Toybox was honored to present at the 2026 First Nations Early Learning and Child Care (FNELCC) conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in collaboration with students from Education, Developmental Studies, and Psychology.

TOYBOX Team Members Present at The University of Winnipeg's Faculty of Education Annual Conference February 18-20, 2026 Written by Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk Wow, what a week! The WESTCAST student educator national conference was held in Winnipeg from 18-20 February, 2026. TOYBOX was featured in 10 student-led, faculty and community supported peer-reviewed early learning presentations. This time, the audience learned about TOYBOX from the perspective of our students. There was so much content...

On January 30, 2026, TOYBOX had the privilege of attending Dr. Skwarchuk’s presentation on math anxiety at Linden Meadows School. We learned a lot about supporting kids with math anxiety and working on it ourselves! Nume and Tegwen presenting on math anxiety! Here’s a short summary of what was presented! The Count Me In project conducted at Linden Meadows school from 2005-2009 found 3 predictors of math abilities: language, quantitative awareness, and working memory. This work has contributed...