This past weekend was our annual Alumnae Reunion with an assembly on Friday morning, a cocktail party Friday night, a luncheon on Saturday to celebrate milestone years, and a church service on Sunday at St.
Meeting our Mission
Category: Our Principal’s Notes
Are You With Them?
This week on Tuesday, members from our St. Clement’s School Eco Team hosted assembly. They used this time to celebrate Earth Week, to educate our community on the detrimental impact of micro-plastics on our planet,
Being A Good Person
I finished reading an excellent book this weekend by Dr. Dolly Chugh entitled The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. I know this book and its teachings will stay with me for a long time as it has challenged my thinking,
“C-ing” the Future
This weekend I have been reflecting on a number of events and activities that have taken place over the last number of days both at SCS and outside our walls.
The Meaning of Our Mission
An organization’s mission statement is fundamentally important. As I often say, our St. Clement’s mission is like a filter through which we run decisions, programs and approaches to ensure that we are focused on doing what we say we are doing.
Reflection and Perspective as Keys to Growth
This week, at Tuesday’s assembly, I spoke to our community about the positive impact that stepping away can have, and the perspective it provides. As I said to staff and students,
New Beginnings
As I contemplate the return of our entire SCS community to 21 St. Clements Avenue tomorrow for our Spring term, I think about new beginnings.
The blessing of our seasons in Canada brings us spring: a time of hope,
Climb Every Mountain: From Nuns, Actors, Entrepreneurs and Designers
On Saturday afternoon as I sat enjoying the outstanding St. Clement’s School performance of The Sound of Music, and listened to Mother Abbess sing the song Climb Every Mountain,
Anxiety: Addressing Not Avoiding
I write this blog after having just finished author and psychotherapist Dr. Lisa Damour’s new book entitled Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.
Never Say Never
This past week was a wintery one, and it forced me to realize that one should never say never.
Almost exactly eight years ago, during my first winter as Principal of St.