Breaking the Box: Gender and Freedom in Young Children’s Lives

with: Harper Keenan

What can educators learn from young children’s experiences with gender at school and other educational settings? Dr. Keenan will provide an interactive workshop that invites participants to explore how gender shows up in educational environments, and how it intersects with race and colonialism. Participants will explore what gender means in their own life, and how they might work toward greater gender freedom for themselves and the children with whom they work.

November 17, 2021 2pm EST / 1pm CST

November 17, 2021 7pm EST / 6pm CST

About the Speaker

Harper Keenan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. His work examines how adults teach children to make sense of the social world. His primary goals as an academic are to help shape the teaching and learning of young children and their educators, and to shift public thinking about children and childhood.

About the Cultivating Hope Virtual Speaker Series

What future are we nurturing for our children and families? We invite you to join us for a speaker series to engage in critical conversations that support early learning in Northwestern Ontario. Our speakers will lead us through inspirational conversations in a safe place where we can think, discuss, and question our ideas. 

This Virtual Speaker Series is presented by The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board, Kenora District Services, and Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board.