Working Together to Strengthen Community

Allan Hardy, Principal
Last week’s performances of The Little Mermaid exemplified our strong sense of community.  After seeing Thursday’s show, I was most impressed by the level of energy and fun students brought to their roles, and by how well the cast, crew and musicians from a wide range of grades worked together. Such strong teamwork is the result of many hours of dedicated practice and strong leadership.  My congratulations to the 50 students who dedicated their time and energy to the play, and to staff members Emily Hincks, Rachael Brownell-Swain, Ben Wright and Rebecca Stewart  in motivating these students to work together.
 
A similar sense of community was evident in the recent Fall Outdoor Education reunion event, which involved students in Grades 12, 8 and 7. Getting to know the younger students better has been one of the goals of this year’s Leaving Class, so it was gratifying to see them dedicate some of their time after school to organize a massive game of Clue for the younger students and to share some pizza with them. They plan to follow up this event with something similar later this year.
 
The strong sense of community continues after students graduate from Greenwood. For a number of years, our teachers and staff have travelled to various universities to meet with Greenwood alumni. This fall teachers visited Queen’s, McGill, Acadia, Dalhousie, Western, and Laurier, where they met with 110 Greenwood alumni. Our grads are always interested in hearing the latest news about Greenwood and we love hearing about how they are moving forward with their postsecondary journey.  As we approach the end of the first term, I am proud of the way in which all members of our community continue to work together.
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We acknowledge with gratitude the Ancestral lands upon which our main campus is situated. These lands are the Ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Anishinabek and the Wendake. The shared responsibility of this land is honoured in the Dish with One Spoon Treaty and we strive to care for the land, the waters, and all creatures in the spirit of peace. We are responsible for respecting and supporting the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. When away from this campus we vow to be respectful to the land by protecting and honouring it. We will create relationships with the people and the land we may visit by understanding the territories we enter and the nations who inhabit them.
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