Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Public Education in Canada

I recently discovered this site - the Canadian Education Association, and found this article an interesting read. It looks at education on a more national scope, but I still found it pretty relevant to parents of Haultain students. There are a lot of great articles in there - I found this one pretty compelling:

"In Saving Spaceship Earth, Teaching the Ethics of Environmental Stewardship (PDF), author Bruce Beairsto suggests that educators need to go beyond merely enabling students to understand the threats to our biosphere, but to encourage them to challenge the status quo so that new sustainable practices and values can emerge in a process he calls "committing to the common good and embracing the long view."

Don't forget that it's the Parent Council meeting tonight at Haultain, in the library at 6:30. Feel free to come and join us - share your thoughts or bring up an issue you're dealing with. It's also Kindergarten's 100 Day Celebration!

Also, there's a modified lunch hour tomorrow - please visit the calendar at the bottom of this page to check the times.

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