by Ola ElKhatib Ever wondered why teaching is often seen as a stressful profession? It’s a juggling act.  On top of the demanding curriculum and administrative tasks, are the growing complexity of student needs. Each day, each class presents a unique mosaic as students arrive with their academic strengths and challenges, personal needs, and lived...Read More

by Angelina Gauthier   The start of the school year brings bright bulletin board displays, new school supplies, shiny floors, and clean desks. The set-up of a classroom is pretty, but for the best learning environment, the first six weeks of school are a time to slowly weave in Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to build a...Read More

by Angelina Gauthier Kindness has been a focal point in my teaching and leadership as a principal and it has connected me to some amazing educators across the world who have a similar passion. It brings me great joy in my work. Whether you focus on reinforcing kindness in the day-to-day or designing events around...Read More

by Maggie MacDonnell   I won what is considered to be the Nobel Prize of Teaching, a one million dollar (USD) prize awarded annually to an outstanding teacher. I stood out from a field of 20,000 nominated teachers from 169 countries. As a “settler Canadian,” I worked in an Inuit (Indigenous) community experiencing the chronic...Read More

by Alex Leech   Fall is a time when we want to put our best foot forward and set the tone for success for the term ahead. As humans, we get excited at the thought of new beginnings and having a clean slate. But it isn’t long before limiting beliefs start to creep in dulling...Read More

by James Darling   Being the Director of Character and Leadership Development at Holy Trinity School in Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada is my dream job because I get to hang out in the classrooms and in the hallways and think about how we can develop better leadership, character, and values in our students. But the...Read More

by Brett Kavanagh   The past two years have been an incredible time to be in education and to continue to be fostering leadership in ourselves, our staff and in young people. As a musician by trade, I pride myself on being able to balance practise with improvisation, and as a leader, I noted that...Read More

by Joy Buckner   When I look back on my years in the classroom, I always have fond memories of the first days of school.  There is nothing more exciting than meeting your class for the first time… and nothing that can cause your anxiety to rear its ugly head faster.  Early on in my...Read More

by Pascale Drever   As Deputy Head of an all-girls school in Sydney, Australia, we tried to take some new approaches to the challenges over the past two years. There was no script and I think it’s important to acknowledge all that we have done, as educators across the globe, in whatever way, shape, or...Read More

by Brent Evans   The outdoor educational school at Upper Canada College (UCC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is all about seeking out new experiences – and the gift of the last two years is they have given us just that. During this time, we have been called on to put everything we believe in into...Read More