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Pillar of Belonging with Guest Speaker
Dr. Jean Clinton

All Grand Erie parents and caregivers are welcome to join us for this free event with Dr. Jean Clinton, brought to you by SEAC, IEAC, GEPIC and Student Senate.​​​​​​

When: Thursday Feb. 23, 2023 – From 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Where: Virtual Presentation - click here to join

About the Event: When our children and young people have a deep sense of belonging and connection, it is a positive state for learning and well-being. Let’s look at the conditions that create that connection both in school and at home.
 

About Guest Speaker Dr. Jean Clinton

BMus MD FRCP(C), Clinical Professor – McMaster University – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
 

Dr. Jean Clinton is a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster, division of Child Psychiatry. She is a member on the MindUP Scientific Advisory Board, as well as a MindUp for Families advisor. Dr. Clinton was a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, as well as a Zero to Three Academy Fellow since 2013. Dr. Clinton was appointed as an education advisor to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Education 2014 - 2018.

She has been a consultant to children and youth mental health programs, child welfare, and primary care for over 30 years. Her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships and connectedness play.

Dr. Clinton has also authored her first book, Love Builds Brains which can be ordered online through Tall Pines Press, on Amazon and in book stores everywhere.

We are an Eco-School

Did you know our school is an eco-school? Well we are, and that means that our school is making efforts every day to stay green. Some of the things our energy efficiency group is doing include implementing eco-friendly browsers, starting lights out lunches every Monday and Friday, creating signs for lights and monitors, and adding important information to our school website about being eco-friendly. We're also having a fun sweater day where we’re lowering the temperature of the school by two degrees and we will all wear sweaters. We’re also adding Ecosia to all our browsers. Ecosia is a company that plants a tree for every forty-five searches on the internet. Students are also making fifteen signs and posting them around the school, to remind people to turn off lights and monitors. Sweater day will be held on the 29th of November, and the 16th and 17th of December. Remember to check the school website for more cool information about how we are going eco-friendly, and the steps to become a platinum school, and to watch a video about implementing eco-friendly habits. Always remember to stay green!

From,

The Energy Efficiency Team of École Confédération