St. Clement’s School Closing Message 2018
Good evening and welcome to our 117th St. Clementâs School Closing.
Before we begin, I would like to acknowledge the original peoples of these lands, the Mississaugas of the New Credit.
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Bringing Order to Chaos: The Power of Fiction
As I write this blog, I am preparing to leave for Washington to attend the National Coalition of Girlsâ School Global Forum on Girls’ Education II. Held every three years,
Approaching Each Shot
I enjoy talking about and reflecting upon the approaches people take to achieve success regardless the task.
As many know, I also love reading and seek insight from books- whether they are fiction or non-fiction.
Winding Up For Success
Adam Grant, American Psychologist, Professor at the Wharton School of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, and best-selling author said, âTo understand success, pay less attention to the final product and more to the mundane process.â I love this quotation but know how often we have to remind ourselves and others of this piece of wisdom in our increasingly competitive and comparison-obsessed world.
A Blessing for Leaders
On Tuesday morning, we held the annual assembly in which we introduce our incoming Graduating Class and their leadership roles for the upcoming academic year. As I considered my words for the event,
Wisdom From Growth
Last weekend, I set aside an article from The Globe and Mail entitled “A Word to the Wise”. Its headline intrigued me and while I didnât have time to read it then,
Breaking or Bridging: There is No Choice
From Thursday to Saturday of this past week, Ms Henricks and I attended the White Privilege Conference held at Ryerson University while faculty member Ms Singhal and eight of our girls from Grades 10-12 attended the one-day Institute on Wednesday.
Lessons Learned
This past weekend, St. Clementâs School welcomed back Alumnae from 1948 to 2017 as we celebrated our annual Alumnae Reunion Weekend. Over the course of three days we welcomed and caught up with our intellectually curious,
Finding Hope
Over this past week- one where tragedy hit our city with the loss of ten and injury of another fifteen as a result of a van being used as a weapon- there has been a lot of commentary about the reaction of people to what was an unexpected and terrible event.
It’s The Commitment That Counts
On Sunday, at the end of National Volunteer Week, as I was preparing to write my blog expressing my thanks to our vast number of St. Clementâs volunteers, I came across a tweet by Seth Godin.