An Excellent Reminder
Yesterday I completed my blog and sent it off to our Admin Team for viewing prior to posting it today. I had written about the complexities of dealing with ambiguity and felt it an apt post for this time of year.
Yesterday I completed my blog and sent it off to our Admin Team for viewing prior to posting it today. I had written about the complexities of dealing with ambiguity and felt it an apt post for this time of year.
This past week, the OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) released its PISA (Program for International School Assessment) results and these results have created quite a stir, particularly in the area of math outcomes and Canada’s ranking relative to 33 other member countries.
Each year a panel of alumnae, spanning classes from the 50s to the 70s, award an Alumnae Scholarship to a current Grade 12 student. Applicants submit an essay on what it means to them to be a Clementine and the panel selects one student who receives a financial contribution toward their university tuition.
This past week, our community had the opportunity to hear from Rachel Simmons, author of The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. Rachel spoke with parents,
This past Friday was our second Open House. I enjoy the opportunity to speak to potential SCS families about particular aspects of our School. I feel a bit like I am ‘cheating’ but have used some of my words from assembly for this week’s blog.
I have written before that I am reluctant to wade into political issues with my weekly blog as I think my responsibility is to be non-partisan; however, sometimes political events,
This week started and ended with events that reinforced the importance of one of our many unique programs at St. Clement’s.
On Monday, I was fortunate to be invited to speak with Matt Galloway,
This past Friday was Open House at St. Clement’s, and it was and always has been our intention at these times to provide our visitors with as authentic an experience as possible such that they can make an informed decision about the next phase of the educational journey for their daughters.
This week I have been in Vancouver attending our annual Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Heads and Chairs conference, and two events yesterday have left me feeling proud of our students and the work that our faculty are doing with them.
This past week I attended the annual Round Square International Conference, where the theme Waves of Change stressed the impact that each of us can make to affect our world and make it a better place.