Kids need to play. Not as a reward for finishing their work or a break before the “real” learning starts, but as an essential way that children make sense of the world, each other, and themselves. Mr. Rogers once said, “Play is really the work of childhood.” Some kids need to run until they’re breathless. [...]
On November 6, it rained. A lot! Late that afternoon, the rain came down hard. The kind of rain that makes you glad to be under a sound roof…until your son notices the basement décor (aka laundry basket) is floating at the bottom of the stairs. Soggy, Damp, and Beautiful There we were…processing soggy floors, [...]
A few months ago, I shared with you the privilege of hearing a presentation from Hilda deWolde’s grade 2A class about reimagining our elementary campus’ playground. Part of their proposal included more than just the typical things you find on a school playground. The students decided that natural elements, such as a play forest, [...]
This past December, I had the privilege of being invited to a presentation from the students in 2A where the students presented a proposal for some new, exciting, and inclusive play spaces. Earlier in the year the class agreed to take on a big challenge—reimagining our elementary school’s playground! As part of our school’s Drive [...]
As a principal, I’ve seen a lot of things. But nothing prepared me for the day last year when I got “a-quack-ed.” Imagine this: I walk into my office, ready for a typical afternoon of emails, meetings, and decision-making. But something’s off. There’s an unusual sense of stillness in the room, a quiet—too quiet—until I [...]
In 1991, I was a grade 9 student at Abbotsford Christian Secondary School. I bused to school every day with the other Chilliwack and Agassiz kids, had a blue top locker in the hallway that now leads to the mechanics shop (my locker combination was 27-54-39), and spent most of my free time making [...]
Our bi-weekly Friday morning chapel is one of those things that makes the elementary campus just a little extra wonderful. Our kindergarten students joined us for chapel for the first time last week Friday, and hearing 450 children’s voices singing praise songs together is the best. What a privilege it is to offer Christian education. [...]
On New Year’s Day, my family gathered at my mom’s house for dinner together in honour of what would have been my Dad’s 72nd birthday. In the afternoon as the turkey was cooking in the oven, we all headed outside. The weather was cold and crisp, the sky clear. Afternoon Booked Solid With all the [...]
In August, as I was cleaning up my office in anticipation of a new year, I came across a book called “Advice for a New Principal” that was given to me by my last class as a teacher at ACS. It was written by the students from 2A in 2020. Although it’s my third year as [...]
A few weeks ago, my son came home from kindergarten and shared that at recess he played with the gnome. I’m pretty familiar with the playground and the areas where kids play. There’s the little toy, the big toy, the forest, the soup tree, and the sandbox (also known as the long jump pit) but [...]
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