TCC Co-organizers
2022-2023

Monica is a member of the Global Cohort, Primary/Junior Division, in her second year. She has previously sat on FESA, Social, and Outreach subcommittees, as well as acting as a class representative. Monica is involved in many Faculty of Education, and TCC events and projects including hosting events for BHM, TCC, and within her classes. She was a volunteer for the the OCDSB's Black Youth Forum this past February. Monica's teaching philosophy includes approaching education through social justice, and decolonizing teaching practices to foster more inclusive, safe spaces for diverse learners. Monica has a passion for anti racist education, EDI practices, STEM education and working with students that are gifted, have learning disabilities, and exceptionalities.

Puvi Balasubramaniam is a member of the Urban Communities Cohort in the Intermediate/Senior divisions with teachables in Chemistry and Biology. In addition to being a TCC Collective co-organizer, Puvi holds the role of FESA’s Year 2 VP Social and is involved in many projects including OCDSB’s Black Youth Forum and the Faculty of Education’s International Symposium around Social-Ecological Activism. Puvi’s teaching philosophy is strongly routed in EDI practices and as a current UROP Scholarship recipient, she is researching practices that help to celebrate South Asian dual-identities within the Canadian education system using culturally sustaining pedagogy.