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I'm the Intermediate School Principal (Grades 3-8) of Academia Cotopaxi in Quito, Ecuador. I'm passionate about relationship building, student learning, and inspiring community and culture. Education is my passion and I blog weekly for my faculty hoping to inspire sustainable change, and to help sharpen my saw so to speak. I also blog weekly for The International Educator (TIE) online magazine. Check out the following links www.mondaymusings.org and www.tieonline.com

Opening Doors…

by dkerr • January 25, 2015 • 4 Comments

So just over a week ago I stumbled across a video that was both beautiful and inspiring. I hardly ever share a link on my Facebook page, but there was something about this particular story that compelled me to not…

by dkerr • January 11, 2015 • 1 Comment

So a few weeks ago during our holiday vacation I climbed a really, really big mountain. Since I now live in a region that allows me plenty of opportunity and choice to do so, I figured I’d tackle one of…

by dkerr • November 30, 2014 • 0 Comments

So this week I want to talk all about giving thanks, and being grateful, and taking the time to slow down in our pursuit of educational happiness to simply embrace being happy…we work so hard as quality educators and as…

by dkerr • November 23, 2014 • 0 Comments

So last week we had our first quarter parent-teacher conferences, and it was incredibly fulfilling to see and hear these partnerships working together to support our kids. There were so many meaningful conversations happening all over the school, each revolving…

by dkerr • November 16, 2014 • 1 Comment

So this past week I held a leadership assembly for our beautiful Middle School students as part of our Blue Sky Monday initiative. We talked about the power of empathy, a culture of kindness, the role and opportunity of bystanders,…

by dkerr • November 9, 2014 • 4 Comments

So if you’ve been following any of my previous posts over the past few weeks, you know that we’ve been interviewing several outstanding educational leaders to be our next High School Principal. The process has been inspiring in many ways…

by dkerr • October 19, 2014 • 4 Comments

So I was speaking with a young, prospective teacher the other day about his future in education, and at the end of our conversation he asked me a really good question…a question that I had to stop and think about…

by dkerr • October 5, 2014 • 0 Comments

So there’s this little girl that I know who might just be the happiest person that I have ever met. I fortunately get to see her every morning, and her contagious warmth, smile, and attitude brightens my mood without fail,…

by dkerr • September 7, 2014 • 0 Comments

So for those of you who have seen me over the past few weeks, you know that I’ve been pretty excited. Not only about the year that we’ve just begun, but about the journey that we’ve embarked on as a…

by dkerr • August 31, 2014 • 0 Comments

So this past Friday I had the opportunity to meet dozens of new students and their families who have just recently arrived new from all over the world to our amazing school, and it got me thinking about new beginnings.…

by dkerr • June 8, 2014 • 4 Comments

So I went for a run yesterday through a park close to where I live. It was a gorgeous summer-like day, and it felt like the entire neighborhood was out enjoying the sunshine…families having picnics, people fishing in the pond,…

by dkerr • May 18, 2014 • 2 Comments

So I received an email this past week from a former student of mine who wanted to check in and catch up. He’s just now finishing his degree in sports medicine, and at the end of the message he thanked…

by dkerr • March 9, 2014 • 2 Comments

So one of the reasons that I love spending all day with Middle School kids is because they are constantly reminding me about what really matters in life. A day doesn’t go by without me being inspired by their openness,…

by dkerr • January 26, 2014 • 3 Comments

So there’s this boy in our High School who seems to thrive on negative attention. For whatever reason, he seems to always be in some sort of trouble or giving his teachers some cause for concern, and it’s unfortunately making…

by dkerr • January 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

So I went home to eastern Canada this past Christmas for the first time in six years and it was amazing. A cold and snowy winter wonderland that provided my two kids with some new and challenging experiences like skating,…

by dkerr • October 28, 2013 • 3 Comments

So this is my 100th post since I began sending these out over three years ago! I’ve had so much fun over the past few days reflecting back on the incredible number of educational issues that we’ve thought about as…

by dkerr • October 13, 2013 • 6 Comments

So as I was taking part in last week’s Middle School curriculum leaders meeting, I was once again struck by the importance and necessity of a positive school climate and culture. We were all busy and engaged in providing meaningful…

by dkerr • August 10, 2013 • 1 Comment

So a very good friend and former colleague of ours is fighting a late stage, aggressive form of cancer……..and I’ve been feeling very sad. Speaking to him on the phone over the last couple of weeks has been heart-wrenching at…

by dkerr • May 13, 2013 • 0 Comments

So this week I’d like to talk a little bit about the defining moments in a student’s life, as well as the kind of “learning” that I believe to be the most profound, impactful, and enduring throughout a student’s education.…

by dkerr • April 21, 2013 • 3 Comments

So this week I want to talk about the power of a smile. I know it’s been a difficult week canadian pharmacy no prescription with what’s been happening in Boston, and with yesterday’s earthquake in China’s Sichuan province, and I…

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