Here is a clipping from the Toronto Star, who interviewed students about ‘Hear the Whisper’, one of the ‘Time 4 change’ career project initiatives that was driven by students’ concern about the growing mental health challenges faced by teens today.

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Lawrence Hill makes a guest appearance! Students were deeply moved by the Black History of Canada Education exploration. When we read the ‘Book of Negroes’ and ‘Dear Sir, I intend to burn your book’ by Lawrence Hill, students were deeply moved and wanted to know more about this Canadian and locally born and raised author. When one student put forward the idea that she wanted to write to him, she was greeted with ‘Let’s find out how to do that!’ We asked and he came!

People Like Us  – I met Hashi Mohamed when he came to the local High School in Grade 10 with his family as a Somali refugee fleeing the Civil War there. He is now an eminent barrister, journalist and recently published author. In the chapter of his book entitled, ‘The Blue Room’, he shares his experience meeting his Grade 10 Homeroom teacher, Denise Adler, my pseudonym in the book.

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