It is my sincere pleasure to be a part of the OVS team. Working alongside experienced teachers and support staff who are all committed to providing a thriving educational environment for our students is a distinct honour.
I started in education as a mathematics teacher after graduating from the Faculty of Education. After years of teaching high school math, I became a Department Head of Mathematics, Vice-Principal and Principal in the York Region DSB.
My passion turned to eLearning when it became clear that there are many students whose needs cannot be met in a day school. After a year of planning, I implemented eLearning in York Region with great success and was appointed Principal of its Virtual Schooling program.
Beyond education, I have spent many years as a volunteer with the Canadian Diabetes Association at the local, provincial, and national levels. In my spare time, I love to golf, camp, garden and do woodworking.
Let us all remember the quote by Carl W. Buechner:
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, watching Brit Box, doing puzzles, and creating! I am also an avid reader.
Hobbies: You can usually find me taking my Aussiedoodle Flora to the dog park or on a jog along the Waterfront Trail. When I have a free afternoon, I spend it baking bread, my specialty is Challah, and cooking a three-course whole-food meal.
Hobbies: I love to cook, especially Italian food, but am all for experimenting in the kitchen even if the results are disastrous! I love to read good fiction. Out of all media in the world of art, I love to paint, with my favorite medium being acrylic and my favorite style being modern.
Hobbies: I'm an artist everywhere. From the kitchen to the gardens and back to my painting easel, I enjoy being creative in all aspects of my life. I like to bike, go hiking, and spend time at the beach in the summer. Reading is a favourite escape on the weekends, as well as catching up with friends at the cinema.
"No dress rehearsal, this is our life." – Gord Downie
You are the artist of your life. Don’t give the paintbrush to anyone else. – Chriag Arora
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki
Hobbies:I love to spend my time away from the classroom hiking in the great outdoors, kayak fishing in northern lake, and playing tennis with old friends. When at home one of my favourite pastimes is watching the Toronto Raptors Basketball team.
“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity" - Roman philosopher Seneca
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I enjoy being active, taking my dog for lots of walks, spending time with family and friends, country music, and traveling. In the summer I love spending time boating on Lake Huron and in the winter you will often find me skiing up north.
"Be kind to one another" - Ellen DeGeneres
Hobbies: When I'm not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, swimming, going for very long walks, and travelling.
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind," - Fred Rogers
Hobbies: In addition to teaching, inspiring, and motivating youth I love sports! My favorite sports are basketball, tennis, swimming, and soccer. I enjoy spending time outdoors going for walks.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
Hobbies: When I'm not teaching, I am very much into sports including hockey, baseball and basketball. I like reading and games as a pastime.
Hobbies: I enjoy watching sports, travelling, reading non-fiction or listening to music. My favourite sports are Football and Basketball and my favourite country I have travelled to is Greece.
"No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care" - Theodore Roosevelt.
Hobbies: I love to play hockey and get outdoors. I also love to travel, meet interesting people, and most importantly, eat delicious foods from all around the world. I also enjoy reading and spending time with friends and family.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.” -- Albert Einstein
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” - Unknown
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” - Albus Dumbledore
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. –Paulo Coelho
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. - Edith Wharton
You can only become accomplished at something you love. - Maya Angelou
Hobbies: I'm passionate about the outdoors and love spending time hiking mountains or camping in the forest. At home, I'm surrounded by books and spend time reading and watching movies. I'm also constantly being bothered by my two cats!
"Failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail." -- Sara Blakely
Hobbies: As an avid traveler and outdoors person, you will often find me hiking, canoeing or seeking solace under a tree to read! Outside of teaching and coaching I love spending time with my family and being active!
"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
Hobbies: I love to travel, cook, read and occasionally binge watch the latest series on Apple with a big bowl of popcorn. I believe that kindness is contagious and that we can always make a difference in the lives of others.
“All you need to do is risk being your true self.”
― Bruce Springsteen
Hobbies: I aim to foster self-efficacy in all learners by supporting students as they build confidence throughout the learning process and self-confidence as young people striving to reach their academic and extra-curricular goals. An avid dog-lover, I enjoy conversations about dogs with other dog-lovers.
Hobbies: In my free time I love writing, reading and taking my dog Stella for long walks.
"Before you can win, you have to believe that you are worthy." - Mike Ditka
Hobbies: I adore travelling and taught abroad for 6 years before returning home to Canada. I love the winter, playing and coaching volleyball and reading.
Hobbies: I am, who I am because of the love, guidance and support of my family. I love to travel and feel my best when I am by the water. I can also be found taking long walks and enjoying the great outdoors during all four seasons.
"Do all things, with kindness, compassion and integrity"
Hobbies: I absolutely adore to read, I am constantly reading or talking about books that I love. When I am not reading, I am enjoying long walks with my dog, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends.
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier". -Mother Teresa
Hobbies: I've been teaching English, French, and ESL for many years. I've lived off and on in Japan over the years but am based in Toronto. I love playing sports, especially Ultimate Frisbee, and I spend as much time as I can outdoors. I also read a lot of books and recently am especially loving audiobooks
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." ~Maya Angelou
Hobbies: I am a true literary explorer whom does not confine themselves to a single genre or author. I am an advocate for literacy and believe in the transformative power of books!
“Knowledge itself is power” - Sir Francis Bacon
As a passionate musician, performer and film maker, I see it as my sacred trust to dovetail my stage and media experience with my teaching strategies resulting in a creative teaching approach, what I would like to call edutainment.
Come and dream with me!
Hobbies: Exercise is very important to me (cycling, resistance training, calisthenics). I also play guitar and create music, and produce creative writing in forms of prose and poetry.
I have been a high school English and Drama teacher for over 25 years in York Region, and I am looking forward to bringing my knowledge and experience to OVS.
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. “ William Shakespeare
Hobbies: You will often find me travelling, reading, watching the latest true crime documentary or a quirky dramedy, baking, and enjoying all things soccer.
“You can tell the deepest truths with the lies of fiction”- Isabel Allende
Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, biking and camping with my family. I also enjoy eating good food and reading great books.
To Thine Own Self Be True" - Shakespeare
Hobbies: When I make time to play, I love to read, journal, meditate, spend time outdoors, and be with my family and animals.
"When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return." Eleanor Roosevelt
Hobbies: Beyond education, I enjoy travelling, photography, the arts, and relaxing among nature. Literary genres that I like are: drama, poetry, and fiction.
"Today or never!" - Author Unknown
"Hustle beats talent when talent doesn't hustle"
There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. - L. Frank Baum
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory. - Dr. Seuss
Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. - Oprah Winfrey
Never, never, never give up. – Winston Churchill
Failure is my enemy. – Pundit Hari Prashad
"I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our a***s kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.” - Brene Brown
I really enjoy reading, drawing, and hiking with my dog! I love taking pictures while I’m out in nature, especially during the summer and fall. My favourite way to relax is by re-watching beloved sitcoms or seeing a scary movie.
"Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger” - Barbara Kingsolver
"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story” – Stanley Fish
The journey of a thousand miles begin with one step. – Lao Tzu
Hobbies: I enjoy travelling, baking, bouldering/climbing, and going on adventures with my golden retriever. I also love going to comedy shows, doing escape rooms, watching movies, and reading books.
“On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Hobbies: I am very active and I love to exercise and occasionally play sports. I love spending time with loved ones and visiting new countries as much as I can.
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jamison
Hobbies: My hobbies include outdoor activities, gardening, designing, playing the piano, cooking, walking, biking, reading books, watching movies, travelling and sightseeing, and playing with my nephews.
Hobbies: I love to travel whenever I get the opportunity. I’ve travelled to eleven countries and hope to get to Japan in the next few years. I enjoy swimming, camping and hiking. In my free time, my favourite thing to do is read and play with my miniature dachshund Sasha.
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine
Hobbies: During my free time, I like to follow the world news, travel and share my skills with others in different domains.
"The school should always aim to give its students a harmonious personality" - Albert Einstein.
"Children don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." John C Maxwell
Hobbies: I love to take long bicycle rides in nature. I challenge myself too long extended daily walks with our Goldendoodle whenever I can and if I’m not on a walk you will often find me meditating or relaxing with good soul music. I also enjoy immersing myself with the latest tech news and gadgets as a way to keep up with current and latest technology trends.
“There's always a way - if you're committed.” ― Tony Robbins
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” ― Alan Turing
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - A.A. Mine
"Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did." -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. - Malala Yousafzai
“All students can learn and succeed, but not in the same way and not in the same day.” - William G. Spady
“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.” Abraham Maslow
Hobbies: : I love to travel and learn new languages. I'm a huge Raptors fan and love watching games with my family. I enjoy playing guitar and being outside.
"Don't count the days, make the days count." Muhammad Ali
Hobbies: I am a proud father of three and one cute dog. When I am not teaching, I enjoy mountain biking, downhill skiing, snorkelling, and hiking with my dog. I continue to support my favorite sports teams, the Buffalo Bills and Toronto Maple Leafs, even though a championship still eludes them.
"A little progress each day adds up to big results" - Satya Nani
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I enjoy a good book and a bonfire. Some of my favourite hobbies are
golfing, biking and skiing. Any chance I get, I like watching live professional sporting events.
Hobbies: Some of my hobbies include cooking and walking. I also enjoy travelling and listening to classical music.
"Life is a game board. Time is your opponent. If you procrastinate, you will lose the game. You must make a move to be victorious." - Napoleon Hill.
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I love traveling and learning about different cultures. I also enjoy reading, hiking, swimming, outdoor activities and spending time with family and friends. I love to cook and to experiment new foods.
"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." - Maya Angelou
Hobbies: When I’m not teaching, I like to stay active. I’ve always loved playing basketball and a few years ago I took up boxing. I also like to jog and try to break a sweat every day! When it’s time to wind down at the end of the day I love to read, especially anything by J.R.R. Tolkien.
About Me: Prior to becoming a teacher I was very involved with youth activities such a being a camp counsellor, running after school programs and leading youth groups. It seemed only natural to pursue teaching as a career. I constantly experience moments that make me think "I love this job" and am genuinely interested in education, curriculum and school systems.
Hobbies: When I am not working, I am often spending time with friends and family, catching up on the latest Netflix release, watching the Blue Jays game, or visiting my favourite Mexican or Italian restaurant.
Hobbies: When I am not teaching, my hobbies include reading, cooking, gardening and sewing, as well as playing video games.
"Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers." - Shakuntala Devi
Hobbies:My passion is teaching and mathematics. I’m very creative and when time allows, I enjoy painting and drawing. I’m a tea connoisseur and love dinosaurs.
“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.” – Paul R. Halmos
Hobbies:I love playing games like Valorant and League of Legends while drawing and making anime-themed stickers on Procreate in my free time. I look forward to selling my stickers on Etsy one day!
"Strive for progress, not perfection"
Hobbies: I love travelling, reading, and going on long walks with my family. These days I spend most of my time chasing around my 1 year old son.
"One dreamed of becoming, the other woke up and became"
Hobbies: Aside from teaching, I have three children and we are all very active. I have been running and racing triathlon for over 20 years, and my own kids are now getting into the sport. We rock climb often, but sometimes we can also enjoy a lazy day at the beach.
Hobbies: Outside of school I swim for fitness and practice yoga. During the warmer months I enjoy golfing and going for long walks. Whenever I am not driving my three boys to their various activities, I like to sit down with a cup of tea and read a book.
Hobbies: My hobbies include travelling, teaching math, coaching volleyball and reading on Sunday morning with a warm cup of coffee.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" - John Wooden
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I enjoy spending time with family, travelling, and watching and playing sports. Most recently, I have challenged myself in the sport of OCR (Obstacle Course Racing).
“Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life” - Joni Eareckson Tada
Hobbies: I love spending with my family and at the gym working on my physical fitness and strength training. Additionally, I enjoy watching any and all genres of movies/TV shows and am a comic book fan. I also enjoy being outdoors especially in the summer time.
Hobbies: I enjoy travelling, concerts, reading and restaurants. When my son allows me, I do enjoy watching some football (aka soccer).
"Do not worry too much about your difficulties in mathematics, I can assure you that mine are still greater." Albert Einstein (allegedly)
Hobbies: I can’t go a day without coffee and spicy foods! My hobbies consist of spending time with my son, traveling, playing my Nintendo switch or playing a board game.
“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.” - Michael Scott
Hobbies: I love cats and I have three of my own. I practice yoga and I love its ability to heal the body and mind. I embrace my creative self by learning new crafts, such as knitting, crochet, quilting, and so many more!
“"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination." - Albert Einstein
Hobbies: I love to go on long hikes, kayaking and travelling to hidden places! I play the piano and enjoy reading Murder Mystery/Thriller books. I also enjoy baking and cooking foods from different cuisines!
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin
Hobbies: I am inspired by nature and can always be found in the mountains hiking and backpacking with my dog, Groovy or planning travel adventures- we love a good road trip!
“What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall
Hobbies: In my spare time I love to bake, cook, and go for hikes. I enjoy spending time with friends and family and working on math problems.
"Just because we can’t find a solution, it doesn’t mean there isn’t one.” – Andrew Wiles
Hobbies: I have enjoyed teaching for 30 years. In my spare time, I enjoy working on renovation projects.
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” Mark Van Doren
Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and kids, playing and watching sports, wrestling (amateur and professional), camping, going on road trips, and coaching.
“Be curious, not judgmental”-Walt Whitman
Hobbies: As much as I love spending time in the lab doing experiments, I love connecting science with everything I see in nature. So you'll find me walking on trails, planning the next camping trip, and bouldering during my spare time.
“Think like a proton and stay positive!"
If you don’t sacrifice for what you want. What you want becomes the sacrifice – Jay Shetty
Hobbies: Listening to music, spending time with family, travelling and reading inspiring books
Hobbies: I enjoy being active, camping and the outdoors. I play hockey, volleyball, golf and tennis. I love adventures and being a teacher.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.” Pablo Picasso
“All of man’s problems stem from his inability to sit quietly in a room by himself.” - Blaise Pascal
“Mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” – Albert Einstein
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. – Albert Einstein
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. – John Wooden
Hobbies: I love to break mathematics down and make it easier for students to understand. My passions outside of teaching are my 6 children, working out, water skiing, windsurfing, and advocating for those with physical disabilities.
Follow your dreams and passions! Never give up or let anyone squash your
spirit, and fight for what you believe in!"
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C.S. Lewis
"Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right - Henry Ford"
Change your thoughts and you change your world.- Norman Vincent
Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care – John C Maxwell
Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better - Walt Disney
‘Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little bit better than the day before. It all adds up.’ - Dwayne Johnson
‘Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.’ - Thomas A.Edison
‘There's always magic in the air. ’ - Peter Gabriel
‘I want to leave the world as a better place than I found it’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hobbies: I really enjoy woodworking, gardening, and music. I also love traveling with my family on adventures to new places
Lao Tzu: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Hobbies: Outside of teaching I enjoy playing volleyball, reading the newest books, and travelling the world! I've been to a total of 24 countries and counting!
"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation...even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind." - Leonardo da Vinci
Hobbies: Outside of teaching Math and Computer Science, I enjoy playing board games, travelling, and walking my two dogs: Sine and Cosine.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein.
Hobbies: While not teaching and taking a break from technology, I like playing scrabble and tennis.
“Obvious’ is the most dangerous word in mathematics.” - Eric Temple Bell.
Hobbies: A few of the things I enjoy doing, outside of teaching Computer Science, are photography, playing chess (both online and over the board), reading Science Fiction / Fantasy (Wheel of Time Series), scuba diving (PADI certified), the occasional fishing trip (catch and release), and world travel (whenever possible).
Anything worth learning is usually hard, and therefore worth giving it your all.
Hobbies: I play Apex Legends, Dungeons and Dragons, and complicated miniature board games. I used to work in engineering but I'm still passionate about it. I own many 3D printers, a ton of Lego and a wide range of robotics and microcontrollers.
Do. Or do not. There is no try. – Yoda
Hobbies: I enjoy summer morning bike rides with my kids.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein
Hobbies: I love to spend time with my family and travel. I am starting to get the hang of reading. From a math/physics person, all I knew were numbers. Now I am starting a journey of reading.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
Hobbies: Outside school, I like to do community outreach activities, catch up on news and tv shows, spend time with my 5-year-old, and occasionally read a book. Every year I try to visit at least one place
Hobbies: I enjoy playing team sports, board games, and weight lifting. I'm usually enrolled in at least 2 sports leagues at any given point in time, have created my own board game, and recently hit 1000lbs total on the big 3 lifts.
Hobbies: I entered teaching after a 13 year career working as an engineer in the automotive industry. I am now in my 17th year of teaching. Outside of the classroom I enjoy travelling and spending time with my family, walking my dog Stevie, and watching the Detroit Lions.
Hobbies: I have always been passionate in athletics playing many different sports but my love has always been basketball. I currently coach my 12 year old son in basketball and baseball, and previously coached him last year in hockey.
Hobbies: I have been a teacher of physics, grade 10 science, and physical education for over 25 years. My passions are travelling with my family where we have travelled to over 30 countries together (including two trips of approximately 6-month duration to both South America and Asia). I also coach my daughters on their club basketball teams. And lastly, I love all sports but currently I really have the golf bug!
Hobbies: In my spare time I enjoy training for marathons, being outdoors, reading and knitting. I love exploring new places and spending time with my family and friends.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein
Hobbies: When not in the classroom I enjoy spending time with my children by going on walks, having lightsaber battles or reading stories. I also enjoy playing video games and Dungeons and Dragons in one of several long term groups I am a part of. I am a fantasy and science fiction fan at heart, and can be easily distracted by discussions on these topics!
Hobbies: My hobbies include scuba diving, fixing old muscle cars, archery and building computers.
Hobbies: My favourite hobbies are teaching, sports and hiking outdoors. Outside of teaching, I stay active by playing golf, basketball, and going for hikes. I also enjoy travelling, my favourite place that I have visited so far is Italy.
"I believe that education is all about being passionate about something in your life" - Steve Irwin
Hobbies: Beyond the classroom I spend a lot of time chasing a little white ball around a golf course, cooking, watching the Detroit Tigers, Red Wings and Lions, and traveling on adventures with my family.
“There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point?” – Pam Beesly, Season 9, “Finale”
Hobbies: I enjoy travel, knitting, playing sports and, reading books.
“The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy.” - Bell Hooks
Hobbies: I collect and play vintage video games and consoles, retro PC games and hardware, and electrical components to help me unwind after a stressful day.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself”
--Carl Sagan
Hobbies: I love playing piano, singing in the shower, organizing my desk, traveling, home gardening, and trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
"If I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Bernard of Chartres
Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, music, art, and spending time with friends and family. When I am not teaching or learning, you will find me playing the piano, painting, baking, or doing something active outdoors.
Hobbies: When I am not teaching, I love being outdoors! Hiking, cycling, camping, and swimming are a few of my favourite ways to spend my free time.
"Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hobbies: I enjoy many different sports but most often, you can find me playing, coaching or watching Rugby. I also enjoy spending my spare time working on my physical activity and always have daily walks by the lake with my dog.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretzky
Hobbies: I spend most of my time coaching and playing sports, specifically basketball! When I'm not coaching or playing, I am hiking and being active enjoying the outdoors with my family!
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden
Hobbies: In my spare time, I enjoy reading, creative writing, drawing, and crocheting. I also love to go to the public pool or beach with my son, as well as playing board games, and sitting around a campfire with friends. When I'm not working, I'm usually forcing my dog to cuddle with me.
Hobbies: I am someone who loves to explore new places and immerse myself in different cultures through travel. When I am not on the move, I enjoy spending quality time with friends and family. I am also a huge animal lover, and nothing makes me happier than being around furry companions.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
-Nelson Mandela
Hobbies: I am an avid reader, traveler and yogi! I have previously taught in Guyana, South America, and in the Northwest Territories here in Canada. I also love to cook and stay active!
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
Hobbies: Some of my hobbies include playing sports, staying active, camping, baking, and hiking with my dogs.
"We rise by lifting others" - Unknown
Hobbies: I enjoy biking and running, and walks along the beaches of Prince Edward Island.
“Going in one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.” – Rocky Balboa
Hobbies: In my spare time I love being outside! You can find me playing with my kids or pets, working in my vegetable garden, hiking trails by the river, or off on a camping trip. In the winter weather, I also add reading a good book with a warm mug of tea beside me. I also love playing board games or going out with friends to hear a live music performances.
Hobbies: I enjoy running, weight lifting, swimming, carving wooden spoons and writing poetry. I love exploring nature’s beauty on foot by partaking in multi-day hiking trips. You can also find me tending to my dozens of indoor plants and outdoor vegetable garden.
“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” -Arthur Golden
Hobbies: When I'm not teaching I enjoy travelling as well as playing hockey recreationally. Likewise, I also really enjoy coaching hockey, lacrosse, football, basketball, and many other sports.
Hobbies: I love sunny days, the beach, spending time with people I cherish, listening to music, and travelling! Learning more about how to support and advocate for others is also a strong passion of mine, so I spend lots of time reading
"Existence is Resistance" - Unknown
Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors, hiking, reading, baking, and spending quality time with family and friends!
"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow" - Anthony J. D’Angelo
Hobbies: My favourite part about being a teacher is seeing my students achieve their goals and progress over time. My favourite things to do outside of the classroom are hike, rock climb, and travel!
Hobbies: My wife and I always find ways to add more music to our home. Apart from being a huge fan of all things Science, you can find me playing Spikeball, curling, ultimate, or any type of board game.
"If you want to build a ship, don't collect wood and assign tasks and work. Instead, teach people to long for the endless immensity of the sea." -Antoine de Saint Exupery
Hobbies: I have been teaching for 26 years and have loved every minute of it. When not teaching you will find me outdoors. I enjoy going for walks, swimming, fishing and boating with my family. In addition, I love reading a good book and doing puzzles
Hobbies: I grew up playing sports, so I enjoy being active. I participate in CrossFit and enjoy running and playing basketball. I ran my first half-marathon last year! My hobbies include coaching, spending time with family and friends. My dog keeps me busy too!
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Mya Angelou
Hobbies: When I am not teaching I am normally lined up to get a nice coffee before walking around my city or cooking trying to make new recipes. During the summer time you can catch me traveling around Europe trying different cuisines.
Hobbies: I am passionate about being physically active. I enjoy lifting weights at the gym, playing soccer and playing pickleball whenever I can. Otherwise, I have fun playing video games in my spare time.
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein
Hobbies:I love to travel and photograph new and interesting places. I enjoy learning about the culture and history of each new location, and then writing about it to share with family and friends. I also enjoy walking, cycling, swimming and playing volleyball.
"Attitude is the little thing that makes a big difference" - Winston Churchill
Hobbies: When I am not playing rugby in the summer, I am coaching it either at school or at my club.
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" - Malcolm X
Hobbies:In my spare time, I love to play or watch tennis, basketball as well as going on long hikes. I love the outdoors and I also particularly enjoy learning about different languages.
"One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Hobbies: If I am not teaching or running after my two little ones, you can find me curled up with a good book and a warm cup of coffee. I am an avid reader and love getting lost in the alternate worlds. I also love to bake as I find it very therapeutic.
“Working hard is important but there is something that matters even more; believing in yourself.” -Harry Potter
Hobbies: In my spare time I enjoy fishing, hiking, camping, staying fit, watching hockey and football, playing the ukulele, and gaming!
“Be who you are meant to be, and you will set the world on fire.” – Catherine of Siena
My favourite quote is Theodore Roosevelt’s 'Man in the Arena' Speech
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” - Francis de Sales
"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." - Joshua J. Marine
Hobbies: When I'm not teaching I spend my time playing sports, exercising, reading, and watching good movies. I enjoy getting outside for a long run or bike ride and playing tennis with friends. I love to travel, meet new people, and learn new things!
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" - Malcolm X
The test of a good teacher is not how many questions she can ask her pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions she inspires them to ask which she finds it hard to answer. ― Alice Wellington Rollins
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X.
Hobbies: I enjoy teaching Chemistry and French and in my free time, I enjoy shopping, cruising to different countries, exploring nature and doing interior decorating.
"For a valiant heart nothing is impossible"
"À vaillant coeur rien d’impossible" - Jacques Cœur
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. - Albert Einstein
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world"-Desmond Tutu
It matters not what someone is born, but what they will grow to be. – Albus Dumbledore
"We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out - and we have only just begun"-Neil Degrasse Tyson
"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." Winnie the Pooh
Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will. - Suzy Kassem
"Inclusion is not simply about physical proximity. It is about intentionally planning for the success of all students." - Anonymous
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - Michael Jordan
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Seuss
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hobbies: I love travelling, trying different foods and spending time with my dog!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know; the more that you learn, the more places you'll go" - Dr. Seuss
“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered” – Michelle Obama
The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing – Albert Einstein
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela
When first things are put first, second things don't diminish, they increase. – C.S. Lewis
"The important thing is to never stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I love coaching volleyball and enjoy being active with my husband and two young sons. You will often find us hiking with our family dog Thor, swimming or skating! When we aren't outside enjoying the weather you will find us cheering on the Knights or the Leafs on Friday and Saturday nights.
"Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching" - Unknown
Hobbies: I enjoy travelling, learning about new cultures and their history. I’m very musical, I enjoy listening to music but I also play the guitar, ukulele and piano and I used to sing for my hometown for different events.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” Dr. Seuss
Hobbies: I have a passion for Social Justice and Equity work, for which I earned several teaching awards, including the Peel District School Board’s Award of Teaching Excellent and OSSTF’s Human Rights Award. As the mother of competitive athletes, when I'm not teaching, I spend most days in the rink or the gym, and understand well the difficulty in balancing school and life.
Hobbies: Outside of my passion and love for teaching, I love spending time with my family and friends. I enjoy reading and the outdoors. I have an appreciation and passion for the performing arts and love watching hockey! Go Leafs Go!
"Dance Like No One's Watching. Love Like You've Never Been Hurt. Sing Like No One can Hear You. Live Like Heaven is On Earth."
Hobbies: I have many interests, but history, sci-fi, and motorcycle travel top the list. I’m happiest away from the crowd, riding my Adventure bike on a seldom traveled road.
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Colin Powell
Hobbies: My favourite hobby is to travel. I love to experience other cultures and learn new ways of life. I enjoy exercise, walking my dog and spending any time I can with family and of course my dog Rosie.
"The Road to success is always under construction" - Author unknown
Hobbies: I absolutely love travelling and discovering new restaurants and coffee shops. I also enjoy hiking, which has been a great way to immerse myself with nature. When I'm not outdoors you can find me in the kitchen trying new recipes and baking new treats!
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall
Travelling is an integral part of my life as it allows me to immerse myself in different cultures, discover captivating landscapes and meet fascinating people along the way. When I'm not on the move, I find solace in the pages of a good book.
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer
Hobbies: I love to read (just about anything from WWII non-fiction to thrillers), try new recipes, travel, and jog. I recently started playing tennis as well!
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela
Success belongs to those who dare to achieve it.
Hobbies: Yin Yoga, swimming, listening to nutrition podcasts, and gluten free baking.
"Don't waste a good mistake; learn from it" - Robert T. Kiyosaki
Hobbies: I love to travel, cook, exercise and spend time with my family and friends! When I am not teaching you can catch me planning a new travel adventure or trying out a new recipe.
"Embrace the journey and favour the moments" - Unknown
Hobbies: Outside of teaching, I coach high school and university basketball. I love spending time with my family and traveling the world.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." -Paul the Apostle
Hobbies: The world is our classroom and my hobbies in that way are endless. And while I love academics, I took a year off to read between high school and university, I have spent much of my life in the outdoors and it is there where I truly find peace.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence …” Calvin Coolidge
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. - Zig Ziglar
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. -B.B. King
The expert in anything was once a beginner. – Helen Hayes
Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile. - Anonymous
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. – Winston Churchill
“Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.” - Anne with an E
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart
You are always free to make decisions, but you are never free of the decisions you make – a variation of a quote by Ezra Taft Benson
Keep your face always toward the sunshine- and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman
Hobbies: You can usually find me either watching sports or reading. I am deeply passionate about travel and being able to immerse myself in diverse cultures and experiences
"Traveling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller" - Ibn Battuta
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” - Wayne Gretzky
I enjoy spending time with my partner visiting different cities in Ontario. I will never turn down the opportunity to see a musical. I enjoy long walks and hikes, baking and cooking, watching tv shows and movies and spending time with my friends and family. My favourite movie of all time is The Greatest Showman.
“Just keep swimming ” – Dory, Finding Nemo
I like movies, music, books and learning languages. I would like to do a tour through Asia in the future.
I enjoy painting with gouache, playing pickleball in the summer, and watching Netflix.
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there” – Theodore Roosevelt
Hobbies: I enjoy travelling and exploring different parts of the world with my husband. Aside from that, I’m a musical theatre enthusiast who also enjoys spending time with family, friends, and pets, watching TV, and reading a good book.
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I love reading, especially Urban Fantasy and High Fantasy. When I’m not reading or writing stories, I enjoy watching tv and playing video games. I am hoping someday to be a published novelist and I work towards that dream everyday.
Hobbies: I love to play a fun video game or watch a suspenseful tv show. I write poetry and short stories when I’m in a creative mood. I will never refuse an opportunity to see a musical.
Don’t dream it, be it!
Hobbies: I enjoy reading, travelling, watching television and spending time with my family.
Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back. - George Skolsky
Life is the hardest teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.
Hobbies: I love to play video games, go camping with friends, and long-distance running.
"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius
Hobbies: Video games, movies, playing music.
"A problem cannot be solved with the same level of thinking that created it in the first place" - Einstein
“Don’t be an electron, always stay positive”
I've been a teacher and administrator for over 25 years and am extremely enthusiastic about eLearning and the crucial role it plays in education. In my spare time I coach youth baseball and basketball, and love spending time with my family, travelling and exploring different cultures.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi
“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.”— George Evans