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Happiness is an Inside Job

by WillowWood's Fred Howe If you asked me if I were happy during this pandemic, I would have to say yes. It is not that I don’t acknowled...

Feb 23

Pink Shirt Day

By WillowWood's Steve Taylor Bullying is a major problem in our schools, our workplaces, our homes, and online. Pink Shirt Day aims to br...

Feb 14

Ploughing Through: The Year of the Ox

Written by WillowWood's Steve Taylor According to one Chinese myth, the Jade Emperor (the Emperor in Heaven) ordered a race contested by ...

Feb 7

Extraordinary Art During Extraordinary Times

by WillowWood School's Jeff Ramage Jeff Ramage has taken it upon himself to capture beautiful moments during these challenging times. How...

Jan 27

Smaller is Better

by WillowWood School's Lower and Middle School Principal, Jill Block. Research has shown that early intervention is a key element to ens...

Jan 6

The New (Virtual) Reality: Part III

The third of a three-part article by WillowWood's Steve Taylor, MBA III. Strategies for Success Haphazardly slapping an offline curriculu...

Dec 2, 2020

The New (Virtual) Reality: Part II

The second of a three-part article by WillowWood's Steve Taylor, MBA II. Into the Matrix Online learning has been growing in popularity a...

Nov 9, 2020

The New (Virtual) Reality

...remote learning is nothing new. Well, the technology might be, but the concept is almost 300 years old.

Oct 20, 2020

Peaceful Warrior

Matt Rusinek came to us about five years ago, and brought WillowWood into a new age of active mindfulness: he started a meditation club f...

Sep 15, 2020

The First Day of School

For 20+ years, my favourite day has been the first day of school at WillowWood. Students enter happy to be back. The first day is joyful ...

Aug 28, 2020

Plants, Kids and COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuant lockdown implemented in Ontario has been, to put mildly, difficult. COVID-19 has impacted our econo...

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