I had every intention of shelving this blog during the summer months, trying instead to deal with the large pile of ‘stuff’ that managed to accumulate during the academic term, waiting to be addressed until the summer when most of our students are away and the pace allows for some deeper reflection.
That was my intention; [...]
Brescia heads South!
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Leaders
As Mother Nature continued to impress Londoners this week with her fiery blast of ‘early spring’, a crowd of people gathered in Brescia’s Auditorium last night to hear our International Women’s Day lecture given by Globe and Mail foreign correspondent Stephanie Nolen. Stephanie is perhaps best known for her award-winning collection of women’s stories in [...]
Reflecting on servant leadership on IWD
On Saturday I had the great pleasure of hosting a group of local Catholic high school girls who asked if they could complete a community service project at Brescia. Together, we cleaned and polished the beautiful woodwork in the Brescia chapel and shared ideas about the whole notion of servant leadership and how it gives [...]
Welcome
Welcome to my first blog – my 12-year old is very impressed! Those of you who are familiar with Brescia will know that leadership is at the very heart of our mission. That mission is made real through the work of Brescia’s Institute for Women in Leadership (iWIL) and I would like to share with [...]