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Welcome Leah!

February 1, 2021 by Melanie

Join us in welcoming Leah, our newest addition to the team at Creating Together! Leah begins today, and we are so thrilled to have her. Below is a letter from Leah, introducing herself and sharing her background, interests, and passion for community.

Hello Creating Together Community!
 
This is Leah Shoemaker, my pronouns are she/her and I am writing you from my home in Parkdale, Tkaronto/Toronto. I am so excited to be joining the Creating Together community although I admit it is one of the strangest times to start a new job. Not being able to physically introduce myself and get to know you all is going to be a challenge, but it is not impossible. I will be making an introduction video for the Facebook page and would love it if you left a hello comment for me to read! I would love to hear from you on what kind of support I can provide for your family as we move through the pandemic. 
 
I moved to Toronto just over two years ago to continue my education in the field of early childhood studies. In my studies I focused my own research on children’s relationship with nature and continue to think about the ways that children build relationships with more-than-humans such as plants, sky, rocks, animals, etc. and how these aspects of the world are important and valuable.

As I get to know you all over virtual programming, I hope to share with you the different aspects of nature in Parkdale that have helped me heal from the trauma and difficulty that has come with living through a global pandemic. My work with children and families prioritizes joy and healing and I know that it is important to recognize the difficulty that we are all collectively going through currently. We don’t have to pretend everything is okay when we get together online – but we can think about how important it is to come together to build community in new and different ways. 
 
Before living in Toronto I worked in childcare centres and as a librarian in the small, rural town of Invermere B.C. situated in Ktunaxa Nation nestled between the Purcell and Rocky mountain ranges. I will tell you more about my home town during virtual programming and introduce you to my cat, Tara, as well as some of my houseplants! I am also a big Toronto Raptors fan – Go Raps, Go! I can’t wait to read stories, sing songs, play games, and share moments with you over the coming weeks. 
 
Outside of my time working with the Creating Together team I am also an advocate for national universal childcare, children’s rights, and anti-racist, anti-oppressive education in the early years! Families and children are such important parts of community and contribute so much to society. I look forward to spending time with and learning from you!
 
I hope to see you online!

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