by brightadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Karolinas Message
Forty years ago today (March 1, 1981), my parents Karel and Marta immigrated to Canada from the former Czechoslovakia with their two little girls (10 years old and 18 months – that was me!) in tow. We didn’t speak English. We didn’t have money....
by brightadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | Karolinas Message
While everyone else turns their focus to Valentine’s Day each February, elementary schoolteachers and many families know the *real* star this month is Kindergarten registration. Each elementary school in Pembina Trails School Division holds an annual...
by brightadmin | Jan 1, 2021 | Karolinas Message
Warm cheers from our family to yours for 2021 2020 is SO last year. It was a year we’ll all remember, and that many loved to hate online and in the media. It was a year that demanded tremendous strength and commitment from front-line and health-care workers, and...
by brightadmin | Dec 1, 2020 | Karolinas Message
Pull up a chair: it’s story time. Today’s story is about how our kids have much to teach us about life. The other day, I was folding a load of laundry with Carmen, our 12-year-old daughter. I was feeling miserable and wondering when we’d have...
by brightadmin | Nov 6, 2020 | Karolinas Message
This month, we celebrate a decade in Brightling’s lovely, happy home on Chevrier. Our previous space on Victor Lewis Drive was a fun and homey spot – but we outgrew it. And it’s a good thing we did, because that venue wouldn’t have given us...
by brightadmin | Oct 4, 2020 | Karolinas Message
It’s now been six months (really!) since COVID-19 steamrolled in. Both as a parent and as a centre director, it has been quite a whirlwind. Those of you who know me well know that when there is a crisis I am quick to strategize, implement and plan, all...
