Steven M. Silva

Portuguese 🇵🇹 Canadian 🇨🇦 | Teacher | Author 📚 | Educational Leader | Lifelong Learner 👨‍🏫| Enjoys travel 🛫, arts 🎭 and culture 🌍 | Cat parent 🐾

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Check-in is now open for #FlightPathHome✈️. Join me June 2 at the Gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers for an evening of conversation, readings, audience Q&A, & connection during Portuguese 🇵🇹 Canadian 🇨🇦 Heritage Month. Todos bem-vindos. All are welcome. @ACAPO_ca @MosaicPress

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Today marks the beginning of Portuguese Canadian Heritage Month! 🇵🇹🍁As the son of Madeiran immigrants, I celebrate the generations of Portuguese Canadians whose hard work, resilience & sacrifices helped build our communities & country. Feliz Mês da Herança Portuguesa no Canadá!

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

After years of memories, stories & reflection, my memoir-in-essays, Flight Path Home, has officially been printed! I am so excited to finally share it with all of you. We are only ONE WEEK away from the book launch on June 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM at Gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Today, May 13, we commemorate Our Lady of Fátima, a symbol of faith, peace, hope & devotion for millions around the world. May her message of prayer, compassion & love continue to guide our hearts & bring comfort to families near & far. Nossa Senhora de Fátima, rogai por nós.🙏✝️

[International & Indigenous Languages Program @IILinDPCDSB]

Dufferin-Peel CDSB IIL Saturday credit program for secondary students and adults…registration is open.

[International & Indigenous Languages Program @IILinDPCDSB]

It’s IIL registration time….Dufferin-Peel has both elementary and secondary Saturday language programs. Visit our website ➡️ https://t.co/iTLiBWsdnd.
for more info and registration information.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Hoje celebramos o 25 de Abril. Em 1974, a Revolução dos Cravos abriu caminho à liberdade e à democracia. Para muitos, significou partir e recomeçar sem deixar para trás língua, memórias e raízes. Viva a Liberdade. Viva o 25 de Abril. 🌹

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Final checks before pre-boarding. Proofreading, small revisions, last details coming into place. That in-between moment where everything is almost ready. Awaiting what comes next. Typeset. Cover. The next stage... 😃✍️

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Settled in, seatbelt fastened, and ready for departure. Flying to Portugal for Easter. Bem-vindo a bordo appears on the screen, a small reminder that the journey home has already begun. 🇵🇹✝️
#saudade #DiasporaVoices #belonging

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

@mariarizzo @fordnation @PaulCalandra I hope the Saturday model remains accessible so all students can continue learning their home or community languages.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

@mariarizzo @fordnation @PaulCalandra Disheartening to hear TCDSB has been directed to discontinue its elementary International Languages program in the name of fiscal responsibility. As both an educator & former heritage language student, I know these programs shape identity, belonging, and connection.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

@mariarizzo @fordnation @PaulCalandra Multilingual learning matters. Intercultural understanding are essential. They foster empathy, broaden perspectives, & prepare students to engage in an increasingly interconnected world.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Grateful to attend the @OMLTA Spring Conference 2026, themed “Bridging Cultures through Language Innovation.” Inspiring sessions, meaningful connections, and valuable learning. Looking forward to bringing new ideas into my work.

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Belonging is not always about geography. Sometimes it is something we grow into over time.

What does belonging mean to you? Is it a place, a feeling, or something else entirely? 🤔

#memoirinessays #DiasporaVoices #belonging

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

Lately I have been thinking and writing a lot about "saudade". Not simply as longing, but as a language of return. A way of holding what is absent without allowing it to fade. Perhaps "saudade" is less about loss and more about continuity. 🫤#memoirinessays #DiasporaVoices

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

@j_defran Thank you! I must've had some good English teachers along the way! 😉

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

It's official....😃 I am honoured that my stories have found their home and will soon take their place in the mosaic of immigrant and Canadian voices. 🇵🇹🇨🇦
#memoirinessays #DiasporaVoices #familystories #Migration #belonging

[Steven M. Silva @profssilva]

And I am reminded once again of the power of stories. The past is never truly gone. It lives on in the voices of those who remember, in the traditions we carry forward, in the simple act of sharing a story. #MemoirInProgress #WritingJourney