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Cayo connects the people of the US and Cuba through music. Our mission is to support, educate and empower students, teachers and audiences in the US and Cuba. Our meeting ground can be as simple as one tuning A shared between strangers. Our priority is to provide equal input and impact for each side. When individuals are imbued with purpose, they are inspired to act. CAYO provides a setting where students, teachers and audiences to listen, learn and lead.

To advance the education regarding holistic healing by providing a structured and graduated curriculum for the education and certification of Reiki practitioners and teachers designed to ensure that they attain the highest degree of knowledge and skill.

UMEI Christian High School is located in Leamington,Ontario and was founded in 1945. UMEI offers a wholistic education, providing for the spiritual, intellectual and physical needs of the students in the surrounding community. Strong Christian teachers, certified by the Ontario College of Teachers,and other staff members seek to partner with Christian families and churches in nurturing the academic and spiritual well-being of each student. UMEI is an inspected and accredited private school, following the curriculum as set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

The Legal Resource Centre is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, librarians, teachers, and web specialists. The LRC uses a collaborative approach to develop materials and strategies for teaching people about the law.

Education Beyond Borders (formerly Teachers Without Borders - Canada), incorporated in 2007, is devoted to closing the education divide through teacher professional development and community education. EBB is supported entirely by individual donors and corporate/foundation grants. We work primarily, but not exclusively, in developing countries, to build self-reliance, health, and capacity. We seek to empower by developing and implementing seminars and workshops that are consistent with best educational practices and sensitive to the host country’s curricula. With the help of technology, EBB will also create a network of teachers and their peers from various countries to collaborate on lessons that would allow their students to work together on topics of global importance and relevance. We seek to create sustainable relationships that will enhance our own classrooms by infusing our curriculum with global experiences and cultures through joint student projects.

DAREarts Foundation was founded in Canada by Marilyn Field, Past President of Esprit Orchestra, recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, and a teacher with the Toronto District School Board. As a teacher, she discovered that any student's character could be developed through the application of the arts in daily life. DAREarts' method challenges students to attain high standards, knowledge and self-discipline. Her vision is to reach thousands of young Canadians with a lifelong motivation for excellence in their own lives ... and fill our galleries and concert halls.

The Foundation’s mandate: To increase Science Literacy through the appreciation and interpretation of Earth sciences for students, teachers and the general public, enabling a more informed judgement of the validity and importance of current and future environmental issues.

With a solid building and additional collaborating partners who provide meals, clothing and basic school supplies, we at HES focus our energy and resources on teaching and learning. Through student and teacher sponsorships as well as limited unrestricted funds we provide basic schooling for 150 children from the poorest communities of Jacmel in Montessori kindergarten through grade six, allow teachers to pursue limited new learning opportunities, and support related community outreach programs. Details are available on our website – http://haitianeducationsociety.ca

The Shambhala School was founded in 1993 on the educational view that human beings are inherently good and have the ability to take genuine delight in learning. We believe that all students possess natural intelligence and curiosity. The role of a school and the teachers is to create an uplifted learning environment that acknowledges and cultivates these qualities. The student’s full potential can then blossom through the development of intellect, intuition, humour and self-confidence. Shambhala School is a non-denominational day school with a student body of 150 in grades PrePrimary through 12, guided by a faculty of 18 teachers and a Director.

Dance To Be Free (DTBF) is a 501(c)3 that is changing the lives of incarcerated women through the healing power of collective dance. Through our DVD and Teacher-Training program, DTBF uses cathartic choreography and emotional music as the healing vehicles for addressing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. During our teacher training inmates gain confidence as they experience leadership skills for perhaps the first time in their lives. As the training progresses their self-awareness increases through emotionally expressive movement. Our students also respond to journal prompts throughout the training that deepen their experience.

SEDA is a non-profit, charitable organization with the mandate to assist anyone interested in learning more about debate and speech. SEDA offers Public Workshops, Free Classroom Workshops, Teacher In-services, Instructional and Demonstration Videos, Printed Debate Guides for Students and Teachers, and Pre-made Research Packages. SEDA also coordinates extra-curricular debate for students in grades 6 to 12, as well as university and adult level debate. Any school can form a debate club and participate in tournaments with other schools. Please contact SEDA to register and for more information on SEDA’s new coaching certification program.

The Actors Center is a collective of diverse professional actors committed to deepening their craft and challenging themselves in collaboration with like¬minded peers. Through a process¬ oriented practice led by a group of master teachers, The Actors Center elevates and enhances a vibrant and vital artistic community.