A week of celebration and reflection

We invite you to share how your unit celebrates learning.

Celebrate Learning Week (CLW) is a cross-campus showcase of teaching, learning, innovation, and community engagement at UBC. We want to highlight the ways you foster curiosity, support learners, spark creativity, strengthen partnerships, and make a difference in your classrooms, units, and communities. CLW brings together open lectures, workshops, panel discussions, poster sessions, creative showcases and more to amplify stories of learning and growth. 

UBC faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to submit session contributions for inclusion in Celebrate Learning Week.

We want to hear from you!

This is an open invitation to contribute whether you’re leading a formal session or presenting a creative activity that celebrates learning in action.

We’re looking for contributions that:

  • Highlight creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning
  • Showcase meaningful partnerships with students or community
  • Celebrate ongoing programs, awards, mentorship initiatives, annual events or learning traditions
  • Share lessons from projects that advance learning and impact learners 

Should you have any questions regarding the call for session proposals, please reach out to Rachel at rachel.lee@ubc.ca.

Please submit your contribution by March 31, 2026.

Support and Collaboration

We are here to help. CLW offers support with:

  • Registration: We can help create a registration page and manage automated confirmations and reminders.
  • Promotion: We’ll feature your session on the events page, in the CLW newsletter and on social media.
  • Logistics Guidance: Resources for accessibility, facilitation tips and planning support are available in our Contributors’ Resource Guide.

You are responsible for booking your own event space or online platform details, and for specific promotion with your audiences, but we’re happy to partner with you through the process.

Topic Inspiration

Here are some ideas to inspire your submission. These are only starting points, please feel free to expand on them or explore additional directions.

You may also use events from past Celebrate Learning Week programs as a guide.

  • Innovation and Creativity: Tell us about new or evolving practices that celebrate learning.
  • Student Partnerships: Share how students are shaping learning experiences.
  • Annual Programs and Awards: Highlight recurring initiatives that contribute to learning culture.
  • Community and Collaboration: Showcase work that brings people together to advance learning.

Contribution Format Suggestions

CLW welcomes a variety of formats, including:

  • Workshops and interactive sessions
  • Panel discussions or roundtables
  • Poster displays or creative showcases
  • Asynchronous activities or digital exhibits
  • Any other format that celebrates learning

Considerations for Contributors

Browse through the complimentary Contributors’ Resource Guide for helpful information regarding logistics and resources.

Indigenous Resources:

We recommend sharing a land acknowledgement at the beginning of your session.

Accessibility Resources:

Explore resources to help make your sessions accessible and effective learning spaces.

2026 CLW Contribution Submission Form

Thank you for your interest in Celebrate Learning Week. Please submit the submission form below by March 31, 2026. You should receive an email confirmation of your submission. The CTLT Team will reach out with your confirmed programming date/time by April 10, 2026. If you don’t receive an email by then, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Celebrate Learning Week showcases contributions connected to teaching and learning at UBC. If a session does not clearly align with this focus, it may not be included in the final program.

We acknowledge that Celebrate Learning Week is being hosted on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People. The organizing committee would like to express its gratitude to those communities for all of their contributions to the teaching and learning community at UBC. We encourage everyone to learn more about the relationships between UBC and the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People + the Syilx Okanagan Nation.