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S2E3 - "Structures and Systems that support Community Schools in BC" with Rick Bloudell and Sandhya Krishna
Welcome back for Episode 3 of Season 2! Today we have Rick Bloudell and Sandhya Krishna - two community school coordinators in the Lower Mainland - to talk about the different systems and structures that help community schools both in and out of the school! We touch on the foundations of ACEBC, the different people that help keep the ship on course, and so much more! This is a fantastic conversation about the non-obvious entities that shape community schools!
QUOTE:
“One aspect of our fragmentation is the gaps between sectors of our cities and neighborhoods; businesses, schools, social service organizations, churches, government operate mostly in their own worlds. Each piece is working hard on its own purpose, but parallel effort added together does not make a community. Our communities are separated into silos; they are a collection of institutions and programs operating near one another but not overlapping or touching. … The work is to overcome this fragmentation.” ― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging
BIOS:
Rick Bloudell is a lower mainland city's School District’s Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships. Rick has worked as a Community School Coordinator for nearly 6 years. Prior to that, he worked at Anvil Centre and as a program supervisor and facilitator for the City in the Parks and Recreation department. Rick graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in business, specializing in Human Resources, as well as a certificate in Labour Studies.
Sandhya Krishna is a new Community School Coordinator with only one year of experience here in the Lower Mainland. She worked for approximately 10 years in Community and Social Service in Ontario before entering the teaching profession. Sandhya is an experienced classroom, Special Education and English Language teacher with over 20 years of experience both in Ontario and BC. She is excited about her new role as a Coordinator as she knows her many years of personal and professional experience in building community will help her make connections and support many students and families here in BC.
QUOTE:
“One aspect of our fragmentation is the gaps between sectors of our cities and neighborhoods; businesses, schools, social service organizations, churches, government operate mostly in their own worlds. Each piece is working hard on its own purpose, but parallel effort added together does not make a community. Our communities are separated into silos; they are a collection of institutions and programs operating near one another but not overlapping or touching. … The work is to overcome this fragmentation.” ― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging
BIOS:
Rick Bloudell is a lower mainland city's School District’s Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships. Rick has worked as a Community School Coordinator for nearly 6 years. Prior to that, he worked at Anvil Centre and as a program supervisor and facilitator for the City in the Parks and Recreation department. Rick graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in business, specializing in Human Resources, as well as a certificate in Labour Studies.
Sandhya Krishna is a new Community School Coordinator with only one year of experience here in the Lower Mainland. She worked for approximately 10 years in Community and Social Service in Ontario before entering the teaching profession. Sandhya is an experienced classroom, Special Education and English Language teacher with over 20 years of experience both in Ontario and BC. She is excited about her new role as a Coordinator as she knows her many years of personal and professional experience in building community will help her make connections and support many students and families here in BC.
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By Community RoomWelcome back for Episode 3 of Season 2! Today we have Rick Bloudell and Sandhya Krishna - two community school coordinators in the Lower Mainland - to talk about the different systems and structures that help community schools both in and out of the school! We touch on the foundations of ACEBC, the different people that help keep the ship on course, and so much more! This is a fantastic conversation about the non-obvious entities that shape community schools!
QUOTE:
“One aspect of our fragmentation is the gaps between sectors of our cities and neighborhoods; businesses, schools, social service organizations, churches, government operate mostly in their own worlds. Each piece is working hard on its own purpose, but parallel effort added together does not make a community. Our communities are separated into silos; they are a collection of institutions and programs operating near one another but not overlapping or touching. … The work is to overcome this fragmentation.” ― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging
BIOS:
Rick Bloudell is a lower mainland city's School District’s Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships. Rick has worked as a Community School Coordinator for nearly 6 years. Prior to that, he worked at Anvil Centre and as a program supervisor and facilitator for the City in the Parks and Recreation department. Rick graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in business, specializing in Human Resources, as well as a certificate in Labour Studies.
Sandhya Krishna is a new Community School Coordinator with only one year of experience here in the Lower Mainland. She worked for approximately 10 years in Community and Social Service in Ontario before entering the teaching profession. Sandhya is an experienced classroom, Special Education and English Language teacher with over 20 years of experience both in Ontario and BC. She is excited about her new role as a Coordinator as she knows her many years of personal and professional experience in building community will help her make connections and support many students and families here in BC.
QUOTE:
“One aspect of our fragmentation is the gaps between sectors of our cities and neighborhoods; businesses, schools, social service organizations, churches, government operate mostly in their own worlds. Each piece is working hard on its own purpose, but parallel effort added together does not make a community. Our communities are separated into silos; they are a collection of institutions and programs operating near one another but not overlapping or touching. … The work is to overcome this fragmentation.” ― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging
BIOS:
Rick Bloudell is a lower mainland city's School District’s Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships. Rick has worked as a Community School Coordinator for nearly 6 years. Prior to that, he worked at Anvil Centre and as a program supervisor and facilitator for the City in the Parks and Recreation department. Rick graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in business, specializing in Human Resources, as well as a certificate in Labour Studies.
Sandhya Krishna is a new Community School Coordinator with only one year of experience here in the Lower Mainland. She worked for approximately 10 years in Community and Social Service in Ontario before entering the teaching profession. Sandhya is an experienced classroom, Special Education and English Language teacher with over 20 years of experience both in Ontario and BC. She is excited about her new role as a Coordinator as she knows her many years of personal and professional experience in building community will help her make connections and support many students and families here in BC.