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Jan 23, 2015

Pigeons 101

By |2015-01-23T13:24:34-08:00January 23, 2015|21st Century Learning, Secondary, Whole Child Education|0 Comments

I never learned as much as when I became a pigeon farmer.  I remember walking to the barns on the day of possession, wondering what I had gotten myself into. I was overwhelmed with the responsibility, and with my ignorance as to how to produce the young pigeons (squab) that were so coveted by the [...]

Jan 21, 2015

Of Grave Robbers and Pharaohs

By |2015-01-21T07:20:43-08:00January 21, 2015|21st Century Learning, Middle School|0 Comments

I just had a conversation with an ancient Egyptian grave robber. Seriously, he was hiding out in the tomb of a recently buried Pharaoh. Our big Presentation of Learning Night happened last week. For those of you who have never been to one of our Presentation of Learning Nights, they are a big deal. Our [...]

Jan 13, 2015

Honour Thy Mother-In-Law

By |2015-01-13T07:23:22-08:00January 13, 2015|Elementary, Relationships|0 Comments

My mother-in-law passed away the Monday before Christmas holidays and so I was in Edmonton the last three days of school. She was 99 years old.  Up to the last week of her life my brother-in-law said he still couldn’t put anything over on her. She died peacefully and relatively free of pain, and had expressed a [...]

Jan 12, 2015

YELLING AT STUDENTS IS A BAD IDEA…

By |2015-01-12T07:01:00-08:00January 12, 2015|21st Century Learning, Elementary|0 Comments

I lost my voice again this year. Couldn’t speak at all. Croaks, whispers, whistles and frantic waving of hands in gestures not even remotely resembling sign language were all you could get from me. It happens about once every school year, and you think I’d learn… A bad idea.  Yelling at students is a bad [...]

Jan 7, 2015

From Report Cards to Diapers

By |2025-02-22T14:03:58-08:00January 7, 2015|Interviews, Middle School, Parenting|0 Comments

by Moira Louw A few weeks ago, I had the rare opportunity to eat lunch with a former teacher, in her own home. Mrs. Becky Enns (although I know her as Ms. Vandenberg) was my grade 7 teacher, and I still remember her "special guy friend" Jonas coming to visit the class, and the gossip this created [...]

Jan 3, 2015

My Humble Christmas Lesson

By |2015-01-03T14:10:07-08:00January 3, 2015|Celebrating, Elementary, Faith|1 Comment

Sparkling lights, hot chocolate by a cozy fire, feelings of peace and calm, all is merry and bright. Those were the sentiments I wanted to be writing about, as I frantically tried to get a post-Christmas blog entry done. The flu happened instead, causing changed and cancelled plans, disinfectants and laundry, missed visits and tired [...]

Dec 31, 2014

A Very Manly Christmas

By |2014-12-31T06:59:37-08:00December 31, 2014|Celebrating, Parenting|2 Comments

Another Christmas has come and gone. The Christmas tree has deposited most of its needles on my living room floor, the advent calendar is complete, gifts have been given, and the now stale gingerbread houses are ready to be thrown out. Along with the gingerbread and dead tree, it's time to throw out my list [...]

Dec 15, 2014

Turning My Brain Off

By |2014-12-15T07:35:39-08:00December 15, 2014|Faith, Middle School, Whole Child Education|0 Comments

My wife surprised me with a trip to a spa for my birthday. I have never been to a spa before (and I probably won’t ever go again). It was a very relaxing time, which is something I struggle with. My wife, Sharon, noted on several occasions throughout our time there, that I have a [...]

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