The Student Voice with OSTA-AECO

In this episode of the student ambition, we welcome guest speakers Marit Stiles, Ontario's NDP Education Critic and student trustee from the Grand Erie District School Board, Carson Kitchen. They will be discussing the importance of student voice and politics.

The Students’ Ambition series demonstrates the knowledge Student Trustees possess regarding an area of the education system, allowing them to offer advice and initiatives. The goal of this series is to share, learn, integrate, then influence to empower the Student Body to accomplish more and help to change factors of our Education System for the better. For the first episode of this series, we invite OSTA-AECO alumni to share advice about post-secondary pathways students can take to ease fears and uncertainties one may have. Stay tuned for future episodes!

This episode is a continuation of the Students’ Discussion on Mental Health. In Part Two, our guests continued to further the conversation of mental health in education by talking about the impacts of pandemic implementations, the importance of extracurriculars, and the presence of mental wellbeing in the school curriculum. We appreciate our guests for joining in on this in-depth conversation.

For this theme of the Students’ Discussion, we invited our guests to discuss mental health in Ontario’s education system. In part one, our guests discussed the prioritization of mental health and mental health resources in education, how teachers & staff value the wellbeing of students, and the impact that the pandemic and e-learning have caused. Stay tuned for Part Two!

This episode is a continuation of our discussion concerning the impacts of COVID-19 on our Ontario Education. We discuss the difference between online learning and in-person learning regarding our relationships with our teachers, the pacing of our courses, and the classroom setting. This is the final part for the topic of the Impacts of COVID-19. We appreciate and thank the guests who have joined us in this fruitful discussion.

The Students' Discussion would like to introduce our next topical discussion of this podcast series: the Impacts of COVID-19 on Ontario's education system. This episode is the first of two parts, where we introduce our guests who discuss remote learning, COVID protocols, and overall quality of education through e-learning. Stay tuned for Part Two.

In this episode, we are furthering our discussion on Systemic Racism in discussing the Ministry of Education's plan on helping to break down systemic barriers, and different recommendations that OSTA-AECO has to offer towards the ministry. This will be the final part of the topic of Systemic Racism on the Students' Discussion. We appreciate and thank the guests who have joined us for these episodes

OSTA-AECO is all about amplifying student voice, so the organization invites Students of all diverse thoughts and opinions to discuss and debate topical issues and events. In this episode, we invited interested students to participate in the discussion of Systemic Racism in Ontario's education. In part one, we introduce our guests who discuss representation in the educational system, equitable opportunities, and the comfort about speaking out about such issues. Stay tuned for Part Two.

EP 03 - OSTA-AECO's E-learning Survey

On Monday, May 6, 2019 OSTA-AECO released a Vision Document that outlines a student vision for publicly-funded education in the province of Ontario. Extensive consultation with the public, including students across the province has led to a "full-fledged" vision document outlining the modern realities faced by students moving through the system today.

On Monday, May 6, 2019, representatives from the Ontario Student Trustees Assocation (OSTA-AECO) held a press conference at Queen's Park to announce the release of "The Students' Vision for Education", a roadmap for their advocacy work moving forward. The 35 recommendations in the report are built around 6 Pillars: 1) Enhancing Equity 2) Funding Formula 3) Strengthening Rural and Northern Schools 4) Student Well-Being 5) System Modernization 6) School Board Governance

The first podcast is an introduction to OSTA-AECO; the organization, its history, and the job description of the student trustee. Featuring OSTA-AECO President Amal Qayum and hosted by Lindsey Keene.