Portage Collegiate Institute resource teachers Charlotte Mason and Angela Mills are the driving force behind the Portage Teachers’ Association’s (PTA) new newborn book initiative.

For Janelle Houle, sharing her Métis heritage with her students is something she models every day. Exploring culture is not something you just learn about, it is something you celebrate.

Jacqueline Tabios, the Meadows West School learning support teacher, has spent 21 years with the Winnipeg School Division creating spaces where students feel “seen, heard and valued.”

School psychologist Robert George, Louis Riel School Division, works alongside teachers and families to help students succeed academically, socially and emotionally.

With 15 years’ experience in the field, Julie DeGroot works as an occupational therapist with the Interlake School Division, supporting students at all grade levels.

The connection with nature is at the heart of everything Suzanne Simpson does as a teacher librarian at École Varennes and École Provencher in the Louis Riel School Division.

Every morning in Kelsey Halldorson’s Grade 2-3 classroom students introduce themselves in Ojibwe, sharing who they are, where they’re from, their clan, their age, and how they’re feeling.

For Grade 4 French Immersion teacher Randi Paton, the idea for her debut picture book didn’t come from years of careful planning – it came from her three-year-old with no filter.

Teachers Kathryn Laframboise and Jonathan McPhail helped students uncover stories that led to a powerful school-wide project, and a national recognition through the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching.

At Oak Park High School, film class isn’t just teaching students about cameras, scripts, and editing software. Filmmaking is a great way to support student mental health by fostering cooperation, confidence, and a sense of belonging.