Co-Founder/ Director/ Social Justice Educator

Janice Desroches (she/her) is a settler on Turtle Island (Canada) and acknowledges the limitations of colonial, transactional educational practices that continue to dominate the Ontario educational system. She is committed to helping teachers understand social justice inequities in education and explore alternative teaching methods. With seventeen years of experience as an ESL instructor at the post-secondary level, Janice has created learning opportunities that prioritize equity, inclusion, creativity, collaborative dialogue, and critical self-reflection. This expertise informs her work with Chapters4Change, where she co-creates transformative learning experiences and professional development opportunities. Through partnerships with Ontario school boards, Janice offers equity-based literature circles to K-12 educators, promoting transformative learning. She is currently pursuing a master’s in Social Justice and Equity Studies at Brock University, where her research explores the impact of equity-centred literature circles on educators’ transformative learning and leadership. Janice hopes her research will provide insights for enhancing social justice education and guide future professional development in Ontario’s K-12 system.