#LoveMySchoolDay at #VanAllenPride

#LoveMySchoolDay is a thing. It's a great thing. John Wink created it, and you can read more about its origin and purpose in this blog (linked) that he wrote.

Last week, I participated in #LoveMySchoolDay. This post is a collection of the Tweets that I shared.

1. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 1) Our Students. I'd put our student population up against any. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
2. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 2) Our Staff. Too many great ppl to begin to name names. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
3. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 3) Our Parents. They are an extremely positive and supportive group. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
4. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 4) Our bldg leadership team. Always impressed w/ our conversations. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
5. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 5) Our Facilities. Our school building is beautiful; second-to-none. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
6. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 6) Our Community. Not many places better than @northliberty/@Coralville_IA! #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
7. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 7) My Commute, 2.5 miles. Plus, it's great to work and live in the same community! #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
8. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 8) Our proximity to so many other great schools to learn from and push us to get better. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
9. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 9) Our "extra-curriculars" that we offer our students. Things like #WorkoutWednesday, The Rocket Times, and Code Club to name a few. #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride
10. Counting down 10 reasons I Love My School: 10) Our Opportunities. We were fortunate to work w/ @zkruger7 of @TierneyBrothers AND just found-out about a new opportunity w/ a @Seesaw trial! #LoveMySchoolDay #JoyfulLeaders #VanAllenPride

And thanks to all of these Van Allen teachers who contributed to the hashtag, #LoveMySchoolDay!

"We need to make the positives so loud that the negatives are almost impossible to hear."  - George Couros