Reignite the Hearth
Connecting our classrooms to careers. A full day of hands-on sessions for BC's Home Economics and ADST educators.
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The day at a glance
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Registration check-in & exhibitors
Hot beverages, baked goods, and time to visit the exhibitors.
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Welcome & Keynote
Keynote by Dakota Bear.
Online Streamed live
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Transition break
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Session 1
Choose one session when you register.
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Break
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Session 2
Choose one session when you register.
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Lunch + door prizes
Lunch is provided for in-person delegates.
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Session 3
Choose one session when you register.
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Transition time
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Closing Circle + AGM + door prizes
Prize draws in person and online. You must be present to claim your prize.
Online Streamed live
The sessions
Choose one in each block when you register. Online delegates join a streamed session in every block.
Session 1 9:15 – 10:30 AM
- Culinary: Mystery Box also online
- Digital Applications in Fashion Design Anahit Lou
- Digital Fashion Ryan Amore also online
- Drafting Betty Hyatt 9:15 to 12:00, through Session 2
- Family Studies Fireside Chat Melissa Edstrom, other members of the THESA executive
- Fashion & Creative Industries: "Not Just a Runway" Julie Berg
- Fashion Games Ana de Carvalho
- Fashion Illustration Shannon Xu
- Fashion Styling Kevin Wall
- Inside the Black Box: A Culinary Sensory Experience
- Jewellery Fundamentals Celeste Maria
- Jewellery: Alternative Materials Farnaz Delfani
- Sewing Fundamentals Stephanie Ostler
- Textile Manipulation Sara Larter
Session 2 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
- Digital Applications in Fashion Design Anahit Lou
- Digital Fashion Ryan Amore
- Fashion & Creative Industries: "Not Just a Runway" Julie Berg
- Fashion Games Ana de Carvalho
- Fashion Illustration Shannon Xu
- Fashion Styling Kevin Wall also online
- Foods Studies Fireside Chat Melissa Edstrom, other members of the THESA executive also online
- Inside the Black Box: A Culinary Sensory Experience
- Jewellery Fundamentals Celeste Maria
- Jewellery: Alternative Materials Farnaz Delfani
- Sewing Fundamentals Stephanie Ostler
- Textile Manipulation Sara Larter
Session 3 12:45 – 2:00 PM
- Culinary: Mystery Box
- Digital Applications in Fashion Design Anahit Lou
- Digital Fashion Ryan Amore
- Fashion & Creative Industries: "Not Just a Runway" Julie Berg also online
- Fashion Games Ana de Carvalho
- Fashion Illustration Shannon Xu
- Fashion Styling Kevin Wall
- Hot Topics in Home Economics Melissa Edstrom, other members of the THESA executive
- Inside the Black Box: A Culinary Sensory Experience also online
- Jewellery Fundamentals Celeste Maria
- Jewellery: Alternative Materials Farnaz Delfani
- Sewing Fundamentals Stephanie Ostler
- Textile Manipulation Sara Larter
Dakota Bear
Nehiyaw (Cree) entrepreneur, hip-hop artist and speaker
Dakota Bear is a Nehiyaw (Cree) entrepreneur, hip-hop artist and speaker based in Vancouver. He is the co-founder of Decolonial Clothing and the creator of The Invisible Backpack, a training program for educators. He has delivered more than 50 workshops, mentored over 100 Indigenous youth, and speaks across Turtle Island on identity, healing and entrepreneurship.
Registration fees
| Delegate category | In person | Online |
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| Public school teacher (BCTF member) | $235.00 | $140.00 |
| TTOC (BCTF member) | $216.00 | $121.00 |
| Retired teacher | $216.00 | $121.00 |
| Teacher candidate | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Independent school teacher | $260.00 | $165.00 |
| Other province or country, support staff, administrators, partners | $260.00 | $165.00 |
A one year membership to THESA is included in registration.
LaSalle College Vancouver
LaSalle College Vancouver
2665 Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5M 0A7
Beside Renfrew Station on the Millennium Line. Doors open at 7:45 am for check-in, coffee and time with the exhibitors. Parking nearby is limited, so transit or a shared ride is easier.
THESA has a block of rooms at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown for October 22 to 24, held until October 2. Travel, hotel and parking.