The word community means many things to many different people I bet if I asked five of you right now we would all have a different understanding based on your context and your experiences. When I think of community I first think of houses, an area of the city, community centers … and then I think of the people. Ultimately it's the people that make a community. Young and old, families and individuals, it's about how to celebrate, work within a space, or… how we to come together for a common cause. When I think of our school community it's the same kind of thing. Not only do we have children we work with every day in our classes, we have teachers, support staff and we have parents and grandparents … All of these people come together to create community. These ‘community members’ coming together helps define a story of place. This week Haysboro School had the opportunity to come together for a couple of occasions first our winter celebration, and second an off campus experience at a sporting event together. While these two opportunities were very different, they brought us together in common ways. We had the opportunity to celebrate together… we have a chance to come together through song, and even had a chance to cheer, dance and share laughter together. For me it's the looks on the children's faces, that is how we know… that's how we know what the difference community makes, that is how we know what community means. When we allow ourselves to experience moments together and allow ourselves to be influenced by each other our story unfolds. To experience something for the first time together is a rare opportunity, a way to build meaning, understanding and craft the story. At our concert we asked, “What's the Story Haysboro?” and found out that our story is a pretty darn good! It is filled with excitement, suspense, and even some comedy…that's what makes us who we are and helps us continue to add chapters. After experiences this week I think we can add a few more chapters, possible titles: Kindness, Generosity, and now I know for sure our first chapter will be Community. I wonder… how will you come together help define your story and further build your Community this week? 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
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