This is our fourth Curriculum Advisory – Including 2SLGBTQIAP+ Identities and Experiences in Family Studies. Because so many of our courses touch on themes of identity and relationships, it is essential for us to be informed on this topic so that all students feels seen and welcome in our courses. Explore this resource to learn how we can celebrate and understand these identities.
This is our third Curriculum Advisory – Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Family Studies. As an association we recognise the importance of integrating anti-racist practices into our work, and we hope that this document will guide educators in their own learning as well as in the work they do with students.
This document makes explicit connections between First Nations, Métis and Inuit content, knowledge and perspectives and the expectations for Family Studies courses in the Ontario Social Sciences and Humanities curriculum 2013. Nine Family Studies courses are covered.
This series encourages Family Studies teachers to recognise how Diet Culture can easily infiltrate our Foods courses, and provides resources for teachers to examine their own relationship to diet culture with the goal of removing it from our teaching and replacing it with more positive and inclusive approaches to addressing bodies and nutrition.
This document gives recommendations for teaching Family Studies while ensuring safe practices for the prevention of Covid-19. This document is NOT intended to replace guidelines established by your school, school board, or public health unit.