Middle School Matters

The Final Word from Mrs. De Boer

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Welcome back to our Middle School Matters podcast!

  • My name is Tim Cavey, and I’m the VCS Middle School vice-principal
  • My name is Mary DeBoer, and I’m the retired VCS Middle School principal

    • We want to start by acknowledging that our school is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and it’s on this land that we are grateful to live, work, and play.

    Here were some highlights from our last two weeks of the school year:

    • Grade 6 Class Trip to Stanley Park
    • Grade 8 Class Trip to Centennial Beach
    • Wednesday, June 22: Last half day for K-8, MS final assembly
    • Wednesday, June 29: MS teachers sharing circle (affirmations of Mary, highlights of the year, plans for summer)
    • All-staff praise and worship, devotional from Jeremy about sabbath

      • Upcoming Dates for Parents:

      • Tuesday, September 6th: First (Half) Day of School for Students

        • Extended Interview with Mary

        • Let’s start by looking back on this final school year. How would you summarize it?
        • Now let’s look back on your entire career. What do you think was one of the hardest challenges or experiences you faced, and how did you overcome it?
        • If you could go back and talk to rookie-teacher-Mary, what would be one piece of advice you would give yourself?
        • Zooming back to 2022, what is one piece of advice you would give rookie teachers today?
        • What is one piece of advice that you would give to rookie administrators and developing leaders?
        • Looking back on your career, what have been some of the biggest changes in education that you’ve observed over those years?
        • Following that up, how is teaching and learning today better than it was three decades ago?
        • You’ve been committed to the philosophy of Christian education for your whole career, and Canadian society has evolved a lot during those years. Do you think the mission of Christian education looks different in 2022? If so, how?
        • Shifting gears back to the present, what’s your early verdict on the retired life so far? Do you feel like you’ve fully recovered yet?
        • How will you remain connected with VCS in the coming year?
        • How can listeners get a hold of you going forward?

          • Final Words

          • Thank you for listening! We so appreciate your support. 
          • We’d encourage you to subscribe so that you don’t miss a future episode, and encourage other parents to do the same! 
          • Contact us at any time at [email protected] or [email protected]. Remember to send us your comments and feedback about the show. 
          • We’re humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve your children each day. Have a great week, and we’ll talk to you again next weekend! 
          • Talk to ya later, parents.



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