Due to severe flooding in July, Barnett House will remain closed until early 2027.
The ATA Library is still open and providing resources to members.
Staff are working from home and continue to serve members online and by phone.
The Southern Alberta Regional Office (SARO) in Calgary is unaffected and conducts business per usual.
A teacher’s encouragement can stay with someone long after they leave the classroom. It might spark a lifelong interest, build the confidence to try something new or help a student see a future they had not imagined.
The ATA’s recent World Teachers’ Day campaign shone a light on this lasting impact by sharing four personal stories about how teachers make a difference. Following the campaign’s success, the ATA wants to hear from Albertans whose public-school experience helped shape their lives for the better.
ATA members are encouraged to help find the next stories by inviting friends, family and loved ones to participate. Perhaps you know someone who discovered their career through a classroom experience, found a sense of belonging at school or still remembers a teacher who believed in them.
Their story does not need to be extraordinary to matter. Sometimes, a small moment leaves the biggest impression. Together, these experiences tell a broader story about what public education means to individuals, families and communities across Alberta.
Do you know someone with a story? Encourage them to share the teacher, school or moment that made a difference by completing the ATA’s story submission form at https://abteach.cc/public-education-stories-form.
Contributing a story is entirely voluntary and no story will be shared publicly without the ATA first contacting the contributor and obtaining their express permission.
By sharing experiences on the difference teachers have made, participants will help build and strengthen the collective story of public education in Alberta.
Watch the stories shared for World Teachers’ Day by visiting the YouTube playlist at https://abteach.cc/WTD-playlist.
