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Provoking the Imagination

6 Feb 20219 Feb 2021
It was wonderful to welcome the students and staff back to school this week. Through ten days remote learning it was incredibly impressive to see how seamless the overall transition…
Drive…

The One Word Challenge

13 Jan 202113 Jan 2021
As I have done with each January, I have chosen a word that will shape my actions across 2021. We have also had students and staff take up the challenge…
Authentic Learning…

A New Year

7 Jan 2021
Welcome to 2021! I think we were all pretty happy to see the calendar turn to January 1st. Last year had about 300 days no one will ever forget. What…
Learning Spaces…

Learning Environments for the 21st century

2 Dec 2020
Given our current distancing guidelines and our goal of ensuring all students have the opportunity to physically participate in classroom learning, our initiative last year seems far removed from our…
Professional Learning

What Happens On Professional Learning Days?

22 Oct 202022 Oct 2020
People often wonder what happens on professional learning days that schools organize throughout the year. I hold these days in high regard because they move learning forward. Being an excellent…
Authentic Learning…

Getting out of the Office

8 Oct 2020
The sun has set on the month of September and we have really begun our 2020-2021 learning journey. September, in any year, can be quite busy as the community settles…
learning…

Evolving In A Time Of COVID

25 Sep 202025 Sep 2020
Over the past two weeks we have been debriefing our students' current learning experience. As a school our decision making is made with Solution Fluency in mind and with that…
COVID…

Community in a Time of COVID

10 Sep 2020
This school year has begun like no other in our lifetime. Social distancing, masks, virtual and hybrid learning, PCR tests and daily announcements by the government of cases has raised…
graduation…

Words of Wisdom 2020

5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020
This year the words of wisdom were collaboratively created and shared with the Grade 4 and Grade 5 Principal, Ms. Nathalie Salameh. Today marks an important transition in your life.…
Appreciation…

Appreciating our Teachers

5 May 2020
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day. In any other year we would recognize this day with school announcements in the building, and do our best to personally come to your class and…
Collaboration…

Picture This!

12 Sep 201930 Mar 2021
A learning eco-system where the fluidity of where student thinking occurs is based upon the needs of the child and is framed to encourage critical thought, creativity and collaboration with…
Connecting…

Opening Night 2018

20 Sep 201821 Sep 2018
What a Night! Last night was our K-5 Opening Night presentation at Dubai American Academy. We began the night with a welcome from our entire staff, then delved into the…
graduation…

Words of Wisdom 2018

26 Jun 201825 Jun 2018
I would like to begin by gratefully acknowledging that we are celebrating today’s farewell on the ancestral lands of the Squamish Nation. Welcome everyone to the 2018 Grade Seven Farewell…
Authentic Learning…

O Siyam

24 Jun 2018
Last week was National Indigenous Peoples Day. We recognized the day at the beginning of the day with our students. What makes this day important for our school is that we have…
Authentic Learning…

Caulfeild in 150 Words

29 Jan 2018
Create a short, sharp and succinct description and visual portrait of your school. This was a challenge our Superintendent Chris Kennedy laid before us today. These are known as "elevator…
Authentic Learning…

I Wonder…

8 Nov 2017
I came home from work tonight to find this... Rerolled toilet paper (again). I hate this on many levels but my six year old son has a habit of sometimes…
Connecting…

Words of Wisdom 2017

27 Jun 201726 Jun 2017
These are the words of wisdom I shared at our Grade 7 Farewell ceremony today... The Chicago Bears The Spirit Bear The Grizzly, Black and Brown Bear Yogi Bear Smokey…
Authentic Learning…

Our Whole School Inquiry

30 Mar 201730 Mar 2017
Why is it important to be responsible? This is an Essential Question our school is exploring across the grades through our current whole school inquiry. The vehicle driving the learning into…
Authentic Learning…

At the Forefront

15 Jan 2017
  What school is your child going to attend next year? During my childhood you simply went to the school that was in your neighbourhood; but that is not necessarily…
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Words of Wisdom 2016

27 Jun 201629 Jun 2016
Congratulations! You are off on a new adventure; one that you can go forward and explore with confidence because you are prepared. First off, you learned a lot of amazing…
Collaboration…

Being a Farmer

6 Mar 201620 Mar 2016
This week I presented at Discovery Education's Ignite Vancouver. This is my 5 minute presentation. Please excuse the run-on sentences and poor punctuation. It is written like I spoke it…
Authentic Learning…

My One Word: Create

31 Jan 201631 Jan 2016
The one word challenge was set by Chris Kennedy a month ago. It has taken me a little time to put my thoughts down but my one word is Create.…
Authentic Learning…

Help. My Professional Growth Plan

30 Nov 2015
I am the principal of a school with 326 students. This year, like every other year, those students were grouped by age and then broken into divisions within what might be…
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Welcome Back Message to my School

20 Sep 2015
Welcome back to a new school year! Over the course of this summer Caulfeild received a "refresh" in a number of locations around the school. Our washrooms that were "vintage" from…

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