Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada
Registered Name: Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada / Enseigner Pour le Canada
Business No: 819967282RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
Teach For Canada is motivated by a simple belief -- that the quality of a child’s education should never depend on her postal code.
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We are a non-profit organization that works with northern First Nations communities to recruit, prepare, and support outstanding teachers.
Education in Canada is a success story. Study after study shows that our public schools are among the best in the world. But high overall quality masks deep inequality. Only 48 percent of First Nations youth living on reserve have a high school diploma. In the North, those numbers are even lower. And, too often, teachers arrive in northern First Nations without the preparation and support they need to succeed—and stay—in the classroom. The twin challenges of teacher supply and turnover compound historical injustice and systemic inequities to produce a statistical education gap between First Nations and non-First Nations communities.
The right kind of teacher can help fill this gap. We work with Northern First Nations to recruit, prepare, and support committed teachers who will increase student outcomes in the North. This model has been defined by First Nations community partners, our Circle of Advisors, our Board of Directors, and experienced northern educators. We work with First Nations education leaders, principals, teachers, and many others to recruit and select teachers who have the motivation, aptitude, and fit to be successful in a northern First Nation. Once selected, we provide teachers with a 2-week community-focused summer preparation program and provide ongoing support during a teacher’s minimum two-year teaching commitment in the North. Inspired by the leadership of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action on Education, Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada teachers emphasize a spirit of reciprocal learning in the classroom and community.
Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada currently partners with Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Dene First Nations in Treaty 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 in Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Please visit our website for a full list of current Community Partners and to learn more about Our Mission and Values.
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