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The Black Presence at McGill University

The recently formed Dr. Kenneth Melville McGill Black Faculty and Staff Caucus has been a long time in the making.
The first Black professor at McGill University was Quebec City born William Wright (1827-1908.) a
graduate out of the Faculty of Medicine who became the first Black medical doctor in British North America. He was chair of Pharmacology and Therapeutics from 1854 until his retirement in 1883.

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Religious Literacy in Teacher Education

This article explores two questions: What is religious literacy in the context of teacher education? and Why does teacher education matter for the promotion of religious literacy?

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This teacher and activist is inspiring her students to change the world

CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province's Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the Black Changemakers.

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Teachers and community leaders demand action from school boards over textbook's use of N-word

Westmount High School teacher calls for textbook's immediate removal from classrooms

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NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL IN THE CLASSROOM

Sabrina Jafralie: “it’s as if it’s our first year of teaching…”

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Kamala Harris a 'tangible' inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says

Aug 12, 2020 publication description The Chronicle Journal

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End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists

Sabrina Jafralie is seen in front of Westmount High School in Montreal on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures and faiths.

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Don't Give Me that Old Time Religion - Quebec to Move Away from ERC

The CAQ says it's abolishing the Ethics and Religious Culture course, in part because it focusses too much on religion. Shawn talks to callers and guests, one of them being, Dr. Sabrina Jafralie, about the course, and the role of religion in school.

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ERC Course To Be Abolished

Dr. Jafralie, who is a Head Teacher at Westmount High School, told CT News that removing religious culture would be a mistake as "we want our students to understand each other and what makes us click

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Facing Bill 21 In The Classrooms: Silence is not an Option for the Future

The adoption of Law 21 creates two fundamental problems: 1) it sends a divisive message to our students and 2) it sits in contraction of my teacher duties as outlined in the Quebec Education Act.

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