Creativity: A Path for Growth
It is very hard to believe that there is less than a month left of this school year. To me, it seems as if time is speeding up, and events fly by at the blink of an eye.
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A Magical Moment
It is not often that my blog themes are similar from one week to the next; however, in light of the past several days, I am drawn to write about a special relationship and a magical moment for our School this past week.
We Are One With Others
At. St. Clement’s we have been blessed with wonderful opportunities to connect and build relationships with First Nations peoples over the last eight years. As a result, our girls and staff are aware of and passionate about our role in supporting and ensuring change for the better.
Courageous Paths
As I flipped the latest edition of The Red Blazer closed this week having read it cover to cover, I was reminded of our School’s advertisement tagline, “The best path is rarely a straight line.” I love this concept and believe it wholeheartedly.
Empathy and Understanding
It is a confluence of events on Friday of this week that informs my blog’s topic of the importance of empathy and understanding.
The first event, organized by our Round Square Committee,
Volunteering: It’s a Win-Win
This week was National Volunteer Week, and it is important that, in addition to ensuring that St. Clement’s continues to highlight the importance of volunteerism, we articulate how the experience of volunteering contributes to our mission of developing outstanding women who are intellectually curious,
Rooting for the Mature Side
On Thursday evening, with thanks to our Parents’ Association, St. Clement’s hosted our final speaker of the 2015-2016 LINCWell Speaker Series. The School researches and invites to speak, educational experts whose findings inform our work to develop outstanding women who are intellectually curious,
Listening Leverages the Power of Voice
Over the break I read a wonderful book entitled Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. Grant is a professor at the Wharton School of Business,
The Importance of Restorative Niches
The title of this blog will make most sense to those who have read the book Quiet by Susan Cain. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking is a powerful reflection on the importance of understanding and leveraging the capacity of both introverts and extroverts in our communities.
There’s Something to be Said for Sloths
I venture to guess that the title of this blog may have grabbed your attention; it seems an odd subject, particularly when associated with St. Clement’s School, a school for high-achieving girls and young women where activity is the norm.