Winter 2025

Shake off the winter blues with stories that reflect the light and joy of teaching here in Manitoba.

There’s so much to discover, from our cover story profiling Indigenous languages educator and Heartberry Education founder, Marika Schalla, to Winnipeg educator Ben Nein’s poignant portrait of gender identity and creating safe and supportive classrooms. There’s Allyson Fedak’s powerful testament to the value, necessity and positive impact of affinity spaces, and Stacey Abramson’s heartwarming tale of how her students became her teachers while preparing for Diwali. In our “Principal of the Thing” column, Wayne Davies continues his two-part dissection of creativity and joy in the classroom.

And if that were not enough, don’t miss our coverage of Re-Emergence, a celebration of Canada’s first Two-Spirit documentary, a new Two-Spirit curriculum and the unveiling of the world’s first Two-Spirit Pride flag, along with the exploration of the myth of teacher neutrality—complete with workshop materials.

All this and more in your winter, 2025 issue of the MB Teacher!