The Wild About Outdoor Learning Society will be highlighting a number of ways that you can #getOUTdoors and #getINvolved in your community. Vancouver, British Columbia offers access to a wide range of outdoor experiences. Unfortunately some of these experiences come at a high cost and are inaccessible for some people to participate on a regular basis. Ruby BestContinue reading “Photos, Friends and Nature as a Way of Life”
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Back to School for Teachers: Building Classroom Culture
I loved Back to School throughout my career as an educator. I loved buying new school supplies. Choosing new posters. Back to school clothes shopping. Fresh bulletin boards. Welcoming students to a new school year. I was a big believer in tapping into student excitement to be back and involving them in creating an inclusive culture. The concept of “inclusive classrooms”Continue reading “Back to School for Teachers: Building Classroom Culture”
WAV Wednesday – A Vancouver Conundrum
Look around and there are many signs that spring has in fact sprung. The sun is pushing away the gray days. Daffodils are peaking up in the grass by the seawall. Bouquets of crocuses are scattered in the gardens. Trees of pussy willows are showing their faces. New leaves and buds can be spotted everyContinue reading “WAV Wednesday – A Vancouver Conundrum”
Garden Librarians in Our Midst – Education
It was a breath of very fresh and very cool air on my visit to Homma Elementary School in Richmond, British Columbia. I was welcomed to the School Garden and teaching space by the garden librarians, Megan Zeni and Sarah Regan, and two Grade 3 / 4 classes of students. All of the kindergarten to Grade 7 students at HommaContinue reading “Garden Librarians in Our Midst – Education”
From Your President: BCLCILA
Happy 2022 from The British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association – January 28, 2022 I hope very much that you are well. Unfortunately we are not yet able to say Good Riddance to COVID. Linda Klassen, leading the charge in membership, recently attended an online meeting with close to 40 Chapter leaders from the United States,Continue reading “From Your President: BCLCILA”
Giving Tuesday
A day devoted to giving on the heels of the rampant, American consumerism of Black Friday and it’s offshoot – Cyber Monday. I like it. I wonder how much traction it will gain. It is generating a lot of traffic on social media and people are ripe to experience, and hear good stories of human kindness in the midst ofContinue reading “Giving Tuesday”
Giant Sequoia Discovery in Vancouver
A new discovery this weekend! We have giant sequoia trees in Vancouver. Who knew! I’d love to say I happened upon it myself, but I have to admit I had some help. In a midst of a cleaning frenzy, I came across the book, 111 Places In Vancouver That You Must Not Miss by Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies. My husband andContinue reading “Giant Sequoia Discovery in Vancouver”
BC Literacy Council in Action
After many years of inactivity, the British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association was reinvigorated with new energy and revitalization last fall. We took off running. The executive council organized and facilitated three successful events and had a lot of fun doing it. You can read more about it on our website readingbc.ca.Continue reading “BC Literacy Council in Action”
Terry Fox in Times of Covid-19
I paused when I considered the annual Terry Fox School Run this year. This surprised me. I have both a personal and professional connection to the run. I am old enough to have the memory of the kid dipping his toe in the Atlantic, starting on his lonely run, then capturing the imagination of aContinue reading “Terry Fox in Times of Covid-19”
The COVID-19 Office
One positive change that could emerge from the COVID-19 global pandemic is the change in how we do our work. People working at home have been exposed to a whole new reality. To work, it is not necessary to be sitting in front of a computer 24/7. Flexibility in work schedules is allowing people toContinue reading “The COVID-19 Office”
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