May 25, 2020

BEHIND THE SCREENS

By |2022-05-02T13:50:26-07:00May 25, 2020|Secondary, Whole Child Education|1 Comment

BY NAOMI STEWART, SECONDARY FRENCH TEACHER Remember way back…seven weeks ago…when we moved into Connected Learning? I think I cried at least once a day during the week after spring break. It was full of rapid preparation and baptism by fire. Instructions and expectations changed minute to minute. Admin worked hard to stay up to [...]

Apr 3, 2020

A GUIDING PHRASE

By |2020-04-03T15:08:55-07:00April 3, 2020|School Vision, Secondary|0 Comments

“Be gentle with yourself and generous with others” is a phrase that Ed Noot, Executive Director of the Society of Christian Schools in BC, shared with us school leaders during one of our many virtual meetings over spring break. It’s a phrase that has stuck with me over these last few weeks and something I’m trying to [...]

Feb 24, 2020

MORSELS OF MOTIVATION

By |2020-02-24T08:10:06-08:00February 24, 2020|Relationships, Secondary|1 Comment

BY: JENNIFER WITTRUP, STUDENT LIFE CENTRE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT When I was offered the position of administrative assistant to the secondary Student Life Centre (SLC) and realized that my position would be the first face students would see upon entering, I knew that I wanted to do something special for the first week of school. Naturally, [...]

Jan 27, 2020

MUSINGS OF A SNOW SHOVELING PRINCIPAL

By |2020-01-27T08:34:49-08:00January 27, 2020|School Vision, Secondary|0 Comments

There are plenty of jobs I’ve had to do this year as a principal that seem a little outside the “norm.” We often refer to these things as “other duties as required.” It’s a joking reference to a line in our contracts that doesn’t really exist…but it should! My “other duty as required,” along with [...]

Nov 25, 2019

SENSING THE KINGDOM

By |2019-11-25T08:15:08-08:00November 25, 2019|Secondary, Whole Child Education|2 Comments

BY MONICA DEREGT, ACADEMIC COUNSELLOR I have an eclectic gathering of gadgets on my desk. Some might think of them as toys; others may think I have a unique decorating style. Among my collection is a playable rainbow art ball, a squishy silicone cat, a fake bonsai tree, a magnetic hourglass, lavender-scented stress balls, and [...]

Sep 23, 2019

LET’S RUN THE NUMBERS

By |2019-09-23T08:11:20-07:00September 23, 2019|School Vision, Secondary|2 Comments

“Are you excited to be principal at ACS next year?” I was asked this question a lot over the summer. I always answered that question without hesitation. YES! Some of you might be wondering, how can he say that? Doesn’t he know what he’s getting himself into? As a recovering math teacher, allow me to run [...]

Jun 19, 2019

FIVE THINGS I LEARNED AS PRINCIPAL AT ACS

By |2019-06-19T09:32:48-07:00June 19, 2019|School Vision, Secondary|5 Comments

Eight years. That’s how long I was principal at ACS Secondary. These eight years have been good years, with many wonderful people and some incredible experiences. I probably could list 50 things that I learned as principal at ACS, but here are five of them. 1. God Works Through Us, Regardless of Our Mistakes This [...]

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