Congratulations Mom!!!
My mom (Hetty van Gurp) was presented with an honorary doctor of civil laws degree on Sunday. It was a very nice ceremony held at the World Trade and Convention centre. Attending the ceremony makes me wish I hadn’t missed mine while I was working in Jamaica.

After receiving her honorary degree my mom addressed the graduating students with a few words of wisdom. I took some photos and also took some video of the event, but I would like to get a copy from the university photographers who had much better positioning and equipment.

Hetty van Gurp, a Halifax elementary school teacher who began Peaceful Schools International in 2001 after her son died following a bullying incident, will receive an honorary doctor of civil laws degree.

Ms. van Gurp has worked tirelessly to rid classrooms and school hallways of all forms of violence. She has given workshops around the globe, with her ideas and methods gaining renown in places as disparate as Asia, Ireland and Russia.