November 23

The SAN Script – the week of November 24 – 28

Richard Rohr‘s Daily Meditation

Love
Love Is What Is
Sunday, November 23, 2014

The core belief of all the great world religions is that the underlying reality is love. Teilhard de Chardin says that “love is the very physical structure of the universe.” Everything is desiring union with everything in one sense or another. I actually believe that what it means to know and trust God is to trust that Love is the source, heart, engine, and goal of life. Our primal and deepest act of faith is the willingness to somehow say, “It’s okay” because at its core all of reality is good and of God. (Ironically and sadly, many religious people say they love God but they do not trust the goodness at the heart of all reality.)

The Christian belief in the Trinity makes it clear that God is an event of communion. God is not a noun nearly as much as a verb. We’ve always thought of God as an autonomous Supreme Being, rather than as Being itself, as an energy that moves within itself (“Father”), beyond itself (“Christ”), and drawing us into itself (“Holy Spirit”). When Christianity begins to take this pivotal and central doctrine of the Trinity with practical seriousness, it will be renewed on every level.

All of creation is a perfect giving and a perfect receiving between the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, with no withholding and no rejecting. St. Bonaventure called God “A Fountain Fullness.” Once we begin with outpouring love as the foundational pattern of reality, and love as the very shape of God, then everything somehow has to fall into that same family resemblance. If this is the Creator, then somehow this must be the DNA of all of the creatures.

Love is where we came from. And love is where we are going. When we live in love, we will not be afraid to die. We have built a bridge between worlds. As Paul says “Love does not come to an end” and “Love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8, 13).

Adapted from Gate of the Temple: Spirituality and Sexuality, disc 1
(CD, MP3 download);
and The Divine Dance: Exploring the Mystery of Trinity, disc 4
(CD, MP3 download);
and Adam’s Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation,
pp. 165-166
Gateway to Silence:
Love is What Is.

Nov 23

St. Anthony this week

Monday, November 24

Waste Walkabout

Sabina in all week

December Newsletter Submission Deadline

lockdown practice 10:00 am

Squirmies – 11:30

Last day of voting for Asphalt to Oasis

Asphalt to Oasis

Asphalt to Oasis

Tuesday, November 25

Cathlee O’Connell to read with Mrs.Rupnik’s class

Volunteer in Mrs. Rupnik’s PM class, Dorothy Stanyar- Reading with Students

chess club

Big Kid Entertainment – afternoon activity

Wednesday, November 26

Waste Walkabout

Kathi Elborn in

Andrew Harvey in to review greening plan with Green Team

SEA trainer for Gr. 5/6 students

Thursday, November 27

High School Peace Conference – Paul away all day

Notre Dame visit to St. Anthony – AM

Toothbrush program begins for kindergarten students

Friday, November 28

NAC – Somi Kim classical singer from Sochi Olympics – all juniors attending

Guest Reader in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class- Sara’s mom

Guest Reader in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class, Mrs. Iverson

Waste Walkabout

When Kids Teach Kids Through Social Media

My nephew excited to learn.

My nephew excited to learn.

A number of educators in the Langley School District spent the day learning from Alan November today.  During the morning, a key takeaway for me was asking the question “who owns the learning?”(also a title of November’s book).

While at conferences, workshops, and sessions, I often share my learning through social media.  The best part of sharing my learning is when someone outside the session does or says something that takes my learning to a whole new level.  Today, my sister and nephews helped make that happen.

November showed this AWESOME video of a child attempting and reflecting on his Rube Goldberg Monster Trap machine.  This video showed a child embracing mistakes and attempts in learning, a growth mindset, and complete engagement and excitement for learning.  Take a moment to watch below:

The rest of the article here

conclusion:  Students NEED us.  They NEED teachers and parents to help support their learning… but we also have to reflect on the aforementioned questions and ask ourselves, “Who owns the learning?”.  When we give up some control and create the conditions for more opportunities for kids to learn with and from each other (with our support)… more student engagement and increased student learning can occur.

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Posted November 23, 2014 by mcguirp in category SAN This Week

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