BC TEAL is proud to present our 2025 Annual Conference: Disruptive Educational Practices: Strategies for Transformation.
Educators shine in times of change to face unexpected challenges. This is when creativity flourishes by combining proven practices with fresh and innovative ideas. These times call for transformation which can be rooted in tradition or experience, or it can arise through unexplored approaches. The synthesis of old and new ideas drives meaningful progress. Join other insightful and creative educators as we flourish within the power of our community.
In 2021, MOSAIC Engage re-launched its fee-for-service English program, a social enterprise providing English classes to underserved newcomer communities. Through this program, our goal is to challenge traditional business practices in TEFL by combining the social mission of a non-profit with the entrepreneurial practices of a business.
As a social enterprise, we are able to deliver accessible and affordable EFL education to those who are both excluded from LINC eligibility and lack the means to access the for-profit industry. Over the last four years, we have grown into a thriving community of educators and students with a focus greater accessibility, personalized learning, real-world relevance, and mutually beneficial partnerships.
This presentation will describe the history of MOSAIC Engage as a social enterprise, the challenges and triumphs encountered along the way, and the disruptive potential of social enterprise in the TEFL industry.
With my team at MOSAIC engage, I run programs that support newcomers to BC with affordable and accessible English language training.Our programs are open to all, regardless of status, and we welcome hundreds of new immigrants each year into our community-based English classes. I am... Read More →
