Over the last two weeks, our St. Clement’s students and staff have had the wonderful opportunity to hear from four of our student leaders who have shared their personal insights in assemblies.
Words From The Wise
Tag: Success
St. Clement’s School Closing Message 2018
Good evening and welcome to our 117th St. Clement’s School Closing.
Before we begin, I would like to acknowledge the original peoples of these lands, the Mississaugas of the New Credit.
Approaching Each Shot
I enjoy talking about and reflecting upon the approaches people take to achieve success regardless the task.
As many know, I also love reading and seek insight from books- whether they are fiction or non-fiction.
Winding Up For Success
Adam Grant, American Psychologist, Professor at the Wharton School of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, and best-selling author said, “To understand success, pay less attention to the final product and more to the mundane process.” I love this quotation but know how often we have to remind ourselves and others of this piece of wisdom in our increasingly competitive and comparison-obsessed world.
A Blessing for Leaders
On Tuesday morning, we held the annual assembly in which we introduce our incoming Graduating Class and their leadership roles for the upcoming academic year. As I considered my words for the event,
Cultivating Adequacy?
Last week, I read a poignant article in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled In Praise of Adequacy by Rachel Judith Weil, a professor of history at Cornell.
The Purpose of Education
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.
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,
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,