Friday was a great day.
On my distanced walk in the hall, I received several virtual hugs from Grade 3s, spent time in a Grade 12 English class hearing from Stratford Festival actors who were in the process of producing Hamlet when COVID-19 hit,
This past Sunday I attended our annual Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) Annual Heads’ and Chairs’ Conference with our incoming Board Chair Karen McKay. Regardless of it being virtual, I have been looking forward to reflecting on its important theme of Transcending 2020: Recovering and Reinventing.
I love to read and while my reading is balanced between non-fiction and fiction, regardless of the genre, I find I always come away with new knowledge, ideas, and perspectives.
Stories are powerful- they foster learning and can be catalysts for change. Over the past several weeks, our Junior School girls have been reading a number of stories about the traumatic impact residential schools have had on Indigenous people across our country.