Weaving Hope Through Our Education System

Weaving Hope is a testament to the care and dedication Alberta educators apply in their craft. Leading by example, with hearts on sleeves, the Weaving Hope contributors demonstrate excellence in educational pedagogy while presenting readers with multi-faceted insights into experience and identity. -Sarah Chan, Publisher/Editor/Writer of Midlife

Derrique DeGagné (she/her) is a cis-gender, White, second generation settler with ancestors from England, Ukraine, and Poland. Holding an MEd (University of Calgary), a BEd (University of Alberta), and a Dip Theatre (Grant MacEwan University), Derrique is a life-long learner, educator, and artist. She serves as a Curriculum Consultant with Edmonton Public Schools after having worked as an Arts Curriculum Consultant with Alberta Education. Prior to that, Derrique was a theatre and humanities educator at Victoria School of the Arts. Additionally, she ran the KidsFringe at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival and InkPulse, a summer writing camp, for the Writer’s Guild of Alberta. As well as serving on the Citadel Theatre’s Board of Directors, Derrique is a committee member for the Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention and a former Theatre Alberta board member. Derrique’s proudest role, however, is parenting her creative and caring children alongside her amazing partner.