Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

• Breaking News: Track and Field Without Running? A New Era Begins! April 1, 2025
  Regular readings here know my love for high school sports and innovation.  This is why today is such a particularly exciting day for me. Following rigorous analysis of 427 track meets, 217 scraped knees, and 2,341 cases of “excessive athletic enthusiasm,” schools across our district are implementing a groundbreaking “No Running Rule” in track and […]
• All Means All: A Commitment, Not a Checkbox March 4, 2025
  The phrase “all means all” sounds like common sense—after all, who would argue against it? But for it to be more than just a slogan, we must ask: What does it truly mean? And how do we ensure it becomes a guiding principle rather than an empty phrase? In West Vancouver Schools, we are guided […]
• Why Is Everyone Talking About Longevity? February 18, 2025
  I was recently having a “walk and talk” with a West Vancouver colleague, and the first thing he said to me was “the next 20 years will be my best 20 years.”  It feels like I’ve joined a club – one where the admission requirement is reaching a stage in life where you start thinking […]