A message from our President
Sylvie Bastien-Doss
Sylvie Bastien-Doss
How is it possible? I spent the last thirty years working in schools in the Montreal area and I only learned about DKG’s existence five years ago?
I was semi-retired from education and was developing my speaking and consulting services as a human behaviour specialist for schools. One day I met my friend Frema Engel for an afternoon coffee and told her how important it was for me to stay connected with other educators for my own professional and personal growth. She invited me to take a look at an international professional society of women in education she joined many years ago. It was the very first time I heard about DKG. Frema was right.
Joining DKG was a game changer for me. I first joined DKG Quebec’s Professional Development Community, a Mastermind group where educators receive and provide feedback on their professional or personal projects. This is how I got speaking contracts in a few Montreal-area schools. Bingo! This became the first positive and tangible impact that DKG had in my life.
Since then, DKG has provided me the opportunity to take my workshops beyond Canadian borders as a DKG International Speaker. I had the pleasure to speak in Texas, Maine, Wyoming, Alabama, and most recently in Reykjavik. The most recent DKG Summer International Conferences in Texas and Iceland also allowed me to network with many educators from all over the world, from The Netherlands, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Japan, Estonia, and the USA. Networking is another way I am benefitting from DKG. DKG Quebec gets it. Its members are educators who perfectly understand what educators need. This is why “It’s My Day”, DKG Quebec’s first Wellness Conference for Educators was such a big success for so many teachers and educators from the Montreal-area.
It’s time for all teachers in Quebec to become familiar with these three letters: D.K.G. It’s time for educators to know how DKG can enhance and enrich their careers. It’s time for educators to know how DKG can provide them with valuable networking, leadership, and professional and personal growth opportunities. It’s time for early career teachers to know that DKG can provide them with funds to implement a neat teaching project in their classroom!
I sincerely hope you have the same opportunity I had five years ago over a cup of coffee with a friend and discover all the potential that lies at your fingertips. This is why I invite you to attend one of DKG Quebec’s “Speakers Series” evening events this year. Not only will you meet and learn from excellent speakers, you will also discover an amazing group of women educators who will welcome and inspire you and encourage and support you in your professional life and career.
Sylvie Bastien-Doss
DKG Quebec President 2019-2021
I was semi-retired from education and was developing my speaking and consulting services as a human behaviour specialist for schools. One day I met my friend Frema Engel for an afternoon coffee and told her how important it was for me to stay connected with other educators for my own professional and personal growth. She invited me to take a look at an international professional society of women in education she joined many years ago. It was the very first time I heard about DKG. Frema was right.
Joining DKG was a game changer for me. I first joined DKG Quebec’s Professional Development Community, a Mastermind group where educators receive and provide feedback on their professional or personal projects. This is how I got speaking contracts in a few Montreal-area schools. Bingo! This became the first positive and tangible impact that DKG had in my life.
Since then, DKG has provided me the opportunity to take my workshops beyond Canadian borders as a DKG International Speaker. I had the pleasure to speak in Texas, Maine, Wyoming, Alabama, and most recently in Reykjavik. The most recent DKG Summer International Conferences in Texas and Iceland also allowed me to network with many educators from all over the world, from The Netherlands, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Japan, Estonia, and the USA. Networking is another way I am benefitting from DKG. DKG Quebec gets it. Its members are educators who perfectly understand what educators need. This is why “It’s My Day”, DKG Quebec’s first Wellness Conference for Educators was such a big success for so many teachers and educators from the Montreal-area.
It’s time for all teachers in Quebec to become familiar with these three letters: D.K.G. It’s time for educators to know how DKG can enhance and enrich their careers. It’s time for educators to know how DKG can provide them with valuable networking, leadership, and professional and personal growth opportunities. It’s time for early career teachers to know that DKG can provide them with funds to implement a neat teaching project in their classroom!
I sincerely hope you have the same opportunity I had five years ago over a cup of coffee with a friend and discover all the potential that lies at your fingertips. This is why I invite you to attend one of DKG Quebec’s “Speakers Series” evening events this year. Not only will you meet and learn from excellent speakers, you will also discover an amazing group of women educators who will welcome and inspire you and encourage and support you in your professional life and career.
Sylvie Bastien-Doss
DKG Quebec President 2019-2021
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Updated September 2019
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