Don’t You Sense It Too?
by Bill de Jager, Director of Learning ◊ What a fearfully exciting time to be teaching and learning! What a great time, what an opportune time, to be riding the wave...
Read MoreKindergarten Choices
by Joanne den Boer, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ Freedom of choice – this is one of the blessings of living in a democracy. As a Christian community we cherish...
Read MoreLearning and Working with the Net Gen
by Bill de Jager, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ What was the name of Richard Nixon’s dog? If you don’t have a clue or aren’t sure who Nixon was,...
Read MoreFull Day Kindergarten Update
Joanne den Boer, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ Ever since the BC provincial government announced it would begin implementation of full day kindergarten (FDK), the...
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Re-Viewing Your Educational Program
by Joanne den Boer, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ The week before the school bell rang, administrators welcomed back returning staff and introduced new staff. They...
Read MoreInitial Ponderings on the Topic of Gender
(and how it affects education) by Diane Stronks, OCSTA Executive Director ◊ When my children were young and we spent time on a lake in the summer, they loved to...
Read MoreCurriculum as Kaleidoscope
by Bill deJager, SCSBC Director of Curriculum and Instruction ◊ A child is born. Immediately curriculum begins: cloth or disposable diapers? classical or pop music...
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An Extra Week of Summer Holidays!
by Bill de Jager, SCSBC Director of Learning ◊ Checked out the summer holiday calendar lately? It may be worth a look. With this school year ending on June 26 and...
Read MoreHow Watermelons Cultivated Belonging
by Joanne denBoer, Director of Learning ◊ I dislike watermelon. It really is nothing more than pink, fuzzy water. Take a bite – it evaporates instantaneously,...
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