The Dignity of Stories

The Dignity of Stories

By Kathleen Groves In September, when the days are still long and the sun bakes into my classroom during the late afternoon, one of the first lessons I teach is based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story”. It is important that my...
Love Is Everywhere Here. Regardless Of The Date.

Love Is Everywhere Here. Regardless Of The Date.

February is just about over, which theoretically means Heart Month is too. Of course, you shouldn’t stop thinking about the importance of your cardiovascular health, or for that matter, love. Isn’t it a shame that we “formally” celebrate love — one of the most...
Student Exchange Program: A Global Life Lesson

Student Exchange Program: A Global Life Lesson

By Charlotte Riley ’81 Sacred Heart School of Halifax is a big family. A really big family given there are over 300 schools in 50 countries around the world. In addition to being big, we’re diverse in terms of language, culture, and geography. Yet, we are all...
The Best Laid Plans…An Advent Message

The Best Laid Plans…An Advent Message

By Moira Schrader If I have come to depend on my phone for one thing more than any other, it would be the calendar app. The days when the phone gets forgotten on the kitchen counter are frustrating because I never quite feel on top of my day, or the least bit...
Just Like Team Canada, We Need A Great Strategy

Just Like Team Canada, We Need A Great Strategy

(Photo credit: Soccer Ontario) By Dennis Phillips In team sports, success can be equated with good strategy. As the World Cup got underway rest assured that Team Canada spent hours on the practice pitch running through a full playbook of specific techniques and...