Ideas+and+Thoughts

Greg Thygesen has added:

creating a caring, interactive learning environment,

Bringing love of learning to all, //Sven here. I like this. I like the idea that we're not teaching people stuff, we're teaching kids how to learn. I also like growth and balance. It's not about "being there" it's about being on your way.If we're a short part of students' lives, we're a very influential part. If kids leave Selkirk hating learning, most may never fully recover from that. If they leave Selkirk with a love of learning, they'll probably never lose that.//

Through inspired teaching and a willingness to grow, "Nurturing Growth and Balance"

I like the idea of inspiring individuals to achieve their personal best, or to develop to their full potential, etc. (Lori)

(Dan) Here's my two cents! Selkirk Secondary School is a vibrant, caring and hard working learning community where all staff facilitate the important efforts of students to achieve their goals. It would be nice to make the learning theory more inclusive and constructivist, hence the learning community. We're all learning! I would also like to incorporate the idea that it is all staff that support students, not just teachers. As I mentioned in the discussion forum, "I think that a high school is an essential stepping stone to graduation and I wonder if there is some way of incorporating the idea of our students moving toward graduation with purpose, dignity and options . I particularly like the idea of vibrancy! I also wonder if we could incorporate the idea of our role as facilitators and mentors to help students work hard to achieve their goals. This concept borrows from effort based learning models, something that I have initiated at KAS, because students of all intelligences and abilities can be encouraged to work hard to be successful to their individual potential." Purpose, dignity and options are part of Golden Secondary's

(Greg) Just thowing out statements:

"empowering students to make a difference in their world by nurturing and inspiring the love and curiosity for learning " (Betty) I heard something the other day that might work in our statement, " helping students to adapt to the changing complexities of our world." The world is a rapidly changing place, and I think we are here to prepare our students to be able to adapt and confront those changes.