by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 25, 2018 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
Sometimes, I use my blog as a space to reflect on what I experience in order to make sense of it. This is one of those times. I have been watching the #NeverAgain movement over the past week. I am always reluctant to share anything overly political; especially when it...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 24, 2018 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
Last week I had the honour of being involved in a Mental Health Summit which was organized by Lisa Craveiro and the Jack.org committee at my school, along with Natalie Rovere and the student leads at her school. It was a day dedicated to eliminating stigma and having...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 19, 2018 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
About a month ago, we got an extra-large chess game in our Library Learning Commons. It currently sits on the floor while we await the Woodworking class to make us a table for it. I bought it because on any given day, the four chess boards in the Library are being...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today I think of love amidst red and pink flowers candy-grams and romantic gestures Today I think of those who feel unlovable, shunned and alone. and those whose homes are not so happy circumstances grim. Today I can be the hope the love the warm smile. Today I...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 11, 2018 | #socialLEADia
Kindness is my #oneword (well technically one of my two) for 2018 and today marks the beginning of Random Acts of Kindness Week. I am not a fan of isolating one day or one week to engage in what should be a daily practice. Nonetheless, it does provide a good impetus...