My name is Katherine, and for the past decade I have worked in early childhood education in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), where I have seen the impacts that poverty can have on my students. I have witnessed many students come to school without the food or water they need
In Canada, food insecurity is a significant issue, and a large number of students go to school hungry each day. According to recent estimates, 1 in 5 children in Canada (roughly 1.2 million children) live in food-insecure households. This means that many students may not have consistent access to enough nutritious food, which can affect
In the high-stakes arena of leadership, the temptation to project unwavering confidence is strong. Many leaders fall into the trap of believing their ideas are infallible, creating environments where certainty trumps curiosity. However, today’s most effective leaders have discovered that strategic doubt serves as a powerful catalyst for superior decision-making
Resilience is a topic we hear a lot about these days, and we all have a general understanding of what it is – but what does it mean to lead with resilience and how do we create schools where everyone can thrive? We intuitively know how significant resilience is when
Published one week prior to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Karthik Ramanna’s The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World could not have been timelier in addressing the urgent need for institutional leadership renewal in our increasingly troubled world. In his comprehensive and accessible book, Ramanna focuses
