Brenda is a teacher, daughter, sister, friend, dancer and musician. She has been a primary teacher for 16 years with most of that time spent in the Grade 2 classroom. Brenda has also recently graduated from the Imaginative Education program from Simon Fra

Tina is a wife, mother of two wonderful children, daughter, sister and friend. She has recently taken up blogging and also enjoys writing puppet scripts for kids at her church. In todays episode, Tina and I talk about wonder, gratitude and rest. Tina des

Rose Pillay has been an educator for 25 years! She spent the first 12 years of her career in a high school classroom teaching Science, Biology and Christian Ed. For the last 13 years, Rose has worked as an educational consultant where she serves, cel

Lindsay is a friend and former classmate of mine from Simon Fraser University. She is also an early childhood educator and instructor at Camosun college in the early learning and care department. During this episode, Lindsay and I talk about wonder and di

Shari is a researcher and lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I recently came across her book titled, Slow Looking: The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation. During this episode we discuss ideas related to her book and how sl

Today's recording will be the final episode for season 1 of the "Your Smile Makes Flowers Bloom" podcast. In this episode, Jordan considers ideal conditions for plants and connects those ideas to ideal conditions for children to thrive.  In the outro

Katie Farion is a recent graduate from Trinity Western University. In the near future, Katie plans to attend UBC and fulfill her dream of becoming a special education teacher. Join us today as we talk about the freedom we can find through mistakes and how

Ryan Hooper is a devoted husband and loving father. He is also a police officer who is committed to serving those in our community through a number of ways. Join us today as we talk about the challenges that come when communicating with others and why thi

Jennifer Trafton is a talented illustrator and children's author. At this time, Jennifer has published two books: Henry and the Chalk Dragon & The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic. Join us today as we talk about creative writing, the importance of free

Monika Hilder is an author, teacher, and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Childrens Literature. She also teaches English at Trinity Western University and is the co-director of the Inklings Institute of Canada. I am confident that you will app