I Believe…

  • I believe in teaching from the heart and connecting with students.
  • I believe in the development of children who are caring, understanding and empathetic.
  • I believe that every student should feel heard, seen and understood.
  • I believe, as teachers, we should be advocates for our students and make every possible effort to help them achieve their highest potential.
  • I believe that school is a place where students should feel safe, physically and emotionally.
  • I believe learning should be fun, engaging and interesting.
  • I believe in making my classroom a place where students feel comfortable being and expressing themselves.
  • I believe we as teachers learn as much from our students as they learn from us.
  • I believe students’ ways of knowing and doing should be honoured in the classroom
  • I believe authentic learning takes place when students are provided with cross-curricular opportunities for learning.