Starting in 2022, the Critical Education Project aims to host a Regional Conference on Education, Democracy and the Economy each spring. We’ll rotate through the region and each conference will focus on a different theme related to teacher-led inquiry on democracy, education, and the economy.

Current/Upcoming Regional Conferences

• Spring 2022: Overcoming Economic Barriers in Education
  (Tentative Location and Date: Location TBD – May 20, 2022)
  Teacher-led inquiry on the role of economic barriers in preventing students from gaining access to the education they need. What economic barriers do students face? How does poverty affect access to education? How we can work together to overcome impacts and barriers related to poverty? learn more

Information About Regional Conferences

• Regional conferences will be held annually in the spring.
• The regional conference will be on a Friday – with an outdoor activity on the following Saturday.
• The planned rotation of locations is as follows:
  • 2022 – Haida Gwaii
  • 2023 – Terrace
  • 2024 – Gitlaxt’aamiks
  • 2025 – Smithers
  • 2026 – Kitimat
  • 2027 – Prince Rupert