety Conference.
Click here to view the hand-outs for the following presentations: Cyberbullying & The Law, Internet Exploitation and Be Web Aware.
10th Annual Safe School Conference
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Location: Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto Airport
Details:
Over 650 delegated from across the country joined us at the Safe Schools 2007 Conference, to hear from leaders in their fields on various issues relating to safe schools and youth violence.
Attendees heard from Richard Filion, Director General of Dawson College, and got a first-hand account of the tragic shooting rampage at Dawson College earlier this year. The Hon. Kathleen Wynne also addressed delegates with an update of the Government of Ontario’s initiatives in the area of safe schools.
Workshops at the conference included:
- Cyberbullying & Online Safety
- Bullying
- Youth Gang Prevention
- Legal Liability
- Emergency Response Planning
- Threat Assessment
- Safety in Special Education
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Presented by: PC Scott Mills, Toronto Police Service