Say What you Mean
We’ve been infected with this kind of pathological impatience that makes us want to have the knowledge but not do the work of claiming it.…
Tag: leadership
Transformational Leadership
Last week, a post from Erin Dunn Baker showed how one teacher’s experience at Opal School influenced inquiry with the third graders she works with. Here,…
Creating TEDx (remembering how to jump)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When the organizers of the TEDx West Vancouver conference called to ask if someone from Opal School would like to share at their event,…
Supporting empathy and agency
Opal School is part of the Ashoka Changemaker Schools Network, a group of schools distinguished in their efforts to support empathy and agency. Last year,…
The Social and Emotional
Re-reading this article tonight, after a particularly creative third grade Literacy Studio today, I was thrown against the cold reality of the mindset of those…
Change
It’s August and at Opal School that means there are 3 of us here ready to begin the ball toss that will evolve into our…
Sitting next to young learners
We partner with the A Year at Mission Hill project because we believe in its premise: Through looking carefully at quality in varied educational contexts,…
A Center for Learning
Opal School is a learning place for both the young people who come to class daily as well as for educators who attend our workshops…