Be Kind To One Another

10/29/2018

Erin Taylor, Communications Officer

While at a recent Canadian Accredited Independent Schools conference, Sarah Bruce had the opportunity to learn from Casey Eagle Speaker, an acclaimed public speaker and Blackfoot Elder. Eagle Speaker talked about identity, belonging and cross-cultural awareness. His message to the heads of school at the conference was to stop looking at the ways in which we are different. Instead, we need to recognize the ways we are all the same; we are all human.

The senseless attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was an act of hate, and our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the community. In the wake of such acts of hatred, Ms. Bruce said, it can be hard to understand how to respond. How do we process such hatred, and how do we respond?

Ms. Bruce asked students to look for ways to be kind to one another. Recognize the humanity of your peers and neighbours; be kind to them.

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Greenwood College School

443 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, ON M4S 2L8
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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 as settlers, 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.