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Rooted

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Age-Old Dilemmas in Creating a Shared Vision

  • Changemaking
  • Clarity
  • Culture
  • Design
  • Education
  • Focus and Simplicity
  • Leadership
  • Reaching
  • Rooted
  • Soul of the School
  • Soul of the Team
  • The Climb
  • Thriving
  • Vibrant Teams
  • What Matters Most

It came up again this week. I heard about a Superintendent outlining the 'way forward is forward-focused' amidst his leadership academy. I coached Principals trying to outline one and three-year

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August 20, 2023

The Possibility of the Season

  • Belonging
  • Faith
  • Rooted
  • The Climb
  • Thriving
  • What Matters Most

We're reflecting on the possibility of the season with Mr. Jeff Harshad Thomlinson, co-founder of Take a Breath for Schools, yogi, spiritual seeker, mentor, and friend. Ultimately, this is an East-meets-West

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December 13, 2021

Leadership Lessons from the Garden

  • Belonging
  • Changemaking
  • Culture
  • Focus and Simplicity
  • Inclusive and Equitable
  • Leadership
  • Reaching
  • Rooted
  • Sustainability
  • Teaching
  • Thriving
  • Worthiness

The sweet smell of tomatoes on my fingers is the fragrance of summer. Indeed, I hear the invitation from my Indigenous brothers and sisters to honor the land. So, I

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October 19, 2021

Soul of Education (Part 4) – Change-maker

  • Belonging
  • Changemaking
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Teaching
  • Thriving
  • What Matters Most

When we get together as a family, we are somewhat strange, because we discuss and explore the idea of change-making with great frequency.  We lean into inspiration, reading, and relationships

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May 20, 2019

Soul of Learning (Part 2) – Belonging

  • Belonging
  • Changemaking
  • Education
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Teaching
  • Thriving
  • What Matters Most
  • Worthiness

Almost 70 years ago, a little blonde girl stood in the heart of the Congo and offered a friend a sweet fruit. The little girl is a family friend whose

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April 14, 2019

The Essentialism of Play

  • Changemaking
  • Creative Thinking
  • Design
  • Education
  • Focus and Simplicity
  • Nest-Building for Families
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Teaching
  • The Climb

We are stuck in work mode!  We consider productivity, maximizing, organization, Marie Kondo-ing, and achievement all the time.  The questions swirl like, "What's in it for me?" or "What is

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February 4, 2019

Never Let Go

  • Belonging
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Teaching
  • Thriving

I spent the early years of mothering focused on providing the best meals, organizing the playrooms, ensuring the best learning environments, and facilitating my big kids' activities.  My concerns centred

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October 19, 2018

Give All Our Children Wings

  • Education
  • Nest-Building for Families
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Selfhood
  • Teaching
  • Thriving

When I was 5 I wanted to be "saved," when I was 10 I wanted to be a "teacher," when I was 15 I wanted to be a "wife and

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September 30, 2018

Acceleration of Mother Nature

  • Changemaking
  • Design
  • Parenting
  • Rooted
  • Teaching
  • The Climb
  • Thriving
  • What Matters Most

Mother Nature spent aeons taking care of herself, all-the-while humans and ecosystems adapting to her ebbs and flows.  Now, we are entering a new era, one where humans are the

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September 23, 2018

Rooted

  • Rooted
  • Thriving
  • What Matters Most

The dictionary defines 'Rooted' as "established deeply and firmly." What is deeply established in our school? As a member of a school community, what does your heart long to see

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September 2, 2018
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