What does Black Excellence mean? How can we work together as a community so that African, Black, African-Caribbean (ABC) students can envision and feel empowered to reach their goals and achieve their full potential?

Session #3 - The journey to achieving Black excellence

Led by current and former OCDSB students, this discussion will be centered around the intrinsic versus extrinsic motivations when achieving excellence, and most importantly, what Black excellence signifies for Black youth.

Participants:

Camille Williams-Taylor, OCDSB Director of Education
Alador Bereketab, former OCDSB student, Canterbury High School
Redji Jean-Baptiste, former OCDSB student, Colonel By Secondary School
Kojo Nyarko, former OCDSB student, Colonel By Secondary School
David O’Sullivan, current OCDSB student, Colonel By Secondary School

Date: February 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.