Author Archives: Christopher

Sarah Fletcher .. from rockstar to academic

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New mom, medical anthropologist, PhD (almost 馃檪 ex-rockstar (but does that ever really go away ?) social activist, world traveller and community based researcher.. 6 years ago she was trying to decide whether to continue in the music business or

Integrating Special Needs Students

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Special needs students wanted more from their education. Their teacher got tired of their complaints and helped them achieve their goals through an effective protest that the students took to the superintendent’s office.

First Fringe Production: Aug 2018

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> Her first Fringe production had many surprising moments for the production team. Some of them came at the last night of the Fringe.

A test writing strategy

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A university student’s success writing a three hour final exam about a book she had not completed, a poem she didn’t recognize and a play she had previously written about, but hadn’t done well on.

Billy Bishop Goes to War … a student’s performance

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An award-winning performance for Nanaimo and Victoria Fine Arts Festival.

How UVic changed my life

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An undergrad’s life is changed from the impact of her profs.

Campus Conversation Focus Interview

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Themes: Being a traveler in your own town Preparing for TED talk Less is More… a key to communication Conversations that change lives

A bakery that made her day

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A world traveler finds a Cobb’s Bakery outlet in the neighbourhood of UVic. Turns out to be a highlight of her stay here.

Getting to know those around us

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The why and the how of getting to know those around us.. be they strangers or known to us.

Unplanned but life-changing moments

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A stranger on a ferry shares these ‘traveling moments’ that changed her life. Her open spirit and curiosity invites all sorts of adventure and wonder to her life.