“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 [...]
BY CHERYL SCHUTTE, ACS PARENT Okay, I’ll be honest…when the kids came home from school knowing that spring break might be a lot longer than we expected, I was pretty excited. Mostly because I love lazy mornings and wearing my pj’s a little longer than I should. Stuck And Yet… But it didn't take long [...]
BY JENNIFER WITTRUP, ACS PARENT This is not the first time my world has been pulled out from under my feet, nor I suspect my last, because of one thing I am certain: life is about change and adapting to the changes. COVID-19, that unseen enemy that has shut down the world and caused us [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about value lately. Part of that has to do with our family’s decision to sell our house and move out to Abbotsford this year. You never really think about the value of something until you want to sell it…. We have put in a lot of time and energy into [...]
I quickly noticed an unusual amount of kids hanging out by the shed when I came outside during recess one day. They were looking in the windows, listening at the walls, and pushing at the screen on the electronic dead-bolt. It didn't take long for me to find out what the fuss was about. I [...]
When my kids were very young and in their early years of school, I drove them to and from school every day. I enjoyed meeting my mom friends as we waited outside our kids’ classrooms where we chatted as we built relationships, chased our toddlers, and rocked each other’s babies. Shocked The day came when my [...]
Aiden is my middle child. He fits the stereotypical middle child role of flying under the radar. He doesn’t do too much to get himself in trouble, he is pretty independent, and he’s content to be on his own, not asking for much or demanding attention. This can be a slippery slope for parents because [...]
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, [...]
It was a star. A simple star…one that would be drawn on your hand when you arrived at school…or not. I remember waking up every morning. I didn’t care about my homework. I didn’t care about what we were going to do in school that day. I only cared about whether or not my hand [...]
BY SARAH BESSEY, ACS PARENT When our children were younger, I used to marvel at their ability to find great value and significance in sunrise and sunset, growing vegetables, bugs and trees, music, friendship, rocky-bottomed lakes, changing seasons and small rituals. They say the world through a lens of wonder and contentment that made me [...]
