I have been asked by a few parents to post my Farewell Speech to the Grade 6’s that was said at our Grade 6 Year-End Honouring Ceremony June 24th, 2010:
When principals come up and give farewell speeches to classes leaving their school, they often talk about moving on and getting a step closer to the ‘real world’. Lately, I have been pondering this idea and I have come to the realization that to our students, school is the real world. This is not some fantasy fake world that exists in some other level or continuum – this IS the real world. We have to be careful about ‘warning’ our students about entering the real world because as I have grown to know these amazing students, I have realized that their present real worlds may actually be more difficult than the world in which they will enter after high school. Many of the kids in front of you are determined, supportive individuals who have overcome an unbelievable number of challenges and obstacles just to get to this point in their education. This needs to be recognized.
EACH student needs to be recognized for all their strengths and talents that they have; they also need to be recognized for the contributions they make to our school and community. As you are well aware, the Kent Staff has made a monumental step to change the way we honour our students. In the past, we would be here and watch a select few students get recognized; we still want to recognize those athletes and academic students, but what about the students who spend every lunch hour working with younger students? How do we recognize them? They do not do this for any award, they just do this because it is the right thing to do – and this needs to be recognized. I will never forget last year when I overheard a student say that they “lost the athletic award”. This student has a strength in athletics yet he viewed not getting the award as a loss. This is exactly why the First Nation program at our school puts on an honouring ceremony that recognizes the strengths of every FN student in the school and why we have expanded our year end ceremony to include all members of our grade 6 class. The recognition of all our students is so important and so very well deserved.
In the next few minutes you will hear teachers talk about their students’ strengths and qualities. It is our hope that these students are already aware of these amazing qualities and will leave our school and continue to focus on these talents. It is our hope that these strengths are, in fact, passions and that they spend their time doing something in which they are passionate about. So grade 6’s, you know what you are good at – do it! Really challenge yourself in these areas. Push yourselves and encourage each other in these areas of strengths.
When you push yourself you might actually go outside of your comfort zone and take a risk. When you do this, you WILL make mistakes – please remember mistakes are made because you are pushing yourself and that is a great thing. That is how we learn and move forward in life. My wife, Tonya, is a dance teacher and there is a saying that she uses in dance: “if you fall, make it part of the dance”. That is what we want you to do – push yourselves, take risks, fall, get up – and make it part of the dance, make it part of your plan. Times when you fall is when the best learning takes place.
Although, there are many teachers in this school that have put in significant amounts of time to help you to learn, I just wanted to take some time to thank you for some things YOU have taught ME:
- Thank you for teaching me that field hockey can be played with lacrosse sticks and can involve teamwork of players in grades 1 through 6
- Thank you for teaching me the importance of buddy reading and the power of having an older literacy mentor
- Thank you for teaching me that it is ok to show emotions and that growing up can be one of the most difficult times in our lives – and that we need each other so much during this time
- Thank you for showing me that kids do NOT need to do things for a reward – the volunteer time you have put in to help supervise our primary students at lunch time, run our gym equipment room every single day, go out every lunch and help students in our strong start centre, preparing lunches for gatherings of our families and elders, helping to ref mini-hockey games in the primary end, for giving back to our community by giving up your Saturday to accompany two of our valued elderly adults as you pushed them in their wheelchairs to attend the Highway of Heroes event a few weeks ago.
These are just a few of the things that you have taught me. You have not participated in these important activities for any reason other than ‘because it was the right thing to do’. We need to recognize and honour all of you for not only your accomplishments and strengths but also what you have taught us during your time here in your ‘real world’ at Kent.
Today is your day, enjoy the moment and we wish you nothing but the best in the next phase of your education.
Thank you.
I can see why the parents wanted this to be posted… once again, I am so proud of you and for you! You have become so amazng at what you do, from what some of your staff/parents tell me, and it’s because I know you care. I used to have these words written in large letters all around the perimeter of my classroom: “You won’t care how much I know, until you know I care!” I believe they know you care.
Wow Chris…what an amazing send off!
I loved how you honoured your students in their ability to teach you. Most kids do not see themselves as having an impact beyond their peer group, but to have their principal give specific examples of his learning growth through their efforts plants that idea of personal empowerment. It is exciting to think of the positive impact these children will have on society as they carry on with their journey. But it starts wth that one person who took the time to care. Our future really is in good hands!
I just took time to read this post. I intend to use some of the quotes in my grad speeches. I agree with Lynne’s comments – they say it all. Great post.
Great speech.
Great speech.Really helpful.
Your speech is a teaching in itself…when u say u learnt from ur students u are infact letting your students know that there is no end to learning, no age bar and your humility is a shining example for all… respect to you CHRIS WEJR
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