Monthly Archives: July 2016

At Last – a Multigrade-Friendly(ish) Curriculum

When school re-opens this fall, teachers in BC will be at the helm, implementing a re-designed, new curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 9.  Its a time of excitement – and, yes, a bit of nervousness – as we prepare to set sail … Continue reading

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Multigrades – Why? Why Not!

At our small school, like many in rural BC, children are taught in multigrade classrooms where students from more than one grade learn together.  There is a special type of teaching and learning that occurs in such a diverse classroom, … Continue reading

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Wow – Has it Really Been Three Years?

A lot has happened since I last wrote…After that post “My 19th Year as a First Year Teacher”,  I learned (the week before school began) that instead of teaching my cherished Grade 6-9 class, I would now be our small … Continue reading

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