Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

• 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 […]
• Physical Literacy and Innovation: Building the Foundation for Lifelong Success February 10, 2025
  Over the past year, I’ve thought a lot about physical literacy. My earlier post, Embracing Physical Literacy: More Than Just Fitness, explored the concept of giving students the tools, confidence, and motivation to move—to make physical activity a lifelong pursuit. This picked up from a 2019 post, More Than Just Getting Moving, that shared the […]
• The Missing Link: What High Schools Can Learn from University Data January 28, 2025
  In an era increasingly influenced by data, one glaring blind spot in education that exists is understanding how our high school graduates perform in university and what that tells us about the effectiveness of our K-12 systems. When asked how our graduates are performing in university, I usually can offer only anecdotes rather than evidence—despite […]