Welcome to DROK Academy!
Enjoy reading my latest posts and explore new publications at www.krasun.ca/shop
Hello & Welcome
Thank you for visiting. This is the professional digital home of Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov — educator, researcher, and community advocate. Here I share ideas, resources, and connect with colleagues, students, and community members who share a commitment to dignity and social good.
A Note on This Space
This website is grounded in values of respect, care, and constructive engagement. Visitors are welcome who approach this space, and the people connected to it, in that spirit.
I reserve the right to moderate access in order to maintain a safe and respectful environment for all. If you have questions about appropriate engagement, please reach out through the contact channels provided.
Purchase Policy — Політика придбання
English
- All sales final, non-refundable
- Proceeds support student scholarships
- Alternative: Donate $19.99+ to tru.ca/ukraine or tru.ca/lovecareshare, email proof to drokacademy@gmail.com for a 100% discount code
- Financial hardship? Email for free access — no questions asked
Українська
- Усі продажі остаточні, без повернення коштів
- Надходження підтримують студентські стипендії
- Альтернатива: Пожертвуйте 19,99+ дол. на tru.ca/ukraine або tru.ca/lovecareshare, надішліть підтвердження на drokacademy@gmail.com
- Фінансові труднощі? Напишіть — безкоштовний доступ без зайвих питань
-
The City of Kamloops website provides the following information about Kamloops history : “The Kamloops area has been inhabited by the Secwépemc and Nlaka’pamux peoples, who have lived here for close to 10,000 years. The fur trade arrived in Kamloops…
-
Eight Resources to Learn about Indigenous Kamloops
Weyt-kp (Hello): Kamloops has a strong Indigenous history. Secwepemc (pronounced Se-KWEP-umk-wh) means “The People”. The word Kamloops comes from the Secwepemc word Tk’emlúps, meaning “where the rivers meet” and refers to the convergence of the North and South Thompson rivers.…
-
Welcome to Kamloops: 9 Tips to Settle Successfully in Kamloops, BC
Please check some of the tips Welcome to Kamloops course participants found useful after taking Welcome to Kamloops annual offering of the course. Tip 1: Acknowledge Traditional Territory: CAUT Guide. One can use the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)…
-
Social Work Education in Latin America
January 26, 2018 Verifying a continent and locating all Schools of Social Work in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Salvador, Surinam, Nicaragua, and Venezuela is a monumental task…
-
Social Work Education in South Africa
January 13, 2019 South Africa is one of the countries I haven’t visited yet but thanks to support of Ani who mapped most of the Schools of Social Work in South Africa during the International Social Work course at Thompson…
-
Remembrance Day Long Weekend Reflection
11.11 at 11:11 in Canada in six time zones there is a yearly opportunity for everyone to reflect the meaning of Remembrance Day. Every human being on this planet is affected by the war in one way or another. The…
-
Social Work Education in Ukraine
This summer I had a unique opportunity to visit multiple locations in Ukraine and map all the Schools of Social Work in my birth country. I want to thank Yaryna Ivashchyshyn for all her work in putting each Ukrainian Social…
-
Social Work Education in New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the countries I haven’t yet visited but thanks to the support of the social work educator from New Zealand, Neil Ballantyne, I was able to verify the list of Schools that are currently offer social…
-
Language learning as a self-care strategy: Tautogram and Alliteration.
Tautogram and Alliteration Language creation is an interesting process and I use language learning as a way of self-care and relaxation. I have compiled some of the tautograms and alliteration examples from languages I can fluently speak (English and Ukrainian).…
-
5th Canadian Birthday Fundraiser and Around the World with the Word GoFundMe Projects.
In summer 2017 I visited School #76 in Lviv and met with my teacher with whom we are connected on Facebook. Natalya Tuldukova was teaching in School #76 for more than 40 years. It was so lovely to re-connect after…
Join 900+ subscribers
Stay in the loop with everything you need to know.