Elementary Blog

All students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to adapt and contribute to an uncertain or unknown future.

Self-efficacy is the belief we have in our own abilities, specifically our ability to meet the challenges ahead of us and complete a task successfully. 

It is very important to believe that our children can still thrive when times are tough. Supporting a child to work through challenges and experience success builds that child’s belief in themselves

Every Friday, this blog will update you on what is going on in the Elementary School. It is wonderful to have you all with us.

This was always going to be a year like no other but no one could have predicted just how ‘like no other’ it was going to be. 

It goes without saying that this has been a very challenging year. We did a lot of things right. We also discovered that we could do a lot of things differently. 

This week, I thought that I would share with you a fun resource that some of our students are enjoying. It is called Freerice.

A New Zealand story about an 82 year old retiree earning his PhD 60 years after graduating with his first degree got me thinking last week.

Students need to know that comparing their lives to others will not bring as much happiness as contributing to the lives of others.