• World Kindness Day November 13th

    If you can anything …. be kind!! Please click the link for ideas, lessons & recommended books to teach kindness!!  Or send me an email at cmcgarroch@prn.bc.ca, for more ideas and lessons on kindness!! Wonder Kindness Short Video Read Kindness Books Kindness Family Toolkit Sign Up To Recieve Kindness Curriculum Spread Kindness Campaign

  • Great enthusiasm at today’s Rep Session!!

    Thanks to all the attendees for the rich discussion and sharing during the Positive School Culture Session today.  Tentatively we meet on February 7th from 1-3 in the DDC for our second session (I will confirm details when I know the TTOC situation – some people were unable to make today’s session due to a […]

  • Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

    The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the world’s leading organization advancing one of the most important fields in education in decades: the practice of promoting integrated academic, social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high school. 5 domains of social-emotional learning Print the wheel & competencies EnglishWheel (2) Social […]

  • Self-Regulating in a Digital World

    Here is the slide deck from our inspiring Professional Development Day!! Self-Regulating in the Digital World, Sept.24, 2018

  • Mental Health Literacy

    UBC offers free online training to support educators with Mental Health Literacy.  Have a look at a couple of different course offerings …. let’s support ALL students! http://teenmentalhealth.org/schoolmhl/professional-learning/pre-service-mental-health-literacy-curriculum/ Watch this video to get started!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cuWTFiLYVA

  • Mistakes are Opportunities for Learning!

    Thanks to all the enthusiastic teachers for their participation and spark at all of our Growth Mindset Literacy sessions.   Together we can help foster Growth Mindsets in all our students and in ourselves … we can build our toolkit with strategies to support the new belief about the power to improve!! Growth Mindset & Literacy April […]

  • April 12th PSC Rep Session

    Our next PSC Rep Session will be from 1-3 pm at the DDC on April 12th.  Please call Dena (she will have the TTOC code for you) and fill out a leave form.  Also, accept the calendar invite so I can be prepared with materials and snacks!!  We will have time for collaboration, updates, & sharing, […]