Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

• The Art and Science of Placing Principals and Vice-Principals May 12, 2025
  Every spring in schools, one of the most anticipated emails arrives: our principal and vice-principal appointments for the fall. This post offers a window into how these important decisions are made—and why they matter so deeply to our school communities. It is a tradition that always stirs interest. People read closely, scroll quickly to find […]
• Educating for a Superintelligent Tomorrow April 22, 2025
  How do we equip young people for a world that might advance beyond our expectations? Mat Balez is a local West Vancouver parent. We have had several great conversations in recent years — and just last week, we sat down to talk about Replit, the future of coding, and how fast the world is changing […]
• Looking North: A uniquely Canadian path for education in an AI-rich world April 7, 2025
  There’s a moment right now—an opening that Canada, and more specifically Canadian education, has an opportunity to seize. As we watch political discourse in the United States grow increasingly polarized, with education often pulled backwards into culture wars and ideology-driven mandates, it’s hard not to reflect on the different tone we can set here in […]