Mutual support and solidarity
Promote mutual aid, solidarity and shared experience among teachers to foster peer support, professional integration and skills development.
Uniting our strengths for education.
AITC-CEIA's mission is to bring together the strengths, skills and resources of its members to help improve students' educational success, support parents and advance the teaching profession.
Student success, parent support, the teaching profession.
The Alberta Immigrant Teachers Association – Alberta Immigrant Teachers Collective (AITC-CEIA) brings together teachers trained here and abroad who put their experience at the service of Alberta's education community.
“Together, we are stronger!”
Our motto, and the belief that led us to incorporate officially in 2022.
What we work toward
Support teachers in training
Provide resources, advice and teaching and professional support, especially throughout training and practicums.
Inform immigrant parents
Help parents understand the Alberta school system and take part in their children's success at school.
Promote innovation in education
Share education policies, research and innovations to spread knowledge, improve teaching practices and support professional growth.
Build lasting partnerships
Work with ethnocultural associations, schools and other education partners to support educational success.
It all started in 2017.
Since then, we have supported immigrant teachers, education students and immigrant families in their integration, success and well-being.
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2017
Where it began
Education students from Campus Saint-Jean tell us how hard it is to complete their practicum. Two of our members, with three to four years of experience mentoring student teachers, step in to help.
2018
Parents join the picture
The student teachers also tell us about the challenges immigrant parents face. More members join in and the first information sessions for families begin.
2022
An official organization
In April 2022, we incorporate under our legal name: Alberta Immigrant Teachers Collective (AITC) / Collectif des Enseignants Immigrants de l'Alberta (CEIA).
2022–2026
Workshops every season
Observation, fall and winter practicum preparation, job interviews, provincial exams: 58 workshops and information sessions held.
2026
Today
With 61 member teachers, AITC-CEIA supports student teachers and immigrant families and is preparing its 2026-2027 action plan.
The faces of the collective
A volunteer board, renewed at the Annual General Meeting.
Executive board
Celestin Nzeugang
President
Bébé Kambou
Secretary General
Paol Kaptchouang
TreasurerLeads, deputy and advisors
Omotounde Agnassoué
Partner institutions and student relations lead
Éric Zoukekang
Member professional development, parent and community relations lead
Julie Dongmo
Member socialization and well-being lead
Cathy Mabopda
Deputy, student teacher relations
Valery Bazira
Advisor
Cyrille Wandji
AdvisorWho we work with
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