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Thrive

31 Dec 2022
What better word to choose as we enter 2023 and the absolute unknown. If I was to look back on 2022 and choose a word, it would be Move. We…
Making it Happen…

Into The Great Unknown

25 Sep 2022
This was first posted to our family blog in June. At this time we find ourselves in Italy for the next few weeks and we continue to dream of what…
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FORWARD

4 Sep 20214 Sep 2021
It has been a whirlwind 18 months and as we enter this new school year the word I have chosen to guide me is FORWARD. We are moving forward in…
Collaboration…

Words of Wisdom 2021

21 Jun 202121 Jun 2021
This is a milestone moment in your lives. This is the end of your time in elementary, and the beginning of something new in Middle School. What we are doing…
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…
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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TEDxWestVancouverED

6 Oct 2014
After a year of planning, TEDxWestVancouverED became a reality on Saturday, September 27. At 8:30am three hundred educators, parents and members of the community began their day at the Kay Meek…
Inquiry…

Thank You Ridgeview

2 Jul 20142 Jul 2014
It has been three years since the photo was taken. This was my first day of school as the Vice-Principal of Ridgeview, and what an amazing experience it has been.…
Authentic Learning…

Who Has the Power?

11 Jun 201411 Jun 2014
This week's Maclean's Magazine has a column by Emma Teitel titled "Get Them When They're Young". The argument is that we need to make a more concerted effort to teach…

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