Fear Normal
by Darren Spyksma, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ What so many of us long for is to go back to the way “it was,” to get back to “normal.” But what if the way “it was” was...
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Beautiful Work
How do we encourage beautiful work from our students? What is beautiful work? Christian Deeper Learning is the invitation for students to discover their gifts, develop...
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Distinct: Readily Distinguishable by the Senses
by Darren Spyksma, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ What makes a Christian school distinct? In an era where every action is defined by school safety, by responding to...
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Deeper Learning
Identity • Mastery • Creativity • Wayfinding by Darren Spyksma, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ For many educators, defining and believing in Deeper Learning feels like...
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The Adventure of Meaningful Learning
Where have five years gone? It feels like just yesterday, three weeks into the job, that I was standing in the parking lot of a hotel in Smithers, BC. As I pulled the...
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Architecture Always Wins
Have you ever heard students ask the question, “Will this be on the test?” and wondered about any more profound implications and the students’ motivations for asking? I...
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The Creativity Question
I’ve been thinking. Have you ever had one of those moments where, in what seems to present itself as a sudden flash of insight, you recognize that something you had...
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Emergency Preparedness
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Prov 27:12 (NIV) To provide a safe and secure teaching and learning environment,...
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Systemic Self-Assessment
One of the pillars of the modernized curriculum in British Columbia is the role of reflection and self-assessment. For this element to take root in schools, it needs to...
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