Please note:
– All members who identify as Indigenous are also welcome to join the Indigenous Education Committee.
– All members who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour) are also welcome to join the BIPOC Educators Committee.
SEJ Workshop: Anti-Palestinian Racism- May 20th
Please register in advance for this workshop! Click here for more details….
Spring Transfer Timeline 2025
Please click here to access the 2025 Spring Transfer Timeline….
VSTA Pub Night!
VSTA is hosting a teacher pub night on February 11th, 2025 at Steamworks Brewing, click here to read more….
Black History Month!
February is Black History month, click here for more information and resources…
National Indigenous Veterans Day – November 8th
National Indigenous Veterans’ Day occurs on November 8th and recognizes the innumerable contributions by First Nations, Inuit and Métis soldiers and veterans…
September 30th – Truth and Reconciliation Day
The VSTA acknowledges that we work and live on the unceded and ancestral lands of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Read more for history and information...
National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21
National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) is celebrated June 21st each year in Canada. This day is to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. ...
BIPOC Educators Meeting May 22
There will be a BIPOC Educators Meeting at the VSTA office at 4pm on May 22nd. To RSVP please email EA@vsta.ca For agenda items please email BIPOC@vsta.ca
May is Asian Heritage Month!
May is Asian Heritage Month, where we acknowledge the many accomplishments and contributions of people of Asian origin who have done so much in the shaping of Canada as a country…
Equity Audit Survey
Your responses will help us to develop plans for greater equity and inclusion in the engagement, leadership and work of the local. The survey will close on April 26, 2024.