Earlier this week I was away in Winnipeg attending the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Annual Heads and Chairs conference. This conference provides Heads of Schools and our Board Chairs time away to connect and access speakers and resources about emerging issues and opportunities for our Schools.
Tag: Courage
Shedding Light or Casting Shadows
On Friday, our Heads of Community, LINCWell, Eco Team and our Student Council Executive introduced our class representatives in assembly. Ms Macintosh began assembly by reminding us about the meaning and impact of leadership.
Not Doing is the Best Thing To Do
This past Tuesday, with great thanks to our Parents’ Association, St. Clement’s School hosted Julie Lythcott-Haims as our first 2017-2018 LINCWell speaker. Lythcott-Haims, past Freshman Dean at Stanford University and mother of two teenagers,
The Benefit of Rigour
On Thursday evening, we hosted the first of two Curriculum Nights at St. Clement’s, this one for parents of students in Grades 9-12. The evening started with a session about applying to Canadian Universities and along with the important specifics,
Anticipation
The beginning of a School year has always been a time of happy anticipation for me- when I was a student and now as an educator. There is a sense of excitement and hope for the upcoming year and all that it will bring.
Closing 2017 Message
Good evening and welcome. It is my great honour and pleasure to welcome all of you to our 116th Annual St. Clement’s School Closing.
When I reflect upon the past year I am reminded of the wise messages to our community from our youngest students through our Junior School classes leading our assemblies: messages about the writing process,
Are We There Yet?
On Friday, after a long week, I was looking forward to gathering with a few very close friends at a cottage north of the city. The traffic was heavy and slow,
Hindsight is 20/20
As we continue to work on our strategic plan for the upcoming three years, I am mindful that its goals are planned to be completed in 2020. One can play on the notion of 20/20: the articulation of clear or perfect vision and the excitement around planning for that clarity.
Standing Out
St. Clement’s School’s mission is to develop outstanding women who are intellectually curious, courageous and compassionate. When this mission was developed by our community five years ago, the presence of the word outstanding was very purposeful.
A Woman’s Place is in The House
Over the last four years, Bishop Strachan School, Branksome Hall, Havergal College and St. Clement’s School have hosted a Girls’ Schools Collaborative Speaker Series to bring our girls’ schools’ communities together to learn about topics that affect and challenge our girls,