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Oleksandra Kopach (February 26, 1913 — July 12, 1998) was Canadian academic, author, literary critic, pedagogue of Ukrainian origin.

Biography
Oleksandra Kopach was born in Horodenka, now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Western Ukraine. Her parents were Ivan and Maria (ne. Trojan) Jaworsky. She was the oldest of three siblings. Her brother was Victor (1917—1986) and sister Stepha (1918—1997). Oleksandra’s father Ivan was a civil servant who worked for the regional authority of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Oleksandra was a diligent student at the Taras Schevchenko Gymnasium/ High School, in her native town of Horodenka. Her favorite subjects were history, and Ukrainian literature, particularly the literary works of Hryhorii Skovoroda, and Taras Schevchenko. After matriculation, she enrolled at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland where, in 1937 she was awarded a Master of Philosophy specializing in Ukrainian Literature studies. Her professors were Bohdan Lepky, Ivan Zilynskij, and Volodymyr Kubijovyč. Post-graduation, she returned to her native Horodenka where she taught Ukrainian literature at the high school. She also taught in Ukrainian literature in Bila Pidlyaska, and Zalishchyky. Later in her life, after immigrating to Canada Oleksandra continued her studies. She enrolled at the University of Ottawa in the department of Slavic Studies where she completed her doctoral degree under the tutelage of Professor Bida in 1967, graduating with a Doctorate in Philosophy. In 1942 Oleksandra married Roman Kopach. As a result of the ongoing tensions of World War 2 she and her husband emigrated to Germany in 1944. After spending 4 years in various Displaced Person’s Camps in Germany, Oleksandra, with her husband and two year old son Jury, emigrated to Canada. Initially the family lived in Sudbury, Ontario then Brantford, Ontario and finally in  1950 settled  permanently in Toronto, where she resided with her family for the rest of her life.

In 1991, after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Oleksandra Kopach visited her native Ukraine for the first time since leaving it in 1944. She died July 12 1998 and is buried in the Ukrainian Cemetery of St. Volodymyr in Oakville, Ontario.

Pedagogy
After the second world war, the mass immigration of Ukrainians sought to maintain their identity and ties to their homeland. One way to strengthen ties to their homeland was through education, which at that time, was largely done through Ukrainian religious institutions in the diaspora. While these existing parochial schools provided basic language instruction, this basic education was limited to the equivalent of a fourth grade education. Oleksandra realized the shortfall that this minimal schooling would cause, and realized that the future of Ukrainian diaspora rested on the Ukrainian community’s ability to educate its youth in Ukrainian language, literature, culture, history, and art. With the backing of the Ukrainian Pedagogical Society she spearheaded the development of Ukrainian education in 1951. First, she increased the basic primary-level Ukrainian academic program from 4 years to 7 years at the school where she was then teaching, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church. This was the first thrust in advancing the education of children in the Ukrainian diaspora. Simultaneously, in 1951 she initiated a 5-year high school curriculum with a group of 6 students. At the end of the 5 year program students were expected to pass a rigorous written and verbal set of examinations ( Ukrainian: матура, romanized: the Matura). Initially the group of students met around a table at the Plasto Domivka on Dundas Str. In Toronto. She named the High School Курси Українознавства ім. Григорія Сковороди (romanized: Kyrsy Ukrainoznavstva im. Hryhoriya Skovorody). This curriculum was the first Ukrainian High School of its kind in North America. Her model for higher Ukrainian education was later copied by Ukrainian communities across North America. She received much support from the Ukrainian community. The school that she founded functioned for 27 years and produced 347 graduates, many of whom became community leaders, professors, professionals and Canadian politicians. Over the years there were 25 high caliber teachers, among them were Professors. Jaroslav Rozumnyj, Yaroslav Pasternak, Vasyl Veryha, Myron Levytsky, Mykola Bytynsky, and Oksana Sokolyk, as well as Father Syrotynski and Father Zholkevych, who lectured on topics such as Ukrainian Arts, music, architecture, history, literature, and religion. The school produced a yearly student publication where students published their poems or stories in Ukrainian. Each year the school produced a stage play by a Ukrainian playwright, and its student choir gave a concert dedicated to Ukrainian composers. The Ukrainian Pedagogical Society named Oleksandra Kopach «a pioneer of Ukrainian middle schools in North America».

In addition, she taught the Ukrainian language at the Berlitz Academy, and Ukrainian courses at St. Basil The Great School in Toronto.

Literary Works and Publications
Dr. Kopach was highly regarded as a specialist in Ukrainian literature. She continued writing and editing Ukrainian literary works. Among her published academic works are included: Literary Style of Olha Kobylianska, Ancient Ukraine in Literature, Natalena Koroleva, New Horizons of Ancient Ukraine. In addition, she wrote several books for students and young children, among these are: A Boy from a Fairy Tale, Knights of Ancient Ukraine, Miniatures, Days Not Repeated. She also wrote, and compiled texts for high school students studying Ukrainian (Ukrainian: Хрестоматія, romanized Chrestomatia). She had over 300 articles published in Ukrainian magazines and newspapers, and from 1974 to 1994 she headed a committee of 14 academics in researching the works of Taras Shevchenko. In 1962 she began publishing the literary magazine Promin, which she continued to publish for many years. She was a full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (Ukrainian: Наукове товариство імені Шевченка, romanized: Naukóve tovarýstvo imeni Shevchénka), and was the head of the Society of Ukrainian Writers and Poets Slovo Cлово, where she was instrumental in the annual publication of their works.

In 1986 she was the recipient of the Shevchenko Gold Medal Award and was recognized by the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.

О. Г. Астаф'єв. Копач Олександра // Енциклопедія Сучасної України: електронна версія [онлайн] / гол. редкол.: І. М. Дзюба, А. І. Жуковський, М. Г. Железняк та ін.; НАН України, НТШ. Київ: Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України, 2014. URL: https://esu.com.ua/search_articles.php?id=3327 (дата перегляду: 11.02.2022)

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