OSCA Teacher Awards 2022

Niki Rowe has made significant contributions to Guidance for almost 20 years. She is a Member of The Alliance of Educators for Black Students Family Programing. Niki helped with the planning of the Family Conference 2022:  Affirming Black Identities which was held on Tuesday, March 28th. The Affirming Black Identities event was to advocate for positive outcomes for Black students in reaching their full potential through mental health awareness and education. 

Niki is also a Status of Women Chair at Tommy Douglas Secondary School. She runs the White Ribbon Campaign every year in December, which raises awareness of violence against women. Niki is the lead organizer for the National Women’s Day Celebration for staff. She has done this for years and it would not run without her presence. Niki Rowe is an Individual Pathway Plan Teacher Lead at Tommy Douglas Secondary School. She is responsible for ensuring that students work on their IPP at least twice a school year and monitoring their progress. She does this by creating fun and engaging activities for students to ensure activities for students to ensure the completion of their IPP. Niki supports other Guidance Counsellors in the Board by sharing her activities and ideas to promote IPP completion. Finally, Niki is also a Careers Course Teacher Lead at the school where she is responsible for incorporating "Challenge Cards” by Sparkpath into the Careers course. She is constantly updating and finding ways to modernize careers education and making it enjoyable for all.