The OCDSB Speaker Series offers free information sessions to the parent community and seeks to provide parents and educators with access to leading ideas in education that will allow us to work collaboratively to better support student learning and well-being.
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Be The Difference: Belonging is the Support We Need with Gaelin Elmore
Explore the transformational power of belonging at our virtual session with speaker and facilitator Gaelin Elmore. Gaelin will share his personal journey through childhood adversity and trauma, and will discuss how belonging led him to join the National Football League before eventually becoming a motivational speaker. Backed by both research and lived experience, Gaelin’s message of hope and inspiration will resonate with parents, caregivers, staff, and students alike.
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Format: Zoom Webinar. Register in advance.
To join this virtual event, please use the registration link above. You will receive an email containing a link to access the webinar.
About the Speaker:
Gaelin Elmore is a dynamic and nationally sought-after keynote speaker, trainer, and thought leader. He works with organizations and people to become belonging-informed in order to help children overcome trauma and unleash their potential. Gaelin's passion and energy for his work stems from his heart for justice and his own lived experience. His own belonging journey led Gaelin to the National Football League, and now stages, boardrooms, and organizations, where he aims to inspire, encourage, and equip others to think differently about their work and its long-term impact on others. Gaelin now lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where he gets to experience the purest form of belonging as a husband to his wife, Micaela, and dad to their two daughters, Laniah and Tatum.