Learning Spaces

Nov 2, 2026

A PLAYGROUND FOR BRENNA

By |2026-11-02T14:00:33-07:00November 2, 2026|Elementary, Learning Spaces|0 Comments

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. [...]

Apr 19, 2021

BEING SCHOOLED

By |2022-04-28T14:48:27-07:00April 19, 2021|Learning Spaces, Middle School, School Vision|1 Comment

Unless you are a professional athlete, pop star, or Pokémon champion, the students in grade 7 aren’t that interested in your title. After six and a half years as Director of Learning for the Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia, I am using my professional leave to fill Mrs. Friesen’s maternity leave in middle [...]

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