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2026 Reading List
My friend Christine D. Baker has a really comprehensive reading list: she reads a lot. I wanted to read more, so I'm copying her by enumerating...
Thoughts, stories and ideas by Lois CP, VSB Trustee
Lois is a believer in a school system that grows our children's bodies and brains strong and their hearts gentle. Mum to two boys. Green Trustee for Vancouver School Board. Opinions are her own.
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Meet Despair with Hope, Anger with Forgiveness, and Feed Both with Gratitude
Last month I went to Activate, conference-retreat and, as was the case last time at Hollyhock, I underwent a transformative experience. Last time the setting was different—it...
Tough on ideas, not the person
Many of my friends (and clients too!) roll in social justice circles. We discuss feminism and equality and all the wonderful things that happen in the world. They&...
NVC Scenario Post Mortem: "You Never Do Anything/I'm Feeling Overwhelmed"
There's an illness in the family and our collective resources got stretched pretty thin. My schedule was thrown out of whack, while simultaneously my workload increased...
Cohousing Project Update
A friend told me it's been close to a year since my last update on the Little Mountain Cohousing project [http://littlemountaincohousing.ca], sent via barely-coherent...
What To Do When Someone Says, "Check Your Privilege!"
1. Take a breath. It's uncomfortable to be confronted. That's OK. Remember - it doesn't make you a bad person to enjoy...
What I'd tell my 20-year-old self
If I could talk to my twenty-year-old self, I would tell her this: Girl, it's going to be tough, but we'll get through it....
What it means to be inclusive
Kaja Sadowski of Valkyrie Women Martial Arts Assembly, wrote this awesome essay on equality: When Equal Isn't Equal, or Why Doesn't My School Have...
Community Building With Intention
I write here about some key parts to making our community of landowners [http://littlemountaincohousing.ca] (hah) thrive. In particular, these are valuable pieces that could be used...
Griffin's Nest Questionnaire, weeks 4-5
How will you support students with diverse learning needs? I was out of town so my answer was really short. Also I was just talking to a couple...
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