Council on African Canadian Education
curriculum
4th Bi-Annual
Education Summit
Thursday, March 22, 2007
A Parent Summit...
Parenting Effective Education
Westin Nova Scotia Hotel, Halifax, NS
3:00pm
Check-in at hotel
Opening Ceremonies
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Informal Networking & Registration
- Commonwealth Room B
7:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Master of Ceremonies:
Dr. Felicia Eghan and Mr. Ed Simmonds,
Co-Chairs, Parent Summit Committee
Black National Anthem
Performed by Ms. Kimberley Bernard
African Libation Ceremony
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba
Greetings from CACE
Mr. Charles Sheppard, Chair, CACE
Ms. Delvina Bernard, Exec. Dir., CACE
Greetings from Educational Partners
& Representatives
Black Educators Assoc..- Ms. Jacquie Smith-Harriott
African Canadian Services Div. - Dr. Patrick Kakembo,
Dir. ACSD, DoE
African Nova Scotian School Board Reps
Ms. Saundra Vernon, ANSSB, Tri-county Area
Assoc. of Black Social Workers - Ms. Winnie Benton, Chair
African Learning Association, Mrs. Vivian Dixon, Chair
Overview of Summit Agenda
Dr. Felicia Eghan and Ms. Delvina Bernard
Cultural Performance
Ms. Teshia Rolle, Spoken Word Artist
United African Canadian Women’s Assoc.
Childrens Cultural Group
Reception
Light refreshments served
Council on African Canadian Education
curriculum
4th Bi-Annual
Education Summit
Friday, March 23, 2007
A Parent Summit...
Parenting Effective Education
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast - Mezzanine Area
8:30 am – 9:00 am - Atlantic Room
Master of Ceremony:
Mr. Ed Simmonds, Co-Chair, Parent Summit Committee
Black National Anthem
Performed by Ms. Kimberley Bernard
Greetings from CACE
Mr. Charles Sheppard, Chair, CACE
Summit Announcements
Lana MacLean, Kuumba Counseling & Consulting
African Spirituality Activity
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba, Cultural Consultant, Toronto, Ont.
Introduction of Keynote
Ms. Delvina Bernard, Exec. Dir. CACE
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Dr. Mary Bacon,
Images of a Culture Consultants, Hillsbrough, California, USA
Thank You to the Keynote Speaker
Ms. Karen Hudson, Chair, ALI
10:00 am – 12 noon
Workshops
A. Contemporary Youth Culture:
The Influence of Music, Media and Parenting on the
Development of African NS learners - Lunenburg Room
Host: Ms. Delvina Bernard, Exec. Dir. CACE
Presenters:
Dr. Carl James, Professor - York Univ., Toronto, Ont.
Mr. Gary James, Hip-Hop & Spoken Word Artist, Halifax, NS
Ms. Barb Hamilton- Hinch, Director BSA Dalhousie University
Mr. Malik Adams, Parent and Educator, Halifax, NS
Westin Nova Scotia Hotel, Halifax, NS
B: Empowering Parents:
The Backbone of African Nova Scotian Students
Success and Achievement - Maritime Room
Host: Mr. Paul Ash, Student Services Consultant, ACSD
Presenters:
Dr. Mary Bacon, Consultant, CA, USA
Dr. Felica Eghan, Professor, Mt. St. Vincent Univ., Halifax, NS
Mrs. Jemell Moriah, Social Worker, Dept. of Com. Serv., Halifax, NS
Mr. Robert Ffrench, Dir, Valley African NS Dev. Assoc. (VANDSA)
10:30 am - 10:45 am Nutrition Break - Mezzanine
12 noon – 1:30 pm
Lunch Atlantic Room
Blessing of the Meal, Ms. Winnie Benton, Parent Summit
Committee & Association of Black Social Workers, Chair
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
African Spirituality Activity (Head Wrapping) -Lunenburg Rm.
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba, Cultural Consultant, Toronto, Ont.
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Repeat of Above Workshops
(Delegates are to attend the alternate Workshop)
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Presentation by Educational Partners (ACSD, BEA & CACE)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Plenary Session: - Atlantic Room
Facilitator: Ms. Jocelyn Dorrington, RCH Chignecto
Plenary Review: Dr. Carl James, Professor, York Univ., Toronto, ON
4:30 pm
Closing Motivational Activity
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba, Cultural Consultant, Toronto, Ont.
Dinner - on own
upon request, CACE will recommend local
restaurants
7:00 pm
Viewing of the movie “Rize” - Atlantic Room
Rize, is an intimate, completely fresh portrayal of inner-city youth who have
created art-and often family-where before there was none. Surrounded
by drug, addiction, gangs and impoverishment, they have developed a
completely unique style of dance that evolves on a daily bases. Through
tremendous spirit and creatively, they mange to rise above.
Council on African Canadian Education
curriculum
4th Bi-Annual
Education Summit
Saturday, March 24, 2007
A Parent Summit...
Parenting Effective Education
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast - Mezzanine Area
8:30 am – 8:50 am - Atlantic Room
Opening Remarks
Dr. Felicia Eghan, Co-Chair, Parent Summit Committee
Summit Announcements
Lana MacLean, Kuumba Counseling & Consulting
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Introduction of Keynote,
Mr. Archy Beals, CACE Board Member & Co-or. African
NS Student Success, Nova Scotia Community College
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Rev. Lennett Anderson, Pastor,
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Hammonds Plains, NS
Westin Nova Scotia Hotel, Halifax, NS
B. In the Spirit of Education:
Grounding Ourselves and Our Children
Maritime Room
Host: Rev. Rhonda Britton
Presenters:
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba, Cultural Consultant, Toronto, Ont.
Pastor Stephen Gough, Centerville, NS
Mrs. Anne Johnson-MacDonald, Vice-Principal,
Ross Road School, HRSB, NS
Mr. Marco Simmons, Community Rep., North Preston
12 noon – 1:30 pm - Atlantic Room
Formal Banquet Luncheon
Blessing of the Meal
Pastor Brian Johnston, CACE Board Member
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Cultural Performance
by Gary James, aka Papa Grand
Thank You to the Keynote Speaker
Dr. Patrick Kakembo, Dir. ACSD, DoE
10:00 am – 12 noon
Workshops
A. Moving From Anger to Accountability
- Lunenburg Room
Host: Ms.Veronica Marsman, ABSW Member
Presenters:
Mr. Robert Wright, Social Worker & Consultant, Halifax, NS
Ms. Shawna Hoyte, Social Worker and Lawyer, Halifax, NS
Dr. Wanda Thomas-Bernard, Dir., Dalhousie School of Social Work
Mr. Marcus James, Youth Services Co-or,
Halifax North Memorial Library
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Repeat of Above Workshops
(Delegates are to attend the alternate Workshop)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Plenary Session: - Atlantic Room
Facilitator: Ms. Jocelyn Dorrington, RCH Chignecto
Plenary Review: Dr. Carl James, Professor, York Univ., Toronto, ON
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
African Spirituality Activity (Closing)
Ms. Yolisa Dalamba, Cultural Consultant, Toronto, Ont.
4:15 pm – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Mr. Charles Sheppard, Chair, CACE
Dr. Felicia Eghan and Mr. Ed Simmonds,
Co-Chairs, Parent Summit Committee
Ms. Delvina Bernard, Exec. Dir. CACE