Hope

I came across the The Climate Reality Project today and was intrigued by a live global multi-media event that is taking place next week on September 16 and 17. It's called 24 Hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for Hope. The project is devoting 24 hours of live streaming of 24 different topics related to climate change from every region in the world. We are always bombarded with tales of doom and gloom about the state of our planet so it will be great to see some insight of what's being done and what is possible. This initiative is about hope and entertaining solutions for the climate change crisis. I'm hoping to see some of it live and then will probably use some of the archived videos in Geography class. Maybe you too will watch an episode or two.

Welcome back!

Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year! It's been a good start and I have been enjoying getting to know all my new students. Once again, St. James Collegiate is welcoming many new students from all over the world. On a personal note, my son started kindergarten today. It's a very exciting day for a parent. I cannot wait to hear about his day. I'm hoping to post more frequently this year and share all the happenings of the school year. Have a good weekend!

This is what I was talking about...

This is the article I was talking about in Geography last week. It's about Walmart and it's decision to carry more organic foods. Seems like a good idea, but you really need to think about what that means.

Future of Food

I subscribe to so many newsletters and I'm on a lot of email lists for environmental news. I get all kinds of news everyday - good and bad. It's for things I'm personally interested in and topics I enjoy teaching. Almost daily in class, I'm repeating something I've read but can never remember the exact details or where exactly I read it. So I thought I should put my blog to better use and start posting what I read here so I can access it when I'm discussing it in class. Today, I was at 7-11 and the new issue of National Geographic was there at the checkout. I haven't read National Geographic lately but I was really excited to see the cover title stating "The New Food Revolution."  This is exactly what we are doing in class right now so I bought it. Once I got home with the magazine, I was happy to read that every issue until the end of 2014 will feature stories about our food system. And this website is incredible. I'm looking forward to sharing this with my class on Monday!

Oops.

It's been a long time since I've been on the blog.  It's been a busy time at school since Spring Break. The weeks are going by so quickly. There's only 6 weeks left of classes before exams. Yikes! And we are still waiting for the weather to be better. 

Brooklands Literacy Breakfast

I had a great day today spending some time at Brooklands School with an enthusiastic group of St. James Collegiate's finest. We arrived by 7 a.m. to make pancakes for all students and staff and followed it up with reading time in each class and the presentation of a book for each student. I'm so proud of our students and this tradition. I'm happy to be able to share the role of staff advisor with Ms. Frolek in this very meaningful event. Way to go Jimmies!

Dear Winter

That will be all. Thank you. We are ready for spring!