by Marcia | Mar 10, 2024 | Social Emotional Learning
This week we celebrated Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day. You’ve probably seen us using the term, but what does SEL really mean and how do we integrate it into our programs? In schools, the main focus is often aimed at academics, but emotional intelligence is... 
by Marcia | Feb 8, 2024 | News
Two weeks after the NFL’s Super Bowl, The Circle Education is organizing the ‘Other’ Souper Bowl’. The Other Souper Bowl on Sunday, February 25th is a fun, artsy and hearty fundraiser at the Salt Spring Wild Cider House Kitchen. This ‘football-less’ event brings... 
by Marcia | Dec 5, 2023 | Events, Pass It On, Pass it On: Girls
On December 6th, 1989, the day that fourteen young women at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal were killed by a gunman as a deliberate act of violence against women, Quinn Mulherin (21, she/they*) wasn’t born yet. She learned about the tragedy years later when she... 
by Marcia | Nov 16, 2023 | Well-being
Salt Spring Island does not have a lot of facilities to accommodate young people, but we do have The Core (Inn) on McPhilipps Avenue. It is a safe place where island youth can come together to hang out, play music and games, and where snacks and healthy food are... 
by Marcia | Oct 13, 2023 | Social Emotional Learning, Youth programs
Valeskca San Martin, a French immersion teacher at Salt Spring Elementary, has had the Respect Program – former Respectful Relationships – in her classroom for almost a decade. She sees social-emotional learning as an essential addition to the academics that are...
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