Where do the core competencies live in nature? The rings of a tree tell the story of a tree’s life. What happens when k and grade 1 students create their own story of a tree’s life, except they are the tree and the rings tell significant moments in their lives? #corecompetencies

Registration for the 2021 #noiie symposium is open! This year's theme = Unmuted: Turn Up the Volume. What areas of our practice are we “turning up” to make a real difference for our learners? Learn more and register here: noiie.ca/2021-noiie-sym…

Integrity is when you say the same things publicly that you say privately.

@bmdteach & I are hosting a deep dive into building equity & belonging through story workshop, inspired by @sharrismackay Matt Karlsen Center for Playful Inquiry. Join us for a conversation to grow our shared understanding. DM to sign up. James Gilmore

Our hearts are full seeing our leaders at DeBeck cheering on Primary students on the playground. ❤️❤️ #sd38learn

Way to go Karen Lin Lisa Herj Ghaug and Rosalind Poon for representing SD38 Professional Learning today as facilitators at BCPVPA’s Essentials for Aspiring School Leaders! #EASL2021 😊💪

Listening to Lauren MacLean - Teach Outdoors and her Mentoring Nature Connections podcast made me think of the trees behind our school. One fell in a recent windstorm and two others needed to be taken down. What stories live in our trees at DeBeck? #mentoringnatureconnections #sd38learn

The Magical Hammock Reading Forest 💙💙💙 This will be my last project of love for the children of Maxwell before leaving at the end of the school year. If you’d like to help you can donate a 4x4x10 post (20), 30 hammocks, 60 I hooks and a post digger (a human not the tool). 🥰

Thank you Division 9 for creating a place for pause and reflection last week. Proud of our community for respecting the space so that it can stay until the end of the school year. #EveryChildMatters #sd38learn

Div 13/14 Ss are selling their finished bird and bee habitats at the Farmers and Artisans Market today. All funds raised will be donated to the Indian Residential School Society. #sd38learn #corecompetencies #IndigenousHistoryMonth

Thank you to Ms Nyembo for creating the hand painted stones in our year-end gift to our TL learners! Families can pick up their gift bags starting tomorrow from 9:00 am 2:30 pm. SD38 Professional Learning

Save the date! Leading the Way: Women in Leadership returns Mon Sept 20 7pm with a virtual event – Resilient Women Thriving in Leadership features conversations with @RHanleyDafoe & @bcpvpa friends. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect – registration opens late August.

Save the date! Leading the Way: Women in Leadership returns Mon Sept 20 7pm with a virtual event – Resilient Women Thriving in Leadership features conversations with @RHanleyDafoe & @bcpvpa friends. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect – registration opens late August.

Sometimes the best preassessment is a conversation. Check in w/learners to discover strengths (acknowledge those right away) & areas where readiness might need to be addressed. Try preassessing in new ways: collaborative, visual, audio, generative. solutiontree.com/softening-edge…

Just bought my copy - it looks like just the book that educators need for this coming school year.

Now it is time for happiness. Time for positivity. Time for energetic Punjabi Bhangra. My friend Neetu Garcha and I danced together for joy, hope and positivity near the Ocean waves at Iona Beach Park in Richmond, Beautiful British Columbia. YouTube: youtu.be/klcZTDGJVjs

cbc.ca/news/canada/br… Thank you Catherine McGregor and Rod Allen Time to double down on NOIIE goal that "All learners develop an understanding and respect for Indigenous ways of knowing AND that together we work to eliminate racism in schools". NOIIE

Grateful for our deep professional learning today about SOGI and Inclusive Learning. Thank you to our student leaders for sharing their voices. #sd38learn

Well, it's official. Book launch 4:00 pm (Pacific Time) June 15 for Leading Spirals of Inquiry for Equity and Quality. We would love to see you there. eventbrite.ca/e/leading-thro…

Such a great day working together as a community to assemble our new playground! Finishing touches are happening next week! Thank you to our PAC and volunteers to help make this happen! #RichmondSD38