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Facilitator: Tawnee Dulce
Friday March 6, 3pm to 4.30pm, 12-115

In Journey Through the Body: Mindfulness in Journaling, Tawnee Dulce invites participants into a writing practice that is deeply embodied, spiritual, and restorative. The workshop emerges from lived experience. Following a near-death experience in 2021 and a concussion diagnosis, Dulce found herself unable to engage in her usual routines. In that stillness, she turned to writing. What began as limitation became discovery. She describes this period as learning that she “could write myself through writing,” using the page as a space to live her experience and reconnect with sensations and feelings that had long gone unattended. Journaling, for her, became a way to “connect to myself and my body, the unspoken sensations or feelings that we all have, that we don’t, or are unable to pay attention to daily.”

Excerpt: "The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Canada announced today the creation of 355 net new child care spaces as of September 30, 2025. As part of the Canada-Northwest Territories Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 to 2026, the territory committed to creating 300 spaces for children ages 0-5 years. These spaces support families and job creation in Northwest Territories’ (NWT) communities while allowing parents to return to work or school knowing their children are cared for in safe, licensed environments."

Day 2 of the OISE Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) 2026 brings together research that challenges how we think about education, equity, and representation across global and local contexts. Among the many engaging sessions, 3 presentations stand out for their timely questions and powerful perspectives.

Within the latest newsletter you’ll find research highlights, a powerful recap of our Summer Institute in Ghana, and updates on community initiatives grounded in justice, anti-racism, and care.

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Day 1 of the OISE Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) 2026 is packed with innovative scholarship, critical conversations, and bold reimaginings of education’s role in an increasingly complex world. With so many compelling presentations to choose from, narrowing it down is no easy task. Still, three sessions in particular caught my eye for the urgency of their questions, the depth of their analysis, and the hope they offer for the future of education.

Excerpt: "Through this next school bundle, Alberta’s government is moving forward with a group of elementary and junior high schools that will create space for more than 5,300 students in Edmonton, Calgary, Cochrane and Airdrie. These new schools will help ease pressure in classrooms and support growing communities."

Excerpt: "Children’s experiences during early years form the foundation for their development. For many children in Canada and across the globe, these early experiences include substantial exposure to early learning and child care. And government investments in early learning and care in Canada and elsewhere have increased dramatically. Research has shown that exposure to high-quality early learning and care is associated with positive outcomes for children — and these associations are strongest for children from families with fewer resources, including lower incomes."

As we continue to reflect on this year’s conference theme, Generative Hope: Possibilities in Education Research, we sat down with faculty and staff from the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto ahead of their upcoming panel discussion to hear their thoughts. In advance of their Sustainability Thinking Exhibition themed, Navigating the Planetary Crisis through the Arts: The University and the Polycrisis, they offered reflections on sustainability and on the role of the university in a time marked by interconnected global crises.

Four SJE alumni will convene for the Social Justice Education Alumni Career Panel on March 9 to speak to students, representing life after PhD and EdD.