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STARA/SGM

If you have not already received your voting and Zoom links for the 2021-2022 year,
sign up for this year’s links.

Look forward to “seeing” you there.

December 15, 2021

STARA

GBV Workshop

Ending Gender-Based
Violence Workshop

The Status of Women Committee is hosting a free full day gender-based violence workshop on Monday, December 6, 2020 from 8:30 - 2:30 pm. The Committee will cover the costs of your TTOC but spots are limited.

Angela Marie MacDougall
Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS)

Dr. Balbir Gurm
Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships (NEVR)

MOC

December 10, 2021 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

STA Member of Colour Committee's

Created and delivered in thought of the needs of the Surrey Teachers of Colour and the participants who hope to learn about racial trauma and begin to unpack parts of their racial identity.

Virtual Therapeutic
Art Workshop

Delegates

Email your name and a brief statement
to sta@surreyteachers.org by
Friday, December 17, 2021 (4pm).

For more information, please read the
Call out for 2022 BCTF AGM Delegates.

PUT YOUR NAME FORWARD
TO BE A BCTF AGM DELEGATE

Latest News

STA Fall 2021 Awards Recipients

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- OCTOBER 27, 2021
Social Justice Reps

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- OCTOBER 19, 2021
Mask Wearing Non-Compliance

When discussing concerns about mask wearing non-compliance with administration, ensure that you have the Public Health Order handy. The wording in the order is much stronger than the Health andRead more
- OCTOBER 14, 2021
Ideas to balance the loss of Monday and Friday prep times?

At many elementary schools, a few teachers end up with Friday and Monday prep times. As most statutory holidays fall on these days, these teachers end up with significantly lessRead more
- OCTOBER 14, 2021
Surrey Teachers’ Favourite Teachers

To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2021 on Tuesday, October 5, we called for stories of Surrey Teachers’ favourite teachers in last week’s STA Connection. Here are the entries we received: Raman Badesha – TTOC My favourite teacher was Ms. HenryRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
New Reporting Policy

The Ministry of Education has released a draft form of a new K–12 Student Reporting Policy which includes significant changes to the current reporting order. Teachers, parents, and students have fromRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
CoDevelopment Canada’s Fall Online Fundraiser

The STA International Solidarity Committee has tickets to CoDevelopment Canada’s Fall Online Fundraiser “From the Classroom to the Streets: Spotlight on Teachers’ Movements in the Andes” on Saturday, October 16 at 4pm.Read more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021
BCTF Social Justice Grants

As members of a Social Justice union, Surrey teachers can access BCTF Social Justice grants. These grants are offered by the BCTF to promote social justice initiatives in locals, schools and classrooms. TheRead more
- OCTOBER 6, 2021

Land Acknowledgement

Surrey teachers work on the unceded traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Katzie, Qayqayt and Semiahmoo First Nations. As part of meaningful reconciliation work, we reflect on the impacts of colonialism through self-education in order to be accountable to Indigenous people and pay attention to our students of Indigenous ancestry, providing them the tools for their success in the future. We are all on a path to learn more and understand the role of each of us as educators in healing the broken relationship with the First Peoples of these shared territories. We thank those who live on and care for the land.

STA Connection

The Advocate

The Advocate is a seasonal publication for members. The Advocate contains a report from the President, information from the table officers, updates, and information on current educational issues and issues of importance to Surrey teachers.

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