Dear friends and colleagues It’s over…it’s finally over. You did it! The 2020 Spring to 2021 June School year has finally ended! Yes,...

I am not Ryan Reynolds. I don’t even know him. I did attend the same elementary school as he did, and I do know 2 of his brothers but, I...

Am I doing enough? This is a question my wife and I often ask ourselves as we raise our 5 and 8 (she will tell you she’s almost 9) year...

This month - I have a special guest blogging for me: a grade 11, going to grade 12 student, on how the COVID-19 Pandemic affected her,...

June 1st is coming and in British Columbia, that means the next phase of living with COVID-19. People are stressed. People are worried....

My daughter Madeline is in Grade 3 and she was asked to make a gratitude jar for her class. My 4 year old son, Spencer made one as well. ...

Hi everyone, So – it’s week 4 of the COVID – 19 Crisis in BC, and school has been in session here for 2 weeks. Educators in our Province...

Hi everyone, Other than for those who are true introverts – and are really relishing this current opportunity to stay home during the...

I love art. The colours, textures, quiet, loud, chaotic, messy, surprising, joyful, heart-wrenching expression of it all. What I...

My kids love dressing up. Spencer is really into the superheroes - I mean REALLY into superheroes. We actually have a small trunk of...

In 2003, I got engaged. It was a bright sunny day, and I had my plan. My friend Winnie would ask my then girlfriend to dinner to...

The overall feeling membership in a school appears to be key to students having increased academic success and feelings of self-efficacy....

In the next three weeks, I will be writing about the notions of membership and engagement. In my experience, our North American...

The title/ subject for this blog entry has been rattling around my head for about a week. Actually, not rattling – more a roulette ball...

I’ll keep it short, I promise. Actually I promise I’ll keep them ALL short. For the past two decades of my career in education – I have...