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Friday, September 5
4:30 – 7:00
Wacky’s, 668 Great Northern Rd, SSM
Join us at Wacky Wings for our Welcome Back Social! We’ll cover your wings and non-alcoholic drinks while you relax, reconnect, and kick off the new school year with your fellow occasional teachers.
Since 1962, Teaching Together (formerly Project Overseas) has assisted teacher organizations in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Caribbean. This is a voluntary position that is financially supported by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO).
ETFO members who are selected to participate in Teaching Together (formerly Project Overseas) present professional learning workshops to teachers in host countries. In July, participants attend CTF’s training in Ottawa prior to their international placements, which typically last three to five weeks.
The application form is available on the ETFO website.
In the spring, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) surveyed its 84,000 members to gather input to determine the Federation’s next round of central bargaining priorities for both the Teacher/Occasional Teacher Table and the Education Worker Table. Class size emerged as a unifying issue for members across the province, validating the issue as a focus during the next round of bargaining.
“For years, educators have called for smaller class sizes that better support student learning. In 2026, ETFO is bringing this fight back to the bargaining table with renewed urgency and collective strength,” says ETFO President Karen Brown. “We’ve seen how overcrowded classrooms limit what’s possible: how they stretch educators too thin, reduce opportunities for individualized support, and make it harder to create the kind of calm, safe, and inclusive spaces our students deserve.”
Read more: ETFO bringing class size fight to bargaining table
Your AOTL local office is closed for the summer and will reopen when school resumes in September. We will check email periodically.
Should an emergency occur where members require assistance from the ETFO Provincial Office, you can contact them at 1-888-838-3836.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable summer!