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OFIS FACTS
OFIS - The Ontario Federation of Independent Schools - is a legally incorporated, duly constituted service association for independent schools, established in 1974....
"Parents have a prior right to FREELY choose the kind of education that shall be given to their child" – 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, Section 3...
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APPLY FOR OFIS MEMBERSHIPReady To Join? - 2017/18 Membership Applications are now available for download. Click here for details and application. Already a Member? Don’t forget to keep your membership current and renew by September 1st annually! Terminating Your OFIS Membership? Contact our office to complete the necessary form and avoid renewal fees!
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Welcome to OFIS
The OFIS Charitable Trust
Countless young lives are changed through encounters with great teachers. Great teachers inspire. The OFIS Charitable Trust seeks to improve the quality of education that is provided in Ontario’s independent schools. We support great teaching by providing financial assistance for the training of teachers and administrators who are employed or plan to be employed in schools that are not publicly funded. Visit The OFIS Trust page for more information
From The OFIS Office
OFIS Office Hours - Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm - Our staff are often out of the office working with members. Messages can be left by both voicemail and email which are monitored regularly and returned within 48 hours of receipt. Members with emergent issues outside of office hours are urged to contact our staff by email
OFIS Workshops - GTA - Managing Student Stress & Anxiety
October 25 2017 - 9:00am-4:00pm - GTA - Venue TBA Our full day workshop on managing student stress and anxiety will introduce teachers and administrators to key concepts and techniques necessary to assist their students in managing their stress and anxiety enabling greater classroom engagment.
read moreOFIS Fall Learning Day - GTA - Innovation In Education
October 20 2017 - 9:00am-4:00pm - GTA - Venue TBA Our Fall Learning Day focusing on innovation in education will introduce teachers AND administrators to the tools and ways of thinking necessary to conceptualize and cultivate a culture of innovation across their school community and to practically employ innovative tools in the classroom.
read moreOFIS Elementary & Secondary Workshops - Mathematics
Friday October 13 2017 - Elementary Panel - 9:00am-4:00pm - GTA - Venue TBA Monday October 30 2017 - Secondary Panel - 9:00am-4:00pm - GTA - Venue - TBA Our full day workshops on mathematics will be fantastic opportunities for math teachers in elementary and middle schools (October 13) and those in secondary schools (October 30) to enhance their approach to instructional design and strengthen student performance in math!
read moreSweden Provides Lessons On How To Increase Accessibility For Low And Middle-income Parents To More School Choice
November 15 2016 - Fraser Institute - Gabriel Heller Sahlgren - Amid continued calls in some provinces to reduce or even eliminate government funding of independent schools, policymakers could look to Sweden and its full government funding model that increases school choice for parents, particularly modest-income families, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
read moreIndependent Schools In British Columbia: Myths & Realties
September 20 2016 - Barbara Mitchell Centre For Education Improvement - This study finds that despite frequent claims to the contrary, independent schools do not drain resources from public schools, but in fact, the elimination of the partial funding of independent schools would likely increase the strain on public schools and on B.C. taxpayers.
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