On Saturday morning, I dropped by St. Clement’s as our staff and girls hosted the Annual Fall Fulford Impromptu Debate. While our girls do not compete at this event, I enjoy seeing students from so many schools demonstrating exceptional debating skills- skills that I believe are vitally important for everyone as they learn and grow.
After attending a Math class about vectors and a Business Leadership class in which the girls were determining their values for the year, I was reminded of our girls’ important role in their learning experiences.
Over the last two weeks, the power of strong and positive student / teacher relationships has been highlighted over and over for me through a number of different interactions.
It is with excitement that I write this first blog of the 2016 / 2017 academic year, and anticipate the arrival of our Clementines from Grades 1-12 on Tuesday. I look forward to the din of enthusiastic voices of 470 girls and staff in the hallways of St.
As I prepared for this evening, I thought a lot about the notion of a school closing, and the implicit message that things stop- or shut down- after this event.
With only a few blogs left, I felt it important to make mention of the necessary support I have had for my weekly writing over the last six years. It is not I,
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,
Last week I was very fortunate to attend the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) first-ever Global Forum. NCGS is the leading advocate for girls’ schools, connecting and collaborating globally with individuals,
Every week our National association of Independent Schools, the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS), sends out an excellent group of articles sorted into the twelve standards upon which our accreditations are based.
On Friday I welcomed visitors to our Open House and thought I would use my blog to share my assembly message as I think it is important one for our entire community to consider.