Announcement: It Takes All Kinds!
An All-Grades GSA Conference
Macdonald Drive Junior High School in St.John’s is proud to host a Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Conference for LGBTQ+ students and their friends from grades K to 12.
Date: May 4th, 2019
Time: 10:00 am to 2:30 pm for K-6, and to 7:30 pm for grades 7-12.
Place: Macdonald Drive Junior High School (110 Macdonald Dr, St.John's)
Registration: grades K-6: $20; grades 7-12: $40 (including meals and afternoon snack).
Conference t-shirts can also be ordered for an extra $12
Age-appropriate programming for all will be offered within the times indicated.
Parents/guardians of younger students are encouraged to accompany their child.
Registration now open at the following link. All participants, adults as well as students, are asked to register individually and indicate the name and email of their teacher sponsor. An accompanying parent/guardian can take the place of a teacher sponsor.
We ask that registration fees be collected by the teacher sponsor and brought to the Registration Desk on the day of the conference in the form of a cheque to Macdonald Drive Junior High.
For additional information, please contact Erin O’Leary, erinoleary@nlesd.ca
Places are limited, register early!
Registration closes April 12, 2019
Anticipated Schedule (may be subject to minor adjustment)
10:00-10:30 Arrival and Registration
10:30-11:30 Whole Group Session: Gathering of All (Guest speakers)
11:30-12:30 Small Groups (talking circles, age-appropriate activities)
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Play for All (choice of art/singing/physical activity)
2:30 K-6 Students leave, day continues for grades 7-12
2:30-3:30 Learning Workshops Session I
3:30-4:00 Afternoon snack
4:00-5:00 Learning Workshops Session II
5:00-6:00 Supper
6:00-7:30: Diversity Show