Margaret Mackenzie
2024 McCall MacBain Scholar
McGill Faculty of Education, MA, Educational Leadership
Education:
McGill University (BEd'23)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Margaret worked part-time as a teacher with the Montreal English School Board and as an Indigenous outreach program coordinator at McGill University.
She recently graduated from McGill with a bachelor’s degree in education. Margaret served as co-vice president, academic of the Education Undergraduate Society, overseeing a student mentorship program, and facilitated weekly workshops on global citizenship and activism for an elementary school class. She worked as a summer camp counsellor for five years.
She is pursuing a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership, aiming to better advocate for Indigenous peoples within education systems.
“My dream job is to work with a school board on creating resources and Indigenizing their curriculum so teachers can feel confident teaching about Indigenous topics, and our past and present”