Zélia Capitão-Tavares has been teaching for 21 years and currently is a teacher at McMurrich Junior Public School, Toronto District School Board. There she empowers students to become entrepreneurs through the McMurrich “Business Day” program. She holds a Master of Education from the University of Toronto; was nominated for the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence; and is the recipient of the BMO Financial Group National Student Innovation Award. She is currently collaborating with the Board Members of MindShareLearning with Technology. With more than 15 years of experience innovating in education, Zélia believes that we need to find the ‘spark’ in each student & step aside to let them shine!