November 3, 2023

Wise Words and Big Ideas

Vince Dannetta shared this insightful podcast for this week’s Wise Words and Big Ideas:

Networking For People Who Hate Networking
WorkLife with Adam Grant

Ditch your business cards. There are more effective, less awkward strategies for building your connections.

Camp Director Openings

for March and Summer 2024 Camp Programs

The Experience Innovation Team is beginning to plan the 2024 Experience Innovation camps at UTS for spring break in March and summer break in July. Please note that we are also open to camp program ideas and invite teachers to submit new ideas for camp program offerings.

We have the full posting on the Staff Portal Job Posting site HERE. We invite all teachers with relevant qualifications and interest to follow up with Sean Hayto and Charline Wan at camps@utschools.ca.

Wellness Wednesday Next Week!

Join us on November 8 for Wellness Wednesday, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.!

Since PTI’s will be held on November 9, we will be making stress balls! We will be making LOTS of stress balls!

The intention is to make a stress ball for EVERY ADULT IN THE BUILDING. So, come on by, roll up your sleeves, and join us for fun times making a little something to reduce the stress of everyone in our big UTS fam! If you are unable to attend… No worries, we’ve got you - drop by the innovation lab before 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon and grab a stress ball, made just for you!

We’ve got this UTS! Be well!

❤️

Ode to Esther the Wonder Pig (2012-2023)

On October 18, Esther the Wonder Pig passed away at age 11, comforted by her dads Steve and Derek. Esther has been a fixture for the F1 Geo Animal Sanctuary Project since 2020 when we had the great fortune of visiting her live virtually to learn more about animal sentience and the love of animals of all kinds. The Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary (HEEFS) has since served as a model sanctuary for students to design their own sanctuaries to help protect and celebrate animals around the world. HEEFS, located in Campbellville, is home to over 80 farmed animal residents including pigs, cows, chickens and goats.

Esther inspired millions of people to change their relationships to farmed animals and adopt more plant-rich diets.

Her Facebook page with 1.5 million followers provided joy and laughter over the years, and tracked her exploits with her best friends Phil the Pitbull and Cornelius the Turkey (sadly, Cornelius passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 9).

Despite the loss, we are so lucky to have been part of her life for a number of years, and we look forward to carrying on her legacy here at UTS.