Bryan and Stephanie chat with Mountain View School Kindergarten Teacher, Lisa Graves, about Outdoor Learning! Mountain View School (and many others in our District) have incorporated Outdoor Classrooms as part of their everyday learning! Students do everything from exploring their environment, recording their findings, science experiments, math problems and literacy all in an outdoor space. Listen here to learn more! 

Bryan and Stephanie Chat with Directors of Schools Pamela Wilson and Anne Bernard Bourgeois about their roles in ASD-E as supervisors and supporters for school administration (Principals and VPs) and teachers aspiring to be in administration roles. We learn about the training they provide and what types of support the lend to schools in a variety of day to day situations. 

Bryan and Stephanie chat with each other about their roles within the District and how their work has evolved under COVID-19. Despite chatting all the time, they learned a lot of each other's jobs and backgrounds. The podcast is also evolving to a bi-weekly format! Don't forget to subscribe! 

Bryan and Stephanie chat with Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Nancy Matthews about all things classroom learning! We learn about what curriculum is, who develops it and how it looks different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy tells us how Parent/Teacher interviews may look this year and about prioritized learning.

Bryan and Stephanie chat with Caroline Gingles, the Director of our International Student Welcome Centre! The Welcome Centre welcomes all of our newcomer students and their families who want to register for school in ASD-E. The students participate in a language assessment, literacy assessment and numeracy assessment so they are set up with the appropriate supports and resources to ensure they have a positive and welcoming transition into their new school.  Caroline shares the number of newcomer students currently registered in our District, some facts about all the languages you can hear at ASD-E schools and some of the awesome activities schools do to allow students to share and experience each others' cultures and traditions! 

Bryan and Stephanie chat with Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator, Jacqui Eadle! The OHSC is a new position in our District this year, and what better time to jump on board than during a pandemic! Jacqui tells us about how she helped schools prepare for this exceptional school year and how she supports schools to ensure they are always operating as safely as possible. We learned so much during this episode, listen here and learn with us! 

Bryan and Stephanie chat with ASD-E's Community Engagement Coordinator, Heather Stordy about all things Community Schools! Our Community Schools Team is a vital part of ASD-E; they serve as a link between our schools and their communities and provide connections to programs and opportunities that enhance student learning both in and out of the classroom! Community Schools has been part of our District since 2006 and has evolved exponentially during that time. During the recent shut down, the Team was part of orchestrating more than 40,000 lunches in 92 days for students who normally rely on school food programs. Take a listen and find out about all the exciting experiences Community Schools helps provide and also how you can contact your Community Schools Coordinator yourself! 

Bryan and Stephanie sit down with ASD-E's Superintendent, Mr. Gregg Ingersoll! Gregg has been the Superintendent since 2012 and like so many things about 2020, he's never seen a school start up like this one! Bryan, Stephanie and Gregg chat about all the work that went into returning to school amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, the silver linings that can be found through finding our way through this challenge and how the school system will continue to change to accommodate our "new normal." Listen here to find out what we learned!