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Excellent Educators Day – an exclusive look at the men and women
helping our kids adapt to a world that’s constantly changing.
Our local educators are dealing with new challenges like
remote learning and new safety guidelines.
Listen all day February 11th to hear their stories and learn how
they’re making our children’s education and well-being their top priority
Excellent Educator: Claire Mooney
Teaching students is one thing, but how about teaching people who are already teachers? Claire Mooney is the Acting Dean of Education, Teaching and Learning at Trent University. Originally from the U.K., Mooney made the trek across the pond 15 years ago and landed a spot at Trent. Mooney describes herself as an educato...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Julie Mills
Teaching was just something Julie Mills was born to do. The current Grade 1/2 teacher at St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School was inspired early on when she was allowed to stay late and help with tasks such as taking down bulletin boards. Mills faced a bit of adversity when she originally didn't get into teachers col...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Dr. Stephen Hill
There have been many changes in the classroom over the years, but the pressure facing students today is really the biggest difference. That is the opinion of Dr. Stephen Hill, who is currently the Associate Director of the School of the Environment at Trent University. Hill was born and raised here in Ontario but spent...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Kyla Blackie
Being a dietitian always was something that interested Kyla Blackie. Blackie is one of the Registered Dietitians with the Peterborough Family Health Team and says she enjoys translating the science of food and nutrition into practical, every-day strategies people can use to optimize their health and well-being. Dietiti...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Stacey Sambrook
You could certainly say the life of Stacey Sambrook has come full-circle. Sambrook was a student at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School growing up and now teaches Kindergarten French Immersion there. She says while learning a new language is tough, she fell in love with French and the opportunities it provides such as ...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Sheila Collett
As a society, we are much better about holding conversations around mental health today than 10 years ago but there are still improvements to be made. Sheila Collett is a Mental Health Clinician with the Peterborough Family Health Team. Collett says she has pretty much always had a deep interest in understanding how pe...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Erin McGauley
Fleming College Professor Erin McGauley has been educating others since being a swimming instructor when she was younger. As a Professor of Environmental Technology, McGauley is now teacher her students about the environment and how it needs to be sustained for the future of the planet. Typically, each school year star...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educator: Wendy Jones
From being a student at Crestwood Secondary School to being a teacher there, Wendy Jones has seen her education career come full circle. Jones says she had lots of role models when she was younger, many of which led her to wanting to be a teacher one day. Her father was a principal at her school, and she's modelled her...
Feb 10, 2021
Excellent Educator: Roger Jenkins
From Hollywood to Crestwood, Roger Jenkins' career as a teacher had led him to Peterborough where he's helping student athletes succeed in the classroom as well. Jenkins and his family moved from LA to Oshawa when he was young, and he knew he wanted to be an educator when he was roughly 14 years old as a student at GL ...
Feb 10, 2021
