Death of an Awards Ceremony
This is the time of the year that most schools are meeting and arguing over who is the top student in a variety of categories; high schools have selected their valedictorian (mostly based on who has...
View ArticleLessons From My Father
Seeing how Father’s Day is nearing, I felt that I would take this time to reflect on some of the key lessons that I learned from my dad, Glenn Wejr. My dad has spent his life bouncing from career to...
View ArticleA New Era of Ceremonies
If you read a previous post, “Death of an Awards Ceremony“, you are well aware of the change that Kent Elementary School made this past month. The staff decided to abolish all the awards and honour...
View ArticleGood Luck, Thank You, Farewell
I have been asked by a few parents to post my Farewell Speech to the Grade 6′s that was said at our Grade 6 Year-End Honouring Ceremony June 24th, 2010: When principals come up and give farewell...
View ArticleHonouring A Student’s Strength: Story of Daniel
“We don’t know who we can be until we know what we can do.” – Sir Ken Robinson (This was originally guest-posted as an “A-Ha Moment” on Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension. With all the talk about...
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