Congratulations to Terry Lakey, winner of the Indigenous Educator Award for the Alberta Teachers’ Assocation Indigenous Education Council! There was never a more deserving award recipient! @rdpschools@RDPSD_Learning@60Local@DellaMurphyRus
A huge shout out to the contributions made by the Famous Five, as we celebrate “Persons Day” today. This marks the day in 1929 when women became included in the legal definition of “persons” thanks to Canada’s highest court of appeal!@DellaMurphyRus @CASSWiLalberta
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
This month, we invite you to help spread awareness for our cause! As many as 1-in-3 Canadians have experienced some form of child abuse.
#ChildAbusePreventionMonth#CAPM#GoBlueAB#BeBrave
Congratulations to the Red Deer Native Friendship Society, community partners, and sponsors for bringing the Annual Seepee Traditional PowWow back to Red Deer. So honoured to be part of this meaningful experience. @DellaMurphyRus@rdpschools @RDNFStwt
Thank you Ryan Straschnitzki for sharing your powerful message with the students at Ecole Oriole Park today! You are an amazing role model for perseverance, believing in yourself, and having a positive mindset. #resilient@EcoleOriolePark@rdpschools@DellaMurphyRus
New research: Singing, playing, or listening to music has the same positive impact on our mental health as exercise.
The arts aren't ornamental to our well-being. They're fundamental.
Great read: “Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First”, Indira Samarasekera and Martha Piper. Informative and inspirational book talk yesterday, right on time for Internatiional Women’s Day! #InternationalWomensDay#CASSWiLalberta@rdpschools @CASSWiLalberta
Fascinating research findings on women in positions of power being more strongly associated with the positive attributes of agency and the semantic meaning of being a woman is closely tied to the semantic meaning of agency. Great read!