Gratitude: Learning Through New Structures
Starting a new year often fosters time for reflection. Whether setting goals or making resolutions for the year ahead, reflecting on that for which we are grateful, and the reasons for that gratitude are,
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Christmas Carol Service Message
Good afternoon and welcome to our St. Clementâs School Carol Service.
As I say every year, this event is a time-honoured tradition, and is an opportunity for our community to gather to celebrate so many things.
Competent Courage for Change
In âCultivating Everyday Courageâ in the Harvard Business Review, James Detert suggests that âcompetently courageousâ people- who most often successfully effect positive change in organizations- are those who âcreate the right conditions for action by establishing a strong internal reputation and by improving their fallback options in case things go poorly;
Challenging False Limits
I was struck by a blog post I read on Saturday morning about recognizing some limits and ensuring the appropriate ones are pushed for growth. Author and businessman Seth Godinâs blog post entitled False Limits,
Learning for the Future
On Friday afternoon, several of us headed to Western University for an Alumnae Reunion where we hosted a gathering for seventeen grads of St. Clementâs from 2015 to 2018. I relish these times,
Nurturing Curiosity for Deep Learning
At St. Clementâs School we value curiosity so much that it informs much of what we do. Our Schoolâs mission is to develop outstanding women who are intellectually curious, courageous and compassionate,
Wisdom Of All Ages
At the end of September, I wrote about the wonderful and wise words delivered to the School community from our senior leaders. I was impressed by their reflection and insights and commented that their articulations were evidence that our purpose to help develop our girlsâ sound values and character and ensure they thrive in their School years and beyond was,
Bringing to Mind Lives Well-Lived
I am writing this blog entry on Remembrance Day, and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. As I do, I reflect on our own St. Clementâs School Remembrance Day Assembly at which we were blessed to hear from Mr.
Leaving a Legacy
On Friday, I gave a eulogy for past Board member and Alumna, Christine Featherstone â67, at her memorial service.
While I believe strongly that each and every Clementine is an outstanding woman who deserves to be recognized,
The Art of Persuasion and Why I am Optimistic About the Future
Over the past four days, St. Clementâs School has played host to the International Independent Schoolsâ Public Speaking Competition. Our small community has welcomed over forty-five school teams and their coaches from Canada,