The BCTF offers a variety of free workshops to teachers that aim to develop skills to address social justice issues within our classrooms and school communities. The following workshops on poverty are available for booking through the BCTF.

To request these or other Social Justice workshops for a school-based, local, or regional professional development day, or a School Union Representative Training (SURT) day, please click on the “Book this Workshop” link below the workshop description on the BCTF Social Justice Workshops page.

Help End Child Poverty in BC Classrooms, Schools, and Local Communities

Help End Child Poverty in BC's Classrooms, Schools and Local Communities (3 hours) Participants will raise their awareness on poverty issues in their classrooms by using the BCTF Poverty Survey Results.  They will assess their own school's, local's and community

Poverty is a Classroom Issue

Poverty is a Classroom Issue (3–3.5 hours) BC has the highest poverty rate in Canada and 20% of all our children live in poverty. This workshop helps teachers to develop an awareness of the issue of poverty and its