Welcome back to Community Room! Today’s guest has been a Vice-Principal, and a Principal in two different community schools in the Lower Mainland - David Starr has an insiders view on the what the possibilities of community schools can be. In this episode will pick his brain about not only community schools, but on the power of stories and story telling, on the potential healing benefits of narrative, and how writing and story-telling can play a role in building community.

RESOURCES:

https://www.amazon.ca/Colour-Glass-David-Starr/dp/1553806506/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=david+starr&qid=1651812350&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.ca/Bombs-Books-remarkable-children-exceptional/dp/1552778606/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=david+starr&qid=1651812350&sr=8-1


QUOTE:

“All that we are is story. From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story of our time here. It is what we arrive with. It is all we leave behind. We are not the things we accumulate. We are not the things we deem important. We are story. All of us. What comes to matter then is the creation of the best possible story we can while we’re here; you, me, us, together. When we can do that and we take the time to share those stories with each other, we get bigger inside, we see each other, we recognize our kinship – we change the world, one story at a time…”


BIO:

Dave Starr is a principal with 25 years of educational experience at both elementary and secondary. He is also a prize-winning writer and the author of multiple books including “From Bombs to Books", "The Nor'Wester", "Golden Goal", “Golden Game”, “The King’s Shilling” and “Empty Net”. David is also a co-author on "Insider's Guide to K-12 Education in BC". His book "The Colour of Glass" comes out June 3!

He is proud to publish with Canadian publishers Ronsdale Press, Lorimer Publishing and UBC Press.