Being a Farmer The New School Year 10 Sep 202115 Sep 2021 It has been a wonderful return to school. The elementary division was fortunate to have almost all of the 1150 students on-campus last year, but now the ability for our…
Uncategorized 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…
Authentic Learning… 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…
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…
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…
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…
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… 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…
