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Dec 7, 2015

Good Learning Looks Like This

By |2015-12-07T09:08:14-08:00December 7, 2015|21st Century Learning, Elementary|2 Comments

I can now legally drive any vehicle (except for a semi or a motorcycle)!  Let me tell you more…With more of our fleet of busses coming equipped with airbrakes, I wanted to make sure I could still take the preschoolers for their first school bus ride. I was ,therefore, encouraged to get my airbrake certification. Facing [...]

Nov 16, 2015

can i buy a dress on your credit card?

By |2015-11-16T09:01:17-08:00November 16, 2015|Middle School, Whole Child Education|1 Comment

The following text conversation took place a few weeks back between my daughter, Carissa, and me. Carissa is in her second year studying at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. I received the first text message just before 9:00 a.m. on a Monday morning.CARISSA: can i buy a dress on your credit card? you can [...]

Oct 22, 2015

How NOT to be an Artist

By |2025-02-22T14:03:10-08:00October 22, 2015|21st Century Learning, Art & Music|4 Comments

BY JONATHAN BOER Secondary Art Teacher There is a poster out there entitled “How to Be An Artist.” It’s a list of things an artist is supposed to do, like “plant impossible gardens,” “take moonbaths,” and “invite dangerous people to tea.” If this poster is the definitive list, I’m not an artist. The only things [...]

Sep 14, 2015

Saddle Sores and Pushing Pedals

By |2015-09-14T08:55:33-07:00September 14, 2015|Character, Middle School|1 Comment

175 kilometers. Almost all uphill.My son, Justin, and I had spent two days bicycling from Princeton, up to the Coquihalla Summit. For the most part, the trail was washboard gravel that rose steadily upwards.  Then there was the 25 kilometers that strayed onto a gas pipeline. 25 kilometers of pushing our bikes up steep hills [...]

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