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Thank you Lobna for your fantastic workshop on Understanding and Implementing DEI in the ECE Classroom! Our educators absolutely loved your workshop!

Thank YOU Lobna! We are so grateful to you for you coming and supporting our community in their learning journeys.

Recognition Details: Lobna is a true gem in her teaching style and her ability to connect with her students. She always goes the extra mile to make sure that her students understand the material.

@ChildhoodEmpowerment1 I had an absolute blast! Thank you so much for being on the podcast. We love this episode.

We are always so thrilled to have you speak at our Online Summits. You are amazing and so intelligent. Thank you Lobna.

We are so honoured to have had you as a guest, Lobna! Thank you for being apart of our community.

You are a rock star! I am so fortunate to work with you and be part of your growth You are making an amazing difference in this world.

@Lobna French is helping us think more deeply about many types of microaggressions in early years classrooms so we can make changes.

I was so impressed by your passion and leadership. The world needs more of you! Mrs Lobna is a world changer. Period. #BigFan

Great time spent role-playing with @Lobna French Thank you for sharing so much information about #microaggressions

Today is ECE appreciation day! Ward 9 has some gems like Lobna! We are rich with leaders blessing our kids in the community. #thankyou

It was great how you identified and explained each of these meaningful words (DEI) that we have to have and understand in our practice as educators working in such diverse environments! My favourite part is “How do we promote empathy in the classroom?” This workshop is well-prepared and represented! Thank you Lobna!

Recognition Details: Dear Lobna, Thank you for the amazing work you did with the students regarding Truth and Reconciliation Day. You always go beyond what is expected in how you educate and that is evidenet from the wall mural you created with the students.

I truly enjoyed this presentation. Not many presentations on this topic helped me link theory to practice like this one. I like how it focuses on self-reflective practice. I appreciate how the presenter represents diversity that reflects on children’s development and is family-centered. I also like how the presenter clearly explains how to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the four foundations of HDLH. Very educational and practical. Thank you.

Recognition Details: Dear Lobna, thank you for your support and willingness to contribute to the ECE Appreciation Day by creating the power point and supporting the students on that day that they got to shine.

Really enjoyed this presentation I really appreciated that the presenter took time on each slide and gave examples so the audience could get a proper understanding! Kindness vs niceness was my favourite part. Well articulated and deliberated! Thank you!

Recognition Details: Dear Lobna, a warm thank you for quickly pivoting with Cheryl and I when we needed your assistance with the binders. Your dedication and readiness to support the students success in school, placement and life is evident from your everyday interactions with them…thank you:)

Recognition Details: Lobna, thank you for working very communicating the exciting employment outcomes with the Career Services team. It is so wonderful to hear and share the fabulous employment outcomes.

Lobna is an absolute pleasure to work with and learn from. She is dedicated, committed, passionate about our humanity and has such a beautiful soul. Lobna is an excellent facilitator, genuine in her delivery and relatable in her approach.

Recognition Details: Lobna, it has been an absolute joy going into your class and speaking with your students. The respect that you have for the students and they have for you is so evident. Thank you for providing students with quality education and preparing them for becoming registered ECES!

Lobna, a big, huge thank you to you, your lovely assistant (daughter) Farah, and the whole Strive team for organizing and presenting this absolutely fantastic informative, inspiring and engaging event that not only will I be implementing in my practice, but will also be sharing with my leadership in technology class at Fanshawe College. I appreciate all your hard work in bringing STEM education to us in this exciting workshop! So glad I attended. Special thanks to Bre at Strive as well. Bre is delightful! Well done,

Recognition Details: Dear Lobna, Thank you for the amazing work you did with the students regarding Truth and Reconciliation Day. You always go beyond what is expected in how you educate and that is evidenet from the wall mural you created with the students.

In July 2022 Lobna took my workshop on creating and facilitating workshops. Lobna was one of the only participants who took the opportunity to have a consultation with me. From the moment I spoke to Lobna, I just knew she was passionate about ECE and teaching. I hired Lobna for both ECE workshops “microaggression in the ECE Workplace” and “Understanding the Forest School Approach.” I sat in on both workshops and I was impressed by Lobna’s professionalism, and presentation skills. I highly recommend Lobna as an ECE workshop facilitator.

Recognition Details: Thank you Lobna for being such an amazing role model for your students. Your dedication and commitment to the students and program is evident from all that you do.

I enjoyed this presentation. I am proud of your accomplishment. Not only it supported my knowledge, but it is also a demand to support this in the near future for families, teachers, children and many more. A, Workshop participant

Recognition Details: Hi Lobna, Thank you for all of the support that you are giving our students during their placement. Your ongoing caring and guidance is appreciated by many.

I love all the examples she used within her own practice! All the different activities I can take into my practice.

Recognition Details: Lobna went Above and Beyond in providing the company with the Racial and Cultural Microaggressions in the Workplace workshop. Her dedication to the Diversity Council is amazing, and what she has contributed goes far beyond her daily work tasks. Thank you SO MUCH Lobna!