Melissa Chan-Green
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So what you're saying is actually it's beneficial to all.
And if you decide or think at the beginning that there's going to be challenges, then you're putting up potential barriers to those kids being able to experience that.
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Is there anything else you wanted to say about what you do?
I know a lot about it because I've seen it in action, so I'm hoping I haven't just assumed knowledge on behalf of the people listening about what you actually do.
So if there was anything else you wanted to say about what Barefooted is about and what you do, then we'll finish with that.
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you know like don't feel like it's like okay I've just got to get outside and figure it out by myself there are programs to help amazing well Harry thank you so much lots of good advice in there and really good things to think about for schools too as to the benefits of the kind of work that you do so thank you thanks for joining us
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Hi, and welcome to School Shorts with me, Melissa Chan-Green, journalist and mum of two with a passion for education.
In this episode, we are talking about the relationship between school and teachers and home, and in particular, the experience of one principal, Blair Drevitsky, to create what he calls a culture of communication.
It has been an important lesson, an important part of Blair's leadership as the leader of Lemonwood Grove School for the past six years, because this is in a suburb of Christchurch that has dealt not only with the Christchurch earthquakes, but they were the closest school to Linwood Mosque in the wake of the mosque attacks in New Zealand, which killed 51 people.
So his leadership there has delivered some sensitive and significant lessons around communication.
Blair, thank you so much for your time.
I know it is especially precious at the moment, so I really appreciate you being here.
As I said in the introduction, you have led schools through some pretty traumatic experiences and some really significant experiences, not only for New Zealand, but actually with a global lens.
People have been looking at Christchurch.
So as a school leader, how do you manage that?
How did you manage that?
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