I am a reconciliation researcher…, not a political scientist… Yesterday I attended Dr. Masahiro Minami’s presentation: On Mental Health Services Research. The presentation and dialogue facilitated by Dr. Minami was part of the From The Ground Up (FTGU) seminar series in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University Surrey. I’m sharing about the seminars […]
growing engaged minds; imagining and making better worlds It’s an exciting time to be part of CIRCE. The shape our network is taking is based on the participation and passion of our members. The programs, areas of specialization and research that we pursue are emerging as our community grows and as you participate. A few highlights from […]
By Ira Rabois I’d like to share with you what I learned from teaching a middle school class called ‘The Story From Day One,” which integrated mindfulness, visualization and inquiry exercises with the language arts curriculum. We often teach myths as merely literature, divorced from the cultural, spiritual, and historical context. But we pay a […]
By Carla Cooper (High School Biology Teacher, MEd Student – Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Regina) Think back to the last time you played. I mean, really played. What were you doing? How were you feeling? Where were you? There were so many lessons learned during that play. Lessons that we have carried […]
By Scott Lowrey (EdD; Assistant Professor, Western University) Is it possible for two roads in the proverbial forest to simultaneously converge and diverge? And if they can, how might this phenomenon be explained through the lens of an integrative thinker? And truthfully, does it really matter whether we take the road more, or less, travelled? […]
