Centennial Leadership is launching our latest Be Kind day. We pick a day and encourage students to wear their Be Kind shirts. We bring in a different shirt design each time and bring in limited numbers so that they sell out and leaves our school wanting more. This time we are going with the Mountain … Continue reading Kindness – Dew It!!!
Be Kind – Share A Flower
Recently at Centennial we held a Be Kind day. Students are asked to wear a Be Kind shirt that we sell at the school store for a reduced price of $8. The original shirts said "Be Kind" on the front and "...Just Because" on the back. We got the original idea for the shirts and … Continue reading Be Kind – Share A Flower
Centennial’s Got Butter!!??
Fun lunchtime activity to try. We advertised "Centennial's Got Butter" all over the school and on Instagram. We did a take on America's Got Talent. The Centennial's Got Butter logo looked the same as America's Got Talent. One of our ads put the faces of our teacher judges over the actual AG Talent judges. Using … Continue reading Centennial’s Got Butter!!??
#storybehindthepicture
#storybehindthepicture This has been a successful Instagram feature at Centennial High School which you may want to try. Take a video of a student in black and white. This makes it stand out as different. In less than a minute have them tell the story behind a picture on their phone. Also post the picture … Continue reading #storybehindthepicture
Great Leadership Book – All Blacks Rugby
Looking for a great Leadership book? - Legacy talks about the Leadership attributes that make the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team best in the world. A great read whether or not you are a sports fan. There is a summary of the big ideas below. Enjoy!
Easter Egg Smash
We ran a fun and simple activity this week that may work for you. We advertised all around the school about the upcoming Easter Egg Smash. We also filmed a video of a kid getting an egg smashed on his head and put it on Instagram. On the day of we had six volunteers with … Continue reading Easter Egg Smash
Grattitude Class Discussion
Here is a quick lesson on grattitude that worked well with my students the other day. Have each student on their own write down as many things as they can that they are grateful for. Give them 2 minutes and tell them it can be big or small things, just stuff they are grateful for. … Continue reading Grattitude Class Discussion
Leadership Class of 2017
A huge shout out to our 3 year Student Leadership grads. They have made a huge difference in their 3 years at Centennial. At lunch today we had treats, watched the traditional powerpoint with three years of pictures, and handed out the "Oh The Places You'll Go" signed books. Thanks to Ms. McGregor (Mama McGreggs) … Continue reading Leadership Class of 2017
Coyotes From Around The World
After watching Mark Scharenbroich's Building Connections video with my Gr. 10 class we decided it was time to find a way to recognize the many international students in our school. Permanent flags were a bit too ambitious for us so the students decided to make maps of the different continents and show how many Coyotes … Continue reading Coyotes From Around The World
Birthdays Matter!!
With a new administration we have had the opportunity to reevaluate some of the Leadership traditions we have at Centennail. For years we have put up student birthdays at our main entrance to the school. We would put up the month and then list all the student names with their first name and first initial … Continue reading Birthdays Matter!!
Brent Dickson 