Dec 14, 2016

The Best Season Ever

By |2016-12-14T08:48:59-08:00December 14, 2016|Athletics, Character, Secondary|1 Comment

Not long ago, I heard secondary teacher Trent De Jong describe athletics by saying, “At ACS we don’t just compete, we represent.”  I heard a great story the other day from one of our coaches in the staff room that exemplified this idea. Here is Joanne Friesen, the Junior Boys’ Volleyball Head Coach, in her [...]

Sep 26, 2016

Don’t Steal My Dreams!

By |2016-09-26T08:44:44-07:00September 26, 2016|Character, Secondary|0 Comments

My most vivid memory of high school involves the annual meeting that I had with the school counsellor at the large public school that I attended. Each student met with the counsellor for about fifteen minutes to check on the student’s progress and discuss their career plans. I was pulled from my math class (bonus!) [...]

May 6, 2016

Just Say Yes Already!

By |2022-05-17T14:44:33-07:00May 6, 2016|Character, Elementary|0 Comments

It was my first year teaching. Fresh out of Dordt College, transplanted to sunny California. I had this wonderfully diverse and eager-to-learn first grade class. After the first few weeks of “what am I doing here?!” I was finding my rhythm as a primary teacher. I was connecting with the students, explaining things at their [...]

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