Educators value the value and support of parents, guardians, families and communities in schools.
At the start of my practicum I had a grand idea to teach an ADST, Health and Careers unit about food. We had a chance to look at some of the different and more obscure jobs and careers one could do in the food industry. We also had a chance to look at Canada’s New Food Guide through a webquest. One really important and neat part of this unit that I did not get to because of the Covid-19 pandemic was a tour of a local restaurant. I learned that one of my students was the daughter of the head chef, front of house manager and owners of a popular local restaurant. I approached one of this students parents and asked if one of them might be able to 
come in and make some food with us. Unfortunately, this was not possible but they did offer to make a short video of the restaurant and the routines that they typically perform throughout the day. The video is very charming and would have been a lot of fun to show and discuss with the class. More importantly however, I was able to involve a family in the learning of the class. The student whose parents own the restaurant was excited to share a bit about her life with the class and the kids were intrigued to learn more about the industry of fine dining! This unit focused so much on the core competencies, especially about our personal and social presence in the community. These sort of learning opportunities are not possible with out the help of our parents, families and community members.