Corie Olson

Repatriated International Educator: Halifax-Daegu-Vancouver-Seoul-London-Tokyo-Da Nang-Bundang-Ho Chi MInh City-Halifax!

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

I’m teaching G6 again until June (yay!) and I get to teach visual arts ❤️ Started off with some Nate Williams self portraits. #visualart

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Read these books to a class of young readers yesterday. Some shared heartbreakingly close connections to “long and terrible war” as it was described in the first book. But maybe peace feels like the safety to share and connect and remember together. So grateful for peace today.

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“You were a good substitute teacher today”—I always feel like I can trust a 10-year-old to give an honest review, so that was good to hear! 😁

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

Grade 3 today ❤️❤️❤️

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

Subbed in a grade 1/2 class today. S: I’m hungry, can I go get my snack from my bag? T: Let’s see, what did you bring? S: I have a Pepsi! I’m sure I was not the only teacher having a similar convo at 9:00 am today 😂👏#dayafterhalloween

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

This week has felt a bit like this maze: in addition to PE, I’ve taught the Pythagorean Theorem in two languages, the parts of a cell in French, and a Mondrian art project. Who knows what tomorrow will bring! #generalist

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Yesterday’s gig started with me getting hit in the head with a football and ended with an ambulance being called for a student with a potentially dislocated shoulder. Go tell a PE teacher that you appreciate them! #physicaleducation

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Le première fois que j'ai rencontré Frisson l'écureuil c'était quand j’enseignais “connecting” avec ma class. J’adorais, mais en Français il est plus mignon! ☺️ #frenchlearner @Scaredybooks

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I get excited to come to Island View just for this panoramic view! @islandviewhigh

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

A grade 8 ELA student articulated to me today: “I liked this book because it’s about LGTBQ I’m also in the community.” Wow. Language, identity, community and representation in books at school. What a profound and positive shift from my own school days! @lxgino @SHJH_FALCONS

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Don’t know when this mural went up, but the message feels enduring 😁 @SHJH_FALCONS

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

Taught Core French at aujourd’hui—good practice for my own French course tonight with @USainteAnne!

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You're managing all of that in the middle of a global pandemic?! Be proud of yourself.

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

I never know quite what to expect when I go to a new school for the first time. This early morning rainbow at Brookside Junior High was a surprise. I decided it was a good omen, and sure enough I had a terrific day here!

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

"We have confused a symptom—educational inequality—with the underlying disease: economic inequality." https://t.co/Iw1sheYhS1

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

@PRESPrincipal Thank you so much for taking the time to welcome me at my alma mater, Petite Rivière Elementary today. It was so inspiring to hear about all the positive changes and goals being made with kids’ interests at heart. What a special school!

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The creative energy in this group is blowing me away as #studio4 students work on expressing their identities through symbolic self-portraits. #ishcmcib #hweo

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Loop Wants Us to Rethink Consumption. It Seems Like a Logistical Disaster That Might Actually Work. https://t.co/MWHKZOFIRX

[Corie Olson @corieeolson]

It really has been quite a year. Elena Ferrante: this is my last column, after a year that has scared and inspired me https://t.co/P8W8vkOXXK

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Mindfulness for All is officially coming out on Tuesday, February 5. It is one take on healing the body politic and the world through mindfulness practice, both individually and through working and practicing together to cultivate greater wisdom, compassion, and inclusivity.