This is an infographic of YAAACE’s social inclusion strategy which is a socio-mechanism co-constructed by frontline workers, educators, researchers, academics, law enforcement personnel and stakeholders with a vested interest in children, youth and community. The objective of the social inclusion strategy is to nurture and incubate the vast potential of children and youth becoming twenty first century learners and global citizens.
Journey to Student-Athlete Success
The journey of a student-athlete is a multi-layered process. This infographic shows the different pathways to success and the benefits of being part of the YAAACE community. YAAACE members can expect intensive academic support, mentorship, access to employment opportunities, and high performance athletics amongst other benefits
Seven Types of Community Assets
Click on the full screen arrow at the top left of your screen to zoom in on this infographic that describes the seven types of community assets. This in line with an asset-based approach to community building, engagement and development which focuses on the strengths within the community. This is opposite of the deficit-based approach which starts from a place of negativity and focuses on external assets to help the community
Jane and Finch Schools & Learning Opportunity Index (LOI)
The Learning Opportunities Index (LOI) ranks TDSB schools based on measures of external challenges affecting student success. Statistics show that Jane and Finch’s family of schools face the greatest systemic barriers in providing access to opportunities. The Community School Initiative is one of many YAAACE initiatives to address these barriers and close the achievement gap
Race & EQAO Testing Results
Race-based data is limited in Canadian education, however the data we do have has shown that there is a large gap in Mathematics scores between Black TDSB students and other TDSB students. These statistics show the need for education reform, and is one of the reasons that we believe the Community School Initiative is such an important project
The school-to-prison pipeline is when students are disciplined for infractions, both minor and major, leading to exposure to the criminal justice system. As shown in the statistics, Black students are disproportionately impacted by school disciplinary policies, and more likely to get arrested, expelled, and end up in the juvenile system compared to White students. By offering academic intervention, mentorship, reflective services, and supplementary education programming, YAAACE mitigates the systemic inequities experienced by Black and other racialized students
Learning Opportunity Index (LOI) and Fraser Institute Rankings
Browse this infographic to learn about the differences between the LOI and the Fraser Institute who both use different measures to rank schools. The LOI ranks each school based on measures of external challenges affecting student success, whereas the Fraser Institute does not consider these factors and ranks schools exclusively based on school performance on standardized tests administered by EQAO
2019 Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change Statistics
These statistics outline the impacts of systemic racism through over-representations of BIPOC peoples in jail, higher poverty rates, inequitable access to resources. The stats come from Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) which is a network across Ontario working to build concrete strategies, tools, initiatives and community-based capacity through which individuals, groups and organisations can begin to develop coherent shared action plans, to best work together to address and redress the ever more disturbing and growing structural and systemic ethno-racial inequality.
Asset-Based Community Engagement
Asset-based approaches to community engagement recognize local strengths and capabilities, compared to a deficit-lens which focuses on problems and deficiencies in the community. YAAACE takes an asset-based approach and through it's socio-cultural and holistic programs empowers young people in the community through the creation of equitable access to programs at an affordable cost.
The Positive Effects of Involved Parents
Parental involvement plays an important role in children's education. Studies have show improvements in student academic achievement, self-esteem, and other areas. It should be noted that there are many systemic factors that can make parental involvement challenging (e.g., lack of time, busy with work, level of education, etc)
Key Considerations for Program Development
Browse this infographic for program considerations such as: promoting culture and connection, accounting for students with exceptionalities, racialized youth, and low-income and under resourced youth.
Racialized Learning & Employment Opportunities
This infographic has some troubling statistics of the over-representation of BIPOC students in the welfare system, being expelled, and being more likely to earn less that a non-racialized person. This is one of the reasons that an anti-racist education is a key framework for decolonizing education and increasing access to opportunities for BIPOC folks.
Benefits of Structured Programs
Check out this infographic for some evidence-based academic and socio-emotional benefits to structured programs such as the programs offered through the Community School Initiative at YAAACE.