


The gifts that matter
by brightadmin | Dec 3, 2022 | Karolinas Message
Every year, the holiday season brings me a feeling of combined nostalgia and gratitude. Of course, I get into holiday gift-giving. But the overriding feeling that characterizes the holidays for me is how incredibly lucky I am: to have a loving family, and to spend my...
Designing our own “new normal”
by brightadmin | Mar 1, 2022 | Karolinas Message
This month in Manitoba, the provincial government is relaxing many of the restrictions we’ve followed over the last two years to protect ourselves and our community from COVID-19.While we have all missed being able to attend large gatherings and to travel...
When your love is about to start kindergarten
by brightadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | 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...
Not so fast!
by brightadmin | Oct 7, 2021 | Karolinas Message
Nature has been kind to Winnipeg in the last month, giving us one of the most gorgeous months of September I can remember. The weather has been exquisite. People are getting suntans well past the beginning of Fall! And my favourite thing of all: I’ve been seeing...
Teaching children that everyone matters
by brightadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | Karolinas Message
The news this summer has offered relief on the COVID front (though we’re not out of the woods yet!), as well as tragic evidence of racism past and present. Thankfully, at Brightling we rarely have to engage the tragic side of the news; part of our role here is...