by Marcia | May 18, 2022 | Connecting the Dots, Social Emotional Learning
Ivanna Darmokhid was thirteen when she moved from Ukraine to Salt Spring Island. The teenage years can be a difficult time to leave your friends and family behind, but Ivanna was excited for this new adventure in her life. She’s grateful that her parents took the leap...
by Marcia | May 11, 2022 | Connecting the Dots, Social Emotional Learning
Keshua, Levi and Zyah Welch have a Grenadian dad and a Canadian mom with Dutch roots. They had a Canadian upbringing on Salt Spring Island, with the Grenadian humour of their dad and a touch of Dutch from their great-grandparents. Last year they had the chance to get...
by Marcia | Apr 25, 2022 | Social Emotional Learning, Youth programs
The Circle Education works with children and youth to remove dividers that separate us and make us feel different from each other, when in fact we are inherently the same. Our executive director Janine Fernandes-Hayden learned an important lesson about...
by Marcia | Dec 18, 2021 | Pass It On, Pass it On: Boys, Programs, Social Emotional Learning, Youth programs
As a parent of a participant in The Circle’s programs, and as a local educator, Shelly Johnson has a unique perspective on social-emotional education. Our Education Outreach Program Coordinator Adele Mark, sat down with Shelly to hear her take on the benefits of...
by Marcia | Dec 16, 2021 | Announcements, News, Programs, Social Emotional Learning
The Circle Salt Spring Education Society is offering a new ‘Methods and Tools for Deeper Connections with youth’ course at the end of January 2022. This offering is ideal for individuals who work with youth in a variety of contexts, whether it be formal educational...
by Marcia | Nov 23, 2021 | Pass It On, Pass it On: Girls, Social Emotional Learning, Youth programs
Adele Mark, Education Outreach Program Coordinator, at The Circle interviewed Gail Bryn-Jones, a dedicated advocate of social-emotional education and teacher of over 30 years on Salt Spring Island. Gail has a master’s degree in Education and has served as a board...
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