Kids anxious to play on the playground and in the trees, tennis players, Green Party candidates, birders, book club members, dogs and their owners, people out for a bike ride and fans of Tatlow Park came together to celebrate the role of the neighbourhood park in learning and celebrating outdoor possibilities. This event was fundedContinue reading “A Celebration of Outdoor Learning at Tatlow Park”
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Tatlow Park Celebrates
WHEN ? Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 am – 3:00 pm WHERE ? Tatlow Park. Directions WHY ? I was fortunate for Tatlow Park to be a mainstay in my growing up and adult life. This is a community celebration of the activities, stories and the learning we take away from life in a neighbourhood park. WHO ? Everyone isContinue reading “Tatlow Park Celebrates”
To Livingstone Grade 7’s as Your World Expands
In June 2020, we tried to replicate the Grad Ceremony in an online meeting. This year we tried to create a celebration for our Grade 7 students that would capture their interest and excitement. This was my farewell speech to our David Livingstone Elementary Grade 7 students as their principal. Students, teachers and our onlineContinue reading “To Livingstone Grade 7’s as Your World Expands”
Christmas Joy Trounces COVID Bah! Humbug!
“How 2020!” is the much uttered refrain these days. It was the response when my oven door crumbled at my feet on Christmas Eve. It was the response to the intrusion of all “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinners” (Dickens, p. 2) aspiring to snuff out carols calling for comfort and joy. Yet in the faceContinue reading “Christmas Joy Trounces COVID Bah! Humbug!”
Grade 7 Zooming Away Ceremony 2020
COVID-19 can prevent the face to face event but not the celebration. A speech to Grade 7 students leaving elementary school to start secondary school. My name is Ms. Carrie Froese, the very proud principal of David Livingstone Elementary School. I am honoured to be addressing our Grade 7 graduates and their guests tonight. ThisContinue reading “Grade 7 Zooming Away Ceremony 2020”
Wild About Vancouver and More…
I am on the Steering Committee of a group called Wild About Vancouver, brainchild of our fearless leader, Dr. Hart Banack, UBC. This is a particularly good opportunity because I get together with people who experience the concept of #GetOutdoors on so many different levels. Our conversation started with a goal of organizing an outdoorContinue reading “Wild About Vancouver and More…”
The Indigenous Voice
I grew up living, learning and playing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. I saw Indigenous people but I did not hear their voices. In school we learned about a culture that was part of our past. Not our present. Definitely not our future. Continue reading “The Indigenous Voice”
Barbie Celebrates International Women’s Day
Barbie, the iconic doll of my childhood, celebrated her 60th birthday this year on March 9th. This celebration, a day after International Women’s Day, is cause to pause. This is particularly the case for me. I was well versed in the world of Barbie long before passionately embracing the quest for gender equity. International Women’sContinue reading “Barbie Celebrates International Women’s Day”
A New Age of Joy & Optimism for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
I love the picture of this little guy on the front page of The Vancouver Sun. The sparkle in his eyes and the look on his face remind me so much of my son at that age. With life comes the opportunity for grand adventure! Joy is suppose to be part of every child’s life. Continue reading “A New Age of Joy & Optimism for Indigenous Peoples in Canada”
Wild About Vancouver
Wild About Vancouver is a celebration of the outdoors being held from April 18-25, 2018. Activities are planned by individuals, schools, sports organizations and community groups and centres. All activities planned during the week are free to participants. The goal for the week is to generate lots of energy, ideas and momentum for participation in outdoorContinue reading “Wild About Vancouver”
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