I've been teaching the secondary level in Vancouver School Board District for 5 years now. My credentials cover all Home Economics courses: Foods & Nutrition, Textiles, Family Studies, Culinary Arts and Cafeteria Training; all Art courses: Fine/Visual Arts, Ceramics, and Photography; and Social Studies 8. I've taught at two schools, not including the ones I've Teacher-On-Called for, with full-time contracts that were temporary and permanent. Responsibilities beyond the classroom include team and club sponsorships, coaching, and promoting sustainable alternatives.
For my first year, I was a teacher-on-call for about a month and soon managed a full-time temporary position at University Hill Secondary. It was a small school with one or two teachers per department, and everyone knew everyone. I taught Visual Arts grades 8-12, Photography 11/12, Ceramics 8-10, and Social Studies 8. Although, I wasn't Social Studies qualified at the time, this experience increased my credibility, which led me to a position to teach summer school, Remedial Social Studies 8.
The second year of my teaching career, I received another full-time position teaching Culinary Arts & Cafeteria Training 11/12 at John Oliver Secondary (JO), a much larger school. During my contract, the position became available as a full-time permanent position. I reapplied for the job, and with my Vancouver Coastal Health certificate to facilitate the Food Safe Level 1 course, I received the position. Finally, at the end of my third year at this school, I was surplussed to be a permanent full-time TOC.
Before my contract ended, I had also founded and coached JO’s first dragon boat team. I sponsored girls' field hockey and boys' senior volleyball, and our highly competitive junior dance team. I established and help co-sponsor the environmental club, "Trash Talkers," which planted the school's first fruit tree, regrew a food garden, and initiated our first bottle refill station. I was involved with the staff book club to encourage reading, led a workshop for elementary students at the “Wonder of Reading,” performed at the annual “Winter Madness” to connect with the students, and catered at the Parent-Teacher conferences & "100th Year Anniversary” event.
Furthermore, during my teaching career and prior, I worked as a Youth Worker at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, running after school programs for grade 8-12, including “Youth Council,” “Leadership 1” and “Leadership Excursions.” Our main object was to encourage students to come out once or twice a week and commit themselves to building on their leadership skills by being involved with their community through event planning, volunteering, workshops, and field trips. They were encouraged to explore the outdoors and the unfamiliar, and they were empowered to take control of their own lives to make a difference.
References:
Environmental Club Reported
Wonder Of Reading Reported
For my first year, I was a teacher-on-call for about a month and soon managed a full-time temporary position at University Hill Secondary. It was a small school with one or two teachers per department, and everyone knew everyone. I taught Visual Arts grades 8-12, Photography 11/12, Ceramics 8-10, and Social Studies 8. Although, I wasn't Social Studies qualified at the time, this experience increased my credibility, which led me to a position to teach summer school, Remedial Social Studies 8.
The second year of my teaching career, I received another full-time position teaching Culinary Arts & Cafeteria Training 11/12 at John Oliver Secondary (JO), a much larger school. During my contract, the position became available as a full-time permanent position. I reapplied for the job, and with my Vancouver Coastal Health certificate to facilitate the Food Safe Level 1 course, I received the position. Finally, at the end of my third year at this school, I was surplussed to be a permanent full-time TOC.
Before my contract ended, I had also founded and coached JO’s first dragon boat team. I sponsored girls' field hockey and boys' senior volleyball, and our highly competitive junior dance team. I established and help co-sponsor the environmental club, "Trash Talkers," which planted the school's first fruit tree, regrew a food garden, and initiated our first bottle refill station. I was involved with the staff book club to encourage reading, led a workshop for elementary students at the “Wonder of Reading,” performed at the annual “Winter Madness” to connect with the students, and catered at the Parent-Teacher conferences & "100th Year Anniversary” event.
Furthermore, during my teaching career and prior, I worked as a Youth Worker at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, running after school programs for grade 8-12, including “Youth Council,” “Leadership 1” and “Leadership Excursions.” Our main object was to encourage students to come out once or twice a week and commit themselves to building on their leadership skills by being involved with their community through event planning, volunteering, workshops, and field trips. They were encouraged to explore the outdoors and the unfamiliar, and they were empowered to take control of their own lives to make a difference.
References:
Environmental Club Reported
Wonder Of Reading Reported
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