Arriving in Vienna ….the modern and the historic

The colour and beauty of historical Vienna….

Arriving in Budapest ….. views from the water

A sunny afternoon in Budapest enjoying a walking tour of both sides of the Danube….Buda and Pest.

More images of Budapest to savour…..

Our last night in Budapest …a delightful way to end the journey.

Kathleen Murray helps welcome English Language Arts teachers as they begin their first year of the Summer Literacy Symposium 2025 - a joint venture of the MEQ and LCEEQ. Dr. Adrienne Gear opened the session with the presentation: You are the Best Resource in Your Classroom.

English Language Arts teachers started the first full day at the Summer Literacy Symposium. Dr Sandy Martin Change, keynote presenter, included an activity of Human Scrabble where participants found partners in the room to make words based on a given pattern. Lots of smiles!

At the ELA Summer Literacy Symposium Shannon Collins and Sarah Kingsley lead a group of Grade 1-3 teachers through the presentation:The Right Text at the Right Time.

At the ELA Summer Symposium Larry Swartz leads a breakout session for Grade 4-5 teachers called Better Reading Now while Adrienne Gear works with Grade 6-7 presenting Reading Power - Transform.

The afternoon plenary session at the Summer Literacy Symposium sponsored by he MEQ and LCEEQ has Dr. Gene Ouellette presenting Student-Generated Spelling and Brain Words ….. lots of food for thought after a delightful lunch break.

Lisa Sansom presents a workshop entitled Spelling Matters at the Summer Literacy Symposium. Cycle One teachers are attentive and engaged.

We have kicked off Day II at the Summer Literacy Symposium with Dr Helene Deacon addressing the theme: Morphology: A Key Bridging Process

Karen Filewych works with teachers from Grades 4-7 at the Summer Literacy symposium on the topic of morphology and spelling.

The Summer Literacy Symposium focused on the joy of and the need for well selected read aloud texts at all grade levels. Stefanie McCully and Sarah Kobia provided many useful strategies.

Dr Adrienne Gear and Dawn Lang welcomed back the Alpha Group who are starting their second year at the Summer Literacy Symposium sponsored by the MEQ and LCEEQ. These teachers are excited to be back for three days of learning.

The BETA Group at the Summer Literacy Symposium is finishing up the three days with a period of self-refection and plans for the school year ahead. A group photo helps add to the memories of the experience knowing they have two summers to follow.

The Alpha Group at the Summer Literacy Symposium start their second day of Year Two with Dr. Gene Ouellette offering a presentation and discussion on The Hidden Giant: Vocabulary in Reading (and Writing).

Stephanie McNaughton animated a workshop entitled Syntax at the Summer Literacy Symposium looking at how words and word order impact meaning.

Dr. Sandra Martin-Chang leads the last plenary session at the Summer Literacy Symposium - The Importance of Print Exposure and Building A Culture of Reading. Later today the participants will reflect on their three day experience and plan for the start of the new school year.