Thinking With Materials

Blog: Stories of Learning In the Central Okanagan

Instructional Leadership Team

You Matter! You Matter A LOT!

This year, my grade 4 students and I have been diving deeply into an inquiry around the concept of change. We have been wondering: Is...

Monique French & Parvina Panghali

Sparking, Creating, Discovering, and Upholding Joy in Environment

How might we (re)imagine and discover the role of the environment with children and adults? As teacher-researchers, we unpack the notion...

Robbi Martens

Illuminating Bitterroot and Relational Learning

What becomes possible in a culture where thoughts, feelings, and actions are at the centre of the learning? I invite you to listen to the...

Marju Wise

Is Change Good? Developing Habits Of Mind And A Culture of Thinking With The Butterfly Community

This is the full story of the Butterfly Community as it has revealed itself to us this year so far. Please click the image below to watch...

Jenny Cartwright

Creating Trusting Relationships As A Teacher Librarian in a High School

I would like to share my story as a new Teacher Librarian in a high school. This particular story outlines how building relationships and...

Instructional Leadership Team

A Reflection on... What is Learning?

Students and Educators across our district have been trying to crack open the word 'learning.' As with many words in the English...

Marnie Birkeland

Thinking with things? If I hadn't seen it and experienced it myself, I never would have believed it.

In 2017, I was lucky enough to have a learning experience with the Opal School Museum of Play. When I was there, I saw and experienced...