Northmount School
Thank you to the staff and students at Northmount School for their gracious invitation to share The Backpack You Don’t See, with the Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. It was a rewarding experience sharing feelings and discussing strategies we can use to help us along our journey. I was honoured to have been part of their school community for then day! Thank you Dr. Sheridan and Staff.
St. Pius X Catholic School- TCDSB
Comment- It was an honour to be invited to share my book with the staff and students at St. Pius X Catholic School, TCDSB on Bell Let’s Talk Day 2025, to support child and youth mental health. Thank you to everyone for your warm welcome and for such a fun and productive day working together!
Our Lady of Peace Catholic School TCDSB
I would like to thank Principal Mackie Coluccio, the staff and the terrific Grade 2 students at Our Lady of Peace Catholic School, TCDSB, for the very warm welcome. It was such a wonderful opportunity to share The Backpack You Don’t See and interact with the students as they shared their thoughts and experiences about their feelings. It was a great morning focusing on mental health!
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, TCDSB
I am feeling so grateful for the warm welcome I received from the staff and wonderful Grade 1-4 students at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, TCDSB. It was so rewarding talking about our feelings and discussing strategies to help us all keep our backpacks bright and light! A special thank you to Ms. D’Ambrosio for her work coordinating this amazing day!
Headmaster, Dr. Terence Sheridan: Thanks very much for coming to Northmount and for sharing not only your beautiful and profound children’s book, but also your passion for teaching. Feedback from students has been extremely positive. Once again, your time and efforts are truly appreciated!
“It was an honour to welcome you! We love your book and how it helped us share our “light and bright” and “dark and heavy” feelings! Such an important message! Principal Mackie Coluccio, Our Lady of Peace Catholic School, TCDSB
“Thank you for visiting our Primary students at St. Pius X Catholic School. We appreciate you taking the time to share your amazing book with us and completing an activity with all our classes. We hope you will always remember us as we will remember you!” St. Pius X Catholic School, TCDSB, Primary Division Teachers
‘Thank you for coming and sharing this awesome book with the students!”- Ms. D’Ambrosio, St. Charles Borromeo, TCDSB, Grade 1 Teacher