“From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music“, comes an incredible rendition of the legendary Bob Marley song “One Love” with Keb’ Mo’”

“The Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) is dedicated to connecting the world through music by providing resources (including, but not limited to facilities, supplies, and educational programs) to musicians and their communities around the world.”

Help Connect the World Through Music from Doug Kenney on Vimeo.

“More than one in seven Canadian children lives in poverty!”

“Canada earns a “B” and ranks 9th out of 17 peer countries in the Society report card. Canada’s middle-of-the-pack ranking means it is not living up to its reputation or potential.

Particularly troubling is the fact that the child poverty rates for children and the working-age population are among the worst of 17 leading developed countries. With more than 12 per cent of the working-age population living in poverty, Canada is in 15th place out of 17 countries—a “D” grade—ahead of only Japan and the United States. More than one in seven Canadian children lives in poverty—resulting in a 13th place ranking and a “C” grade.

Considering how wealthy this country is, these rates of poverty are unacceptable. Not only are we not making progress; we are losing ground. Even the poverty rate among seniors, where Canada ranks in 2nd place, doubled between 1995 and 2005.”

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“In partnership with parents, full-day learning will provide Ontario children with high quality programs that help lay the foundation for a healthy and productive life. I have submitted my report, With Our Best Future in Mind to the Premier on how to implement full day learning for 4- and 5-year-olds.

I encourage you to read the report and the accompanying brochure which provides a summary of my recommendations. In addition you may be interested in reviewing the working assumptions that guided my thinking throughout the development of the report.

I also invite you to download and read two companion reports, one that provides the vast evidence and best practice that informed my recommendations and another, due shortly on this site, that offers a curriculum for the early years to guide early learning professionals in fostering the development of young children.

I am extremely grateful to the thousands of Ontarians who contributed their thoughts on early learning through emails, phone calls, meetings, and this website.

There is tremendous support for early learning in Ontario. Together, I am confident we can build ‘our best future’.”

Charles E. Pascal, June 15th, 2009

I was 27, she was 4. A photo walk with TWR.
Brave, abstract, curious, youthful… just a few words to describe the photo she took.