I’ve just finished reading a wonderful book by James Zull, The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. Before I get into this, let me take a step back. Over a year ago, it became clear that many Brescia faculty members were looking for a way [...]
What Can a Blue Poplin Skirt tell us about an Entire Generation?
My attention has been drawn to Home Economics at Brescia twice over the past little while – two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting with several women who are very involved with Home Economics associations and teaching in local high schools and who are interested in developing synergies between what high school students [...]
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 [...]