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SMCE F24 – Free Panel Discussion with Children’s Authors

It All Starts with a Story: Five Celebrated Children’s Authors on Talking to Young People About Social Change

Free Panel Discussion

  • Thursday, November 28
  • 7:00-8:00 pm
  • Online via Zoom
  • Register for the link to this free event

Stories have the power to open young minds to the world around them, inspiring conversations about social, political, and environmental issues. In this online panel discussion, six celebrated children’s authors will discuss how their works tackle these important themes and how literature can be a catalyst for sparking meaningful discussions with young people. The authors will share their experiences in addressing complex, often difficult subjects through storytelling, offering insights on how adults—parents, educators, and mentors—can help guide children through these conversations, fostering understanding, empathy, and action.  

Speakers

Joyce Grant: How To How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts 

Hadley Dyer: Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces 

Rochelle Strauss: The Global Ocean and One Well: The Story of Water on Earth 

Inna Figotina: Trilingual Me! Moi Trilingue 

Rabia Khokhar: Award-winning elementary educator and activist 

Questions?

  • EmailGet in touch: ce.stmikes@utoronto.ca
  • Continuing Education OfficesContinuing Education Offices: Alumni Hall, Rooms 309 – 313 121 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4

Please note registration for this event is now closed.

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