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School Leaders Must Protect Their Own Well-Being. Here Are the 3 Areas to Watch (Opinion) Principals are under enormous stress. Don’t downplay it.

School Leaders Must Protect Their Own Well-Being. Here Are the 3 Areas to Watch (Opinion): Principals are under enormous stress. Don’t downplay it.

I’m grateful to have been surrounded by strong women growing up. I was propelled forward by the strength of their courage & convictions. As a woman in leadership, I proudly celebrate the strength, resilience, courage, & brilliance of women & girls across the globe. Happy International Women’s Day!

7 Things Teachers Say to Create a Supportive Classroom The things teachers say can cut deeply or build a lasting foundation for success. Here are seven teacher-tested expressions to try this year.

7 Things Teachers Say to Create a Supportive Classroom
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Building Brain Power: Supporting Executive Function Development in Schools What Are Executive Functions? Executive function skills are essential cognitive processes that enable students to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks. These skil…

NEW post! Building Brain Power: Supporting Executive Function Development in Schools

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A fantastic evening celebrating our graduates! So proud of each student’s journey that brought them to this place. #Grad2025 🎓

Research shows that relationships are an essential element of a student’s social, emotional and academic success. So how do we do this in a busy high school setting?

“Connections Before Content: Prioritizing Relationships in a Secondary Setting”

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#leadership #relationships

Fantastic to be on the Board of an organization that provides so many supports for youth & families. Such great work through the Victoria Youth Empowerment Society!

We spend a lot of time with our Admin partners, sometimes more than w/ our own families. We even start dressing alike! 💙 It’s a role that can be isolating, so a connection w/ your team is incredibly important. Proud of my VP Sonja in her 1st yr in the role. Steep learning curve & she is rocking it!

Grateful for the longer days that allow me to hike after work. #naturetherapy

Who needs an Easter Bunny when you can have an Easter Otter! #OllietheOtter #iheartESQ

The BCPVPA & our members are grateful to have supported the development of these critical Ministry guidelines bit.ly/RacismResponse that help BC educators in addressing common issues of racial harm in schools & in understanding the impact of incidents of hate on our communities. #edusky

Grateful for spring & the return of longer days & warmer weather! #westcoast

With a @bluesky feed filled with seemingly never ending concerning updates from my neighbours to the south, grateful for the freedoms and inclusivity of my school district, my province & my country. Not something that we can take for granted or become complacent about. 🇨🇦🌈

Thanks for sharing your story Tod and for providing some light amidst the dark!

NEW VIDEO:
Sovereignty and Sobriety: Finding Hope in Doom

“The essence of effective leadership is stopping doing good things, so we have more time to spend on even better things.” Professor Dylan William

How can we consciously “prune” to redirect energy and resources to stimulate long term growth?

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Excited to share that I’m joining the Board of the Victoria Youth Empowerment Society. This is an amazing non-profit society that provides prevention, intervention, treatment and education for youth, their families/caregivers and the broader community. #community

Registered for @bcpvpa.bsky.social Connecting Leaders conference in October and looking forward to learning alongside Simon Breakspear.
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A great day with Esquimalt Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation donating $65,000 towards our new turf field at Esquimalt High School. Esquimalt Ribfest Committee & this Foundation have now contributed an incredible $534,000 towards this project. Amazing to have this support from community.
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Grateful to be part of a school community where kindness, inclusivity and acceptance is the norm every day, not just on Pink Shirt Day. #pinkshirtday #bekindalways 💕

A good reminder.
To be effective leaders, we need to establish a sustainable balance for ourselves in order to support others.

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A beautiful setting for our Admin retreat in Parksville. Time to slow down and breathe.

Appreciating the opportunity to learn & connect w/ colleagues.

Elements of Resiliency:
• Belonging
• Perspective
• Acceptance
• Hope
• Humour
- Dr. Robyne Hanley-Defoe

Quiet day at work for me with all schools closed in Greater Victoria closed today. ❄️ #allbymyself #snowday

The ‘warm’ west coast is looking pretty wintery today. ❄️ #yyj

Favourite part of my day is standing by the front door greeting students. I celebrate ever time I get half a grin & a “good morning” from a sleepy teen. #relationships #goodmorning #smallvictories

5 Ways to Build Staff Leadership in Your School Don't do the heavy lifting alone.

Share the load.
5 Ways to Build Leadership in Your School
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It's time! Registration is OPEN for the #noiie 2025 Symposium! Register here: noiie.ca/symposium/