Learning Enrichment and Curriculum - Primary

Always Learning!

Recently I had the privilege of being asked to do an interview about my experience of being certified as a Lead Teacher through the HALT program. It gave me the opportunity to reflect on my journey as a teacher, and the impact myself and other teachers are able to have on the students we teach and the communities we serve. 

More importantly though, it reminded me why it is important to always strive to improve, to make sure you are being the best you can be and to work to set the bar ever higher. You hear in education all of the time that one of the most important things we can do is to inspire a love of learning in our students, and this is a noble goal. However, children are already curious, inquisitive, questioning, reflective, thoughtful and adaptive. They are builders, singers, poets, artists, dreamers, designers and creators.

I think one of our most important responsibilities as adults is to show children that we too are those things. That we still love to learn new things, have new experiences and still have a sense of wonder about the world around us. That being an adult does not mean leaving those wonderful attributes of the child behind. To inspire children to a love of learning we ourselves have to live a love of learning, and most importantly invite children in to share in that part of our lives.