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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐐𝐮é𝐛𝐞𝐜’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

When people talk about Québec, the conversation often gravitates toward language, politics, or identity. Those topics matter, of course, but they can sometimes flatten a much richer and more human story.

In this week’s ShiftED Podcast #98, host Chris sits down with playwright, filmmaker, and author Guy Rex Rodgers for a thoughtful conversation on what we remember, what we forget, and how history is shaped by the stories we choose to tell.

Rodgers has spent years exploring the often-overlooked experiences of English-speaking Québecers, not to challenge Québec’s French identity, but to add depth, context, and nuance to our understanding of it.

As educators, there is an important lesson here.

Students often encounter history as a collection of dates, movements, and major events. Yet meaningful learning happens when we uncover the personal stories hidden between the headlines. Who lived through these changes? How did communities adapt? What perspectives were left out of the textbook?

This conversation reminds us that history is not only about what happened, but also about whose voices are remembered.

𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 #𝟗𝟖 • 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐱 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://blogs.learnquebec.ca/2026/06/shifted-podcast-98-in-conversation-with-guy-rex-rodgers-what-we-remember-what-we-forget/

Yesterday, the LEARN team came together for our year-end Town Hall to reflect on the 2025–2026 school year, celebrate our accomplishments, and begin preparing for the year ahead.

Despite the challenges we encountered throughout the year, our team continued to collaborate, adapt, and move forward together. This collective effort is what makes LEARN a team that thrives, one that remains committed to delivering meaningful resources, services, and support to the communities we serve.

Everything we accomplish is rooted in collaboration, shared expertise, and a common goal: ensuring that all learners succeed.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to our Board of Directors, community, partners, educators, families, and supporters. Your trust, commitment, and continued support throughout the school year have been essential to our success.

As we wrap up another school year, we are proud of what we have achieved together and excited to continue building, learning, and growing in 2026–2027! 💙

☀️𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠!

LEARN is looking for enthusiastic, fully qualified teachers with a Quebec brevet to join our online summer school team.

Teachers will lead small classes of approximately 15 students. Experience with online teaching and/or Google Classroom is considered an asset, and applicants must be highly proficient in English.

📅 Remedial courses run on weekdays from July 9 to 22, 2026
🕒 3 hours of instruction per day

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲:
https://learnquebec.ca/job-listing/

As we mark National Indigenous History Month this June, revisit a recent episode of Kwey, Let’s Talk Education. The Kwey Podcast #8: Chatting About Big Conversations with Young Learners with Jessica Landry and Talya Barnes

Our host, Stacy, spoke with educators Jessica Landry and Talya Barnes about how they use children’s books and other meaningful resources to intentionally explore big questions with young learners.

Tune in to the full episode on your favourite podcast platform.
https://blogs.learnquebec.ca/2026/06/the-kwey-podcast-8-chatting-about-big-conversations-with-young-learners-with-jessica-landry-and-talya-barnes/

Missed our other episodes? Catch up wherever you listen to podcasts or visit our website to explore the full series.

📚 It’s exam time and LEARN is here to help!

June is a busy month for students as they prepare for end-of-year evaluations and exams. A great way to get ready is by practicing — and ClassMarker self-tests are here to support students every step of the way.

Through LEARN’s ClassMarker platform, students can access self-tests that allow them to practice, review key concepts, and receive instant feedback to help build confidence before exam time.

Tests are available for the following subjects:

✅ Math Sec. 3
✅ Math CST Sec. 4
✅ Math SN Sec. 4
✅ Math SN Sec. 5
✅ Science and the Environment
✅ Science and Technology
✅ Physics

Visit LEARN’s ClassMarker page today and start practicing!
https://students.learnquebec.ca/classmarker-test/

IMPORTANT: From the ClassMarker page, click on “See if your board is listed” to log in.

Help your students prepare, practice, and finish the school year strong with LEARN’s ClassMarker self-tests!

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕!

LEARN is proud to once again partner with La Tablée des Chefs to help public English-language high schools across Quebec take part in the Kitchen Brigades program.

This is a wonderful opportunity for schools and principals to offer students a meaningful, hands-on learning experience that goes beyond the classroom.

Eligible schools can apply for funding of up to $1,150, covering 50% of the program cost. Limited funding is available, so don’t wait - submit your request today!

Through Kitchen Brigades, students receive nearly 40 hours of culinary training with a professional chef while building essential life skills, including teamwork, confidence, creativity, healthy lifestyle habits, and employability skills.

The program includes 24 workshops throughout the school year, culinary challenges, healthy eating activities, and the chance to participate in a national final hosted by Ricardo, where teams from across Canada compete for the Kitchen Brigades championship. La Tablée des Chefs

Principals and school teams are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity and apply between June 8 and June 19. The application form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

To learn more and apply for funding support: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj0-8oauPrhMiDqrSknpwL2XHJPryY6BF5OM5KPQf4TSSj7A/viewform

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
Want to learn more about Kitchen Brigades and its impact?
Take a look back in pictures at one of our first Kitchen Brigades national final competitions - it was a memorable experience for the participating schools, and maybe this could be your school next!
Take a look back in pictures: https://learnquebec.ca/2019/05/26/la-tablee-des-chefs-brigades-culinaires/

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 | 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐇𝐒𝐒𝐍

Join us for a special Partner Spotlight featuring the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) and its work supporting mental health initiatives for young English-speaking Quebecers.

With more than 30 member organizations and growing, CHSSN-supported initiatives are strengthening community-based mental health support through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovative partnerships.

This session will highlight programs, partners, and resources that are helping communities across Quebec improve access to mental health services and support.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟖
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎–𝟏𝟏:𝟏𝟓 𝐚.𝐦.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐛𝐢𝐭.𝐥𝐲/𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐞𝟏𝟖

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the resources and partnerships available to support student and youth mental health across the province.

An important statement from QESBA on the proposed extension of Bill 96 to Adult Education and Vocational Training.

𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 - a time to honour the histories, cultures, voices, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.

At LEARN, we invite educators, families and communities to explore our Education for Truth & Reconciliation webpage, featuring educational resources to support learning, reflection and meaningful conversations in schools.
Access resources: https://educators.learnquebec.ca/topics/education-for-truth-and-reconciliation/

🎧 We also encourage you to tune in to Kwey, Let’s Talk Education, a podcast that creates space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices across Quebec to share knowledge, experiences and perspectives on supporting Indigenous youth and fostering greater understanding of First Peoples in education.
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://dca.learnquebec.ca/kwey/

Let’s continue learning, listening and walking the path of reconciliation together.

What to Expect in June: Exam Information

𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝.

LEARN has compiled key information from Ministère de l’Éducation documents to support English schools with compulsory exams for June 2026.

For each exam, you’ll find everything in one place, including:
Information documents
Parent guides
Supporting resources

Be aware. Be prepared.

Explore the resources here:
https://students.learnquebec.ca/resource-category/exam-Information/