Author Archives: nataliia kudryk

Sustainable Classrooms

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One of the biggest projects I have been working on this school year was “Sustainable Classrooms”. Thanks to generous financial support from one of the youth organizations, Taking It Global, I managed to buy celebration kits for every class at Renfrew! The kits contain reusable plates, cups, utensils, sponges, and a table cloth. The kits are designed to avoid excessive waste and bring awareness regarding climate change. This project has resulted in many learning opportunities for students: we grew a community garden together and learned about food processes, discussed environmental issues and ways to stop climate change.  It has been a very successful year, and it is an honor to do such a work in the community. Thank you to all volunteers, staff, administration, friends, and families who have made this happen. Together we can change the world.

Do you have a simple project idea to support your community?

TakingITGlobal (TIG) is looking for young people who are inspired with ideas and ready to take action through youth-led community service grants

APPLY NOW:  https://www.risingyouth.ca/  

LEARN MORE ABOUT TAKING IT GLOBAL: https://www.tigweb.org/ 

 

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Teaching Experience

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These are some of my favorite quotes and sayings that I bring with me into teaching.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.”
― Dr. Maria Montessori

Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.
― Dr. Maria Montessori

The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
― Dr. Maria Montessori

In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
― Phil Collins

I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
― Albert Einstein

Positive expectations are the mark of the superior personality.
― Brian Tracy

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
― John Wooden

Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.
― Richard Bach

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Farewell Ceremony & Private Harbour Cruise

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This week was a bit bittersweet for all. Grade 7 students were sad to leave their elementary school but at the same time excited to start a new journey as high school students.

On Monday we had a farewell ceremony for Grade 7 students at Begbie Elementary. They all looked fabulous in their smart casual outfits.  A lot of parents came to support their children, as well as teachers and members of the administration. Younger students also gathered to say goodbye to their schoolmates. There was something intriguing and special about that moment.

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Begbie Talent Show

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This week we were helping with a talent show. On Monday and Tuesday, we met with a student council and went over expectations and duties. Some of the students were responsible for music, others were emcees and the others took care of the decorations. I had to help individual students adapt the scrip, as there were some changes, and download music for the performances.

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Begbie Outdoor Education: Camp Sasamat

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My Community Field Experience

I have always been interested in an outdoor education and nature-related learning practices. The idea of being able to enjoy nature and teach students at the same time was very appealing to me. Needless to say, that was one of the reasons Begbie Outdoor Education was my first choice for my Community Field Experience as part of my UBC BEd program. I had no idea what to expect, but I knew I would have to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone, and of course, learn something new.

All UBC students met their community field sponsors ahead of time to introduce themselves and go over expectations and duties. I was privileged and beyond excited to find out that I would be working alongside two other teacher candidates from UBC as well as two teachers from Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school in Vancouver and their two grade 6/7 classes. I felt welcomed and accepted the moment I met my community field sponsors and they reassured us that we would have an amazing time together and learn a lot from each other.

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Scientists on a nature walk!

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Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between waking and sleeping.

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