Maple Baxter

May we raise children who love the unloved things - dandelions, worms, the spiderlings. When they’re grown & someone has to speak for those who have no voice

may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things

and be the ones. - Nicolette Sowder

Happy to be learning about #moosehidecampaign with @PrairieValleySD — Great 3/4 connected that THEY are kids and I am a woman, so this is an important campaign for US 🥹

It’s been maybe 10 years since I picked up a flute! Flute was actually a big part of my life when I was growing up and I was itching to see what I remembered. Every time my kiddos come in with instruments I want to play them! Thank you @Waylon_Ye for letting me borrow and play 🙏🏽

Grade 5’s learning about team building through VR with @MsMapleBaxter and @Cfrehlichteach

Connecting to what we know & learning every day 🫶 @MulgraveSchool

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G4 Indigenous connections to their earth sun and moon unit-two eyed seeing and phenology wheels @MulgraveSchool @MsMeganPakulak @TMaypyp @jared_sargent @annajashinski

@jmachnaik This is so sweet, thank you so much Julie 🥰 I look back so fondly on my years at the U of R & think of you often. Thank you for always inspiring me with your amazing perspective and kindness 🫶

@MsMapleBaxter @MulgraveSchool @Karyn_Mitchell @headlearner1 @JanetMHicks @ShanazRM @thetckteacher Amazing, 3 years! You’ve had many learning experiences with your Ss. Love your tweets, Maple, thx for sharing. You have such genuine love & passion for teaching. I continue to share your inspiring stories with UR Ss. ♥️

Today, January 20th, is my official 3 year anniversary @MulgraveSchool 🎉🥳 … through the hardest years of our lives, I have been so grateful for this community. Thank you for welcoming me, believing in me, challenging me & supporting me. 谢谢你 🥹 forever grateful.

Do you ever just look around the room and think - wow, we are working on a lot right now 🤯 loving the art these kiddos have created from migration stories they were told by loved ones. Next week we are wrapping up #whereweareinplaceandtime 🚚🚢✈️ and moving into #WhoWeAre 🧠🫁🫀

A day watching the sky @MulgraveSchool 🌤️

Care is Making - by Brooke McAlary - The Tortoise … how to avoid the need to make money while “making” and an explanation on the make-a-demic of the last few years. TY ⁦@slowhomepod⁩ 🥰 brookemcalary.substack.com/p/care-is-maki…

“When I’m hoop dancing I’m happy. I’m living my culture. I’m healing.” 🧡

Grateful for our amazing @MulgraveSchool Outdoor Ed opportunities to explore Indigenous ways of knowing and living right in our backyard! Thank you Ms.Williams!

No better way to learn about Indigenous Peoples than in the forest/ocean @MulgraveSchool taking our learning outdoors! @MsMapleBaxter

Challenged @MulgraveSchool teachers to choose their #OneWord2023 that will inspire them personally and professionally for 2023. Mine is courage.

Today, for the 100th time, I thought to myself “oops, I forgot my mask” before leaving the house. Just a reminder to be gentle with yourself if your mind is still in pandemic mode, it’s been a long few years and we did very well keeping our kiddos safe 🫶

I learned how to make mini moccasins as an ornament and they are just the cutest 🥹

Learning about global migration, students had the opportunity to visit the Chinese Cultural Centre today. Teachers were blown away by the students, knowledge, connecting to our unit, and they’re thoughtful questions. #whereweareinplaceandtime #iblearning

How many holes? How did you count?

As a black woman on a national science show, I intentionally wear braids and my curly Afro to normalize black hair in stem. In this pic, I’m wearing cornrows to study plants being sent to space at NASA.