Oct 2, 2024

THE DAY I GOT “A-QUACK-ED”

By |2024-10-02T10:08:18-07:00October 2, 2024|Custom-Fit Education, Elementary|3 Comments

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 [...]

May 21, 2024

RISING FROM THE ASHES

By |2024-05-21T13:28:29-07:00May 21, 2024|Elementary, School Vision|0 Comments

In 1986, I stepped into the role of elementary principal, and I was met with a daunting challenge issued by then ACS Board Chair, Jack Van Dyke: to fill the four vacant classrooms in our new elementary campus on the Abbotsford-Mission Highway. Little did we anticipate that this newly rebuilt campus, erected after the devastation [...]

Apr 16, 2024

CONSTRUCTING CANADA

By |2024-04-16T09:52:34-07:00April 16, 2024|21st Century Learning, Elementary|0 Comments

How do you teach elementary students about the effects of Canadian geography on Canada’s history? Or about how the vast array of geographical terrains and climates of early Canada impacted the Indigenous peoples and the first European settlers? You build a 3D map of Canada so large it’s difficult to find a table big enough! [...]

Feb 7, 2024

THEY’VE COME SO FAR

By |2024-02-07T12:57:12-08:00February 7, 2024|Elementary, Nurturing Hearts|0 Comments

A few years ago, Kirsi Antunes, our school counsellor, introduced our staff to the language of “expected” and “unexpected” behaviours. For opportunities where we wanted to correct a student’s actions (actions, not willful wrongdoing), rather than saying they were making a bad choice, we tried to name the unexpected behaviours and help them choose [...]

Oct 3, 2023

BETTER THAN BIRTHDAYS

By |2023-10-03T14:49:32-07:00October 3, 2023|Elementary, School Vision|0 Comments

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. [...]

Jun 16, 2023

TOP 15 (PLUS A FEW MORE)…

By |2023-06-19T08:55:39-07:00June 16, 2023|Elementary, Nurturing Hearts|0 Comments

Life in the elementary is an adventure! From exploring, discovering, and hands-on learning, our students embrace learning to its fullest. Looking back on this school year, we saw God's goodness and wonder on a daily basis and for this, we are so thankful! We asked the elementary staff to share their favourite memories of the [...]

Feb 7, 2023

ON THE SHORES OF LAKE OMA

By |2023-02-07T08:49:53-08:00February 7, 2023|Elementary, Nurturing Hearts|0 Comments

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 [...]

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