Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a School for Your Child
Choosing a school involves much more than comparing programs or reputations. This workshop helps parents identify their priorities, know what questions to ask, and evaluate factors such as educational projects, schedules, curriculum, school policies, facilities, services, extracurricular activities, fundraising priorities, and school culture.
More Than Volunteering: Finding Your Place in Your Child’s School
Explore the many ways parents can participate in their child’s education—from staying informed and communicating with teachers to volunteering and joining school organizations. We’ll also discuss how schools can create meaningful opportunities for family engagement and build stronger relationships with parents.
Fair Doesn’t Always Mean Equal: Understanding Inclusive Education
What does inclusion actually mean in practice? This workshop examines the principles of inclusive education, the difference between equity and equality, and the goals, benefits, challenges, and realities of meeting diverse student needs within today’s classrooms.
IEPs 101: Understanding Your Child’s Learning Plan
A practical introduction to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in Quebec schools. Parents will learn who may need an IEP, what it should contain, when it should be developed and reviewed, what effective goals and strategies look like, and what questions and information parents can bring to the process.
Beyond the IEP: Understanding Adaptations, Modifications & Supports
A follow-up to What Is an IEP? that takes a closer look at the supports available to students with diverse learning needs. Parents will learn the differences between adaptations, modifications, evaluation support measures, and other interventions—and what these distinctions can mean for their child’s learning and assessment.
When It’s More Than Conflict: Understanding Bullying, Violence & School Responsibilities
Learn how bullying and violence are defined in Quebec education law and how schools are required to prevent and address them. We’ll examine Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence (ABAV) plans, what they must include, who is responsible for them, and what parents should expect when concerns arise.
A Seat at the Table: Understanding Your School’s Governing Board
Discover how governing boards fit into Quebec’s public education system. This workshop explains who sits on a governing board, the roles of its members, how meetings and decisions work, what powers boards have, and how parents can access information and participate effectively.
Wait… Can They Charge for That? Understanding School Fees
School fee invoices can be confusing. This workshop helps parents understand what schools may—and may not—charge families for, how fees are determined and approved, what common invoice items mean, and what questions parents can ask about fees and the use of collected funds.
Where Does the School Day Go? Understanding Subject-Time Allocation
How much instructional time does your child receive in each subject—and who decides? This workshop explains subject-time allocation, how schools make these decisions, the factors that can influence them, and the potential impact on students’ learning experiences.
Your Voice Matters: Parent Rights & Educational Decision-Making
Learn where and how parents have a voice within Quebec’s public education system. This workshop explores key parent rights, opportunities for consultation and participation, and the structures through which families can contribute to decisions affecting their children and school communities.
Walk In Prepared: Making the Most of School Meetings
Walk into school meetings prepared, organized, and ready to collaborate. Parents will learn what to do before, during, and after a meeting, including gathering information, identifying priorities, asking productive questions, documenting decisions, and following up effectively.
When Something Isn’t Working: Navigating School Concerns Productively
When a concern arises, knowing who to contact—and how to approach the conversation—can make a significant difference. This workshop provides a practical framework for raising concerns, communicating effectively, documenting important information, following up, and maintaining productive relationships with school teams.
Who Do I Ask? Understanding Who Does What in Education
Who is responsible for what? This workshop demystifies the many roles within Quebec’s public education system—from teachers, principals, professionals, attendants, and support staff to school service centres/boards, senior administration, and councils of commissioners—so parents know where to turn when they have questions or concerns.
The Homework Question: When It Helps, When It Hurts & What Parents Can Do
Homework should support learning—not overwhelm family life. This workshop explores different purposes and types of homework, appropriate expectations across ages, and how parents can recognize when homework is providing useful practice versus signalling that a child needs additional support.
Is My Child Struggling? Knowing What to Look For
Academic difficulties are not always obvious. Parents will learn how to recognize potential signs of struggle by considering classroom expectations, work samples, assessment timelines, student behaviour, available supports, and conversations with their child and teacher.
Now What? Turning Academic Concerns into Productive Conversations
Once you recognize a concern, what comes next? This workshop focuses on communicating proactively with school teams, asking useful questions, understanding the support already being provided, identifying next steps, and working collaboratively to monitor your child’s progress.
“That’s Not How I Learned It!”: Making Sense of Modern Math
Today’s math instruction can look very different from what many parents remember. This workshop explains the thinking behind contemporary approaches to number sense, place value, operations, and mathematical reasoning—and provides practical ways parents can reinforce understanding at home without confusing their child.
Beyond “Just Read More”: Building Stronger Reading Comprehension
Strong reading comprehension requires more than simply spending more time reading. Parents will learn the difference between learning to read and reading to learn, how comprehension is taught and assessed, strategies that support understanding, and considerations for students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia.
Beyond Spelling & Grammar: Helping Your Child Become a Stronger Writer
Writing is a complex process involving much more than spelling and grammar. This workshop explores planning, organization, vocabulary, drafting, revising, editing, and language conventions while showing parents how to support developing writers without taking over the writing process.
What Are They Learning in CCQ? A Parent’s Guide to the Program
Get a clearer picture of Quebec’s Culture and Citizenship in Québec (CCQ) program, including its objectives, required content, learning expectations, and evaluation. We’ll also discuss questions parents can ask about classroom approaches, timelines, resources, communication, and sensitive topics addressed through the program.
More Than Screen Time: Understanding Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework
Digital competency extends far beyond knowing how to use technology. This workshop introduces Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework and explores how schools are expected to develop skills related to information literacy, communication, collaboration, digital citizenship, creativity, problem-solving, and responsible technology use across the curriculum.
