Month: January 2018

Action Plan

Walking the Talk with Grit and Resilience – The steps our Junior School took to create a Growth Mindset Character Education Program

Written by Lisa Mitchell

As I have mentioned previously, my original Action Plan was to increase Grit, Resilience and Perseverance with Grade 2 Math students, but I expanded my plan to incorporate supporting teachers with this outcome for all students.  Before I get into writing about how my action plan is going, (slowly in case you are wondering) I … Continue reading “Walking the Talk with Grit and Resilience – The steps our Junior School took to create a Growth Mindset Character Education Program”

Classroom Reflections

PBL and the Mouse Library changed my LIFE!

Written by Lisa Mitchell

We have had an amazing week in Grade 2.  I received an email from our Advancement Department earlier this week, asking if they could film a project that the Grade 2 students had been working on since September, for CHCH Morning Live.  They wanted to highlight our project as an example of academic excellence.  WOW, … Continue reading “PBL and the Mouse Library changed my LIFE!”