Public School Board presents an online panel: Developing Environmental and Global Citizenship

By Gazette Staff

April 20th, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

Families, students, staff and community members are invited to attend the upcoming Director’s Panel Series: Developing Environmental and Global Citizenship on Monday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Each session in this series explores issues and themes impacting students and education today. Sessions are led by Director of Education Curtis Ennis and Human Rights & Equity Advisor Pardeep Singh Nagra. Throughout the year, panelists featured in the Director’s Panel series may also include HDSB students, staff, parents/guardians and subject-matter experts.

The upcoming session in the series will be:

Developing Environmental and Global Citizenship

Monday, April 27 from 6 – 7 p.m. 

This will be a virtual event with the livestream linked on the HDSB website (hdsb.ca).

Registration is not required.

Developing Environmental and Global Citizenship will explore how HDSB schools are actively incorporating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into learning and work environments. Through innovative practices and meaningful learning experiences, students and staff are developing the transferable skills, knowledge and mindsets needed to contribute to a more sustainable future. Grounded in the HDSB Multi-Year Strategic Plan, this session highlights how the HDSB empowers students and staff to act responsibly, innovate and honour the connections among all living beings.

Attendees will gain insight into inspiring initiatives that strengthen critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, empathy, adaptability and environmental stewardship and support the development of future-ready skills. Join us to explore how environmental and global citizenship is being brought to life across HDSB schools through learning that connects ideas to action and creates meaningful impact in both local and global communities.

HDSB Chair Amy Collard.

Joining the session as panelists will be HDSB Chair Amy Collard, Superintendent of Education for Environmental Leadership Aiman Flahat, along with HDSB students and Environmental Leadership staff.

Those interested in attending the event are invited to submit a question to the panel before the session through this Google Form.

Curtis Ennis, Director of Education

“This session invites our community to see how learning in the HDSB is equipping students with the future-ready skills needed to navigate an increasingly complex world,” says Curtis Ennis, Director of Education for the Halton District School Board. “Students are strengthening essential skills such as critical thinking, creativity, adaptability and a sense of shared responsibility. Through experiences that go beyond awareness, students are equipped to analyze challenges, collaborate on solutions and make connections between what they learn and the world around them. Grounded in our Multi-Year Strategic Plan, this work enables students to not only be prepared for the future, but to be capable of shaping it with purpose.”