Entries by Ollie

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Letting Kids Fail

Failure is not separate from learning. When a child fails, something essential happens – which we see if we are attentive. In this world of comparison, failure can turn into shame. We live in a culture that idolizes success and recoils at failure. This conditioning can seep into how we raise and educate our children.

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Theme Week 2025

Theme Week offers a chance to revisit and deepen our engagement with the central question guiding our school year.

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A Sense of Presence

What does it mean to be fully present? Is it possible to be here in this moment with you and not be distracted by my “to-do” lists or the ever-emerging messages piercing notifications through my many devices and platforms?