The year we thought was going to be the first "normal" one in ages, began with floods.
More anxiety; -a new kind; -"Weather Anxiety". The first time we had ever experienced a simultaneous civil defense text out to all citizens of Auckland. Whānau rushed across the city to pick up their tamariki, many arriving in a heightened state. We had to invent new procedures for how to dismiss children safely as although we'd learned to manage lock downs really well, we'd never had every parent receive the same message on their phones at the same time, causing them to descend on the school all at once.
We did well. ..And of course we re-wrote some of policy and procedure!
The water rose and then stopped at our doorsills. We were blessed, others not so fortunate.
The recorded presentation below was my shot at guiding the staff into what we all thought mattered most as we kicked off another unusual year!
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