EUROPEAN SCHOOL HEADS ASSOCIATION 2025 CONFERENCEROME, ITALY | OCTOBER 2025www.esha.org First, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the CAP Board of Directors for supporting our participation at this year’s European School Heads Association (ESHA) Conference in Rome, Italy. It quickly became clear that ESHA is an international

When I moved from a middle school vice-principalship to my first principalship in an elementary school, I quickly discovered how different the world of early primary students was. One morning, a kindergarten student named Grace tugged on my pant leg and asked, with complete sincerity, “Mr. Reimer, what do you

Do we realize that we waste food every day? Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away. Every day, uneaten leftovers, spoiled produce and edible parts of fruits and vegetables that could be repurposed become food loss and waste (FLW). This critical global issue contributes directly to greenhouse

Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan This spring, as part of a sabbatical project, I had the privilege of visiting school food programs and meeting with school food researchers in six cities in France, England and Scotland. I got to eat school lunches, visit central kitchens in two cities where meals

Canada is facing a significant workforce shortage, especially in technology, health care, and the skilled trades. Nearly 700,000 skilled trades workers are projected to retire by 20281, which is intensifying the need to recruit and train the next generation. In Ontario alone, one in six job openings is expected to

Walk into any Canadian high school and you can sense the pressure students feel when imagining their futures. Course selections, program prerequisites, online advice and well-intentioned expectations from adults all compete for their attention. Layer on rising youth unemployment, fast-moving conversations about artificial intelligence and the cost of post-secondary education,