Every Square Centimetre
Every Square Centimetre is a podcast celebrating and finding inspiration in the amazing people, places, and practices in and around Christian education across Canada.
Episodes
March 22, 2024 • 64 mins
In episode 31, Eli Banta invites us to Great Lakes Christian High School, in Beamsville, Ontario. Join the ESC “Run” as we learn:
- about “hookin’ humpies” and hitting “seagulls with suckers,”
- that residents of Beamsville are either Sunbeams or Beamsvillians,
- that half of the student population of Great Lakes Christian High School are international students that live on campus,
- that Physics allows us to see some amazing aspec...
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November 9, 2023 • 43 mins
In episode 30, Darren hosts another Every Square Centimetre “campfire” conversation. Recognizing that there are a number of exhausted educators across our country, we invite Tricia Schinkel, school counsellor at Calvin Christian School in Hamilton, to help us process some of our questions: How do we stay well as we engage life in the present season? What role does the school play in promoting the individual well-being of staff? and...
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October 10, 2023 • 69 mins
We go international in episode 29, as Paul Matthews invites us to Calvin Christian School in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Paul believes AI tools, like chatGPT, can be a real beneficial tool to help keep Christian educators in Christian schools. Join the ESC “Mob” as we learn:
- sometimes it's necessary to kill a bass to catch a muskie
- which Canadian or Australian beast would win a “battle of the beasts” in a school gymnasium
- ho...
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August 15, 2023 • 58 mins
In episode 28, Stephanie Montojo invites us to Academia Stella Maris, an independent bi-lingual Catholic school in Limoges, ON. Stella Maris means Star of the Sea in Latin. Catholics see Mary as the Star of the Sea who points the way to her Son; just like sailors would use the stars for direction, so ASM looks to Mary for direction to Jesus. Join the ESC “Scurry” as we learn:
- warm June evenings are all about the smell of hay, Da...
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August 1, 2023 • 73 mins
In episode 27, ESC goes to Leduc, AB, to visit Colin Ward, who is committed to helping students when school gets hard. Join the ESC “Passel” as we learn:
- School musical programs have long lasting memories
- Sometimes bribing kids with candy for the sake of adult-student relationships can be a great thing
- The CANAMEX corridor goes straight through Leduc and stretches all the way from edmonton to Mexico
- Collegial relationships...
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May 17, 2023 • 75 mins
In episode 26, our second “Big Boss” episode, Ed Noot, the retiring Executive Director of the Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia, offers us his reflection on the state of Christian education through the Wayfinder prompts “praise, lament, and hope.” Join the ESC “Band” as we learn:
- A donation of bone marrow might result in a lifelong friendship.
- When Ed grows up he hopes to be like his mom
- In 1920, Zorro was be...
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April 18, 2023 • 54 mins
In episode 25, Darren hosts another Every Square Centimetre “campfire” conversation. Building on the conversation with Joonyong, the three of us discuss how competition seems to be such a lingering ethos for education and how Joonyong urges us to replace competition with systems of compassion in our schools. How do we intersect some of the natural aspects of competition in nature, sports, etc. with a Saviour who continuously create...
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March 21, 2023 • 71 mins
In episode 24, ESC goes to St. Catharines to visit Lisa Vanderkuip who is committed to helping students when school gets hard. Join the ESC “Passel” as we learn:
- Lisa’s sister befriended Sting and ended up with back-stage passes to Amnesty International!
- through our new game, “AI or A+,” sometimes you can tell the difference between ChatGPT and an actual poet!
- St. Catharines is a canal town and won the canal battle between ...
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February 27, 2023 • 59 mins
In episode 23, ESC once again goes global to Paju, Korea! Joonyong provides a fantastic look into both Korean and Canadian Christian education, highlighting the need for educators to actively combat the way schooling can default to an ethos of competition. Join the ESC “Clutter” as we learn:
- Korean males have mandatory military service due to Korea’s ongoing conflict with North Korea.
- “Stew Spyksma” gives “Maverick” a run for ...
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February 6, 2023 • 64 mins
In episode 22, John van der Leek and PADS dog Summer welcome us to Abbotsford Christian School, where they work together to help all students give and receive love and acceptance. Join the ESC “Family” as we learn:
- that when it comes to anniversary arguments, Darren says Jeremy’s wife is always right,
- that the place you’d park your car at a dog school is the “barking lot,”
- that according to Statistics Canada, Abbotsford has...
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January 18, 2023 • 58 mins
In episode 21, Alex Farquhar welcomes us to Drayton Christian School in Drayton Valley, Alberta, where Alex wants all grade six students to know they are capable in their learning. Join the ESC “Clowder” as we learn:
- Darren has an uncanny ability to identify the cost of esoteric items in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue,
- international teaching experiences can be an education in itself,
- having both spouses apply for a single...
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August 10, 2022 • 96 mins
In this episode we connect with some of our favorite Christian school podcast friends and have some fun drafting our ideal schools using peculiar pools to choose from.
- In round 1 we draft our school's name and motto using 80’s bands and their songs.
- In round 2 we draft our school's sports teams, colors and mascot using a current pro sports team.
- In round 3 we draft our school’s framework using some of the options from the Ch...
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July 7, 2022 • 50 mins
In episode 20, Darren hosts another Every Square Centimetre “campfire” conversation. Reflecting on the last couple of years, Darren wonders what skills graduates need to walk well in a world full of contradictory and combative voices. Once again, we included a fun “crossfire” segment, responding to listener messages/questions like:
- Who is somebody you should celebrate?
- What are some summer listening recommendations?
- What is t...
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June 21, 2022 • 58 mins
In episode 19, Matt Rock welcomes us to his maker studio and high school Construction Technologies courses, where he and his students love engaging in “high impact projects.” Join the ESC “Herd” as we learn:
- that cedar strip canoes can be a labour of love
- that Darren knows every square centimetre of Canadian farm to table restaurants
- that every Friday deserves a good classroom cheer of “What day is it??!!?”
- that designing ...
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April 19, 2022 • 61 mins
In episode 18, Laura Rand welcomes us into her grade 1 classroom where students are excited to play their important part as “Rangers,” caring for the earth and doing important tasks in God’s world. Join the ESC “Raft” as we learn:
- that Darren bought a lot of Smartie McFlurries for love in high school
- that Pacific Christian School takes territory acknowledgment seriously by including it directly on their home page
- how Victori...
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March 29, 2022 • 49 mins
In episode 17, Darren hosts another Every Square Centimetre “campfire” conversation. Inspired by our participation in Converge and the Christian Deeper Learning Conference in San Diego, Darren asks why Christian Deeper Learning is important and wonders about the value of being part of a professional learning network. Once again, we included a fun “crossfire” segment, responding to listener messages/questions like:
- How did you mak...
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March 9, 2022 • 65 mins
In episode 16, Sherry TenHove welcomes us into her kindergarten classroom where the students ask “How can we live God’s dream?” Join the ESC “Coterie” as we learn:
- that Justin and Darren have farm memories that they can’t unsee or unsmell
- the rare occurrence of harvesting in the snow is a small price to pay for living under the big beautiful prairie skies
- some educational recommendations for teaching new readers
- how Sherry...
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February 23, 2022 • 55 mins
In episode 15, ESC goes global with its first international square centimetre! Fiona Partridge from Adelaide, Australia, introduces us to a CSC sister organization–Christian Education National (CEN)–and shares a kingdom vision of all life and all things participating in worship. Join the ESC “Wisdom” as we learn:
- Some pretty impressive Aussie idioms
- That “emu bobbing” could replace the Throughline Earth Keeping
- That getting...
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February 9, 2022 • 56 mins
In episode 14, Janice MacDonald at Surrey Christian School in Surrey, BC, invites us into her Vocation 12 classroom where students discover their vocational identity in God’s kingdom. Join the ESC “Run” as we learn:
- Sometimes the pain of our own schooling experience becomes the catalyst for God’s redemptive work in our own lives.
- The word “wholeness” is missional at Surrey Christian School in a desire to become “more fully...
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January 25, 2022 • 55 mins
In episode 13, Loretta Anderson at Immanuel Christian School in Charlottetown, PEI, invites us into her grade 1 classroom where students are invited to create beautiful work in learning about their neighbours, the farm, and more. Join the ESC “Troop” as we learn:
- biking can be good for relationships… whether that be completing an over 300km trek with your husband (as in Loretta’s case) or just going out on your own to blow off s...
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