“A new journey to be started. A new promise to be fulfilled. A new page to be written. Go forth unto this waiting world with pen in hand, all you young scribes, the open book awaits. Be creative. Be adventurous. Be original. And above all else, be young. For youth is your greatest weapon, your greatest tool. Use it wisely!” – Wonder Woman
New beginnings are always exciting events which come with much anticipation. As we entered a new school year this past week, we embraced all that a new year brings. With new friends alongside familiar ones, new grade, new teachers, and new classrooms to make familiar, students and teachers alike came together to design their classrooms and make them come to life. Our goal this year is to write OUR story…an epic journey that evolves as we do. As new pages unfold we plan to fill them with moments that entice our students to find themselves in the work. We know that being original is something our students crave – they share their thoughts and ideas and look for new ideas from their peers. As teachers, we work to find ways to foster this curiosity and connect to our big ideas, looking for the sparks of excitement as they connect and intersect. We feel the weight of our responsibility to our students constantly as we see them grow their understandings. There is power in education – not just from the answers we may find to our questions but in the questions that remain unanswered – the ones that percolate in the back of our minds and make us see connections wherever we go. As the quote above says we need our young scribes to be adventurous, creative and original – we know that we can inspire them to use their youth to push the future forward… our journey has just begun and we cannot wait to see the where it leads us! Talk about joyful literacy – writing in real time…here we go! Comments are closed.
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AuthorI am a Calgary Board of Education Principal, proud to be leading learning. I am driven by curiosity and believe that each day welcomes new learning. I am passionate about intellectual engagement and task design and I treasure "wonder-filled" moments with students. Archives
July 2018
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