Katie Leggitt

When was the last time you sat in a principal's office?  I had a great heart to heart with mine today and it was super helpful.  Sometimes life-guides show up in the packages you least expect, but I was so grateful for the wisdom she imparted. I tend to be a little unorthodox in my approach to youth, and my work for that matter.  Not that I don't understand professional protocol, it's just that sometimes I might be making a collage and it's totally justified, because that's the kind of thing I get to do in my work. I speak to kids and treat them like equals, regardless of age.  Yeah I throw in my quirky habits that get 'em to smile but it also helps to get them to talk.  That's what I'm here for. Anyway, I worked on something recently that created a bit of disturbance among some coworkers.  Not the first time, I'll tell you that much.  Suffice it to say that "I" wasn't the problem... it was the junk I left in the hallways that cre

I found the hippies from my youth They were dancing on sand To dubstep at 3 am Still under the age of 20 Still loving each other Still wearing barely anything at all Barefoot Breathing Grooving Tripping That was my first rave. A friend brought me out to this indoor volleyball court in Griffintown that was hosting a dance party til dawn.  Some good djs but I just couldn't get over how I felt like all the hippies from Beloeil circa 1998 came out of their perfectly preserved forest place to dance to dubstep.  It was weird, but the sand felt good on my feet. There were people of all walks there, some chaga on tap and fruit salad for the patrons.  Pretty fun night. The projections seemed to be a focal point for everyone, giant images on the wall moving with the beat.  Energy!  That's what it comes down to... The stuff we put in our bodies, how we manage our energy and how we get in touch with that energy.  Energy. Definitely felt like a lot of people there were

Would you consider yourself a spiritual person? I've never been able to define what I feel.  It has no name, no book per se, but it shows itself often to me.  I believe in the God in all of us, that energy, the spark of life that may be broken down scientifically but it goes beyond textbooks and equations.  We each hold that light but might name it something different from our neighbor. My students often ask me what religion I am.  A lot of the kids guess that I'm Jewish but maybe they're looking to identify with some commonality.  It's difficult to describe my own feelings to a child because most of what they've learned so far has clear labels and I always tell them whatever they believe in is true.  If it makes sense to you, that's all that matters. I grew up in a non-religious family, but definitely have a had a long relationship with God.  It probably started after the death of a relative at a young age.  I would send hugs and kisses to god at night wh