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Calgary born and raised!
I could add more details, but honestly I don't have a lot of pictures from that time of my life on my computer. I have two loving parents, Janneane and Brad, two siblings (Jevin and Jaelyn). Met my best friend Dave in grade 4 and we still talk on a weekly basis. Our house was always a menagerie of pets growing up, funny that I would go on to marry a vet! Now lets move on to the next detail! -
Learning of my love of sport
Throughout both junior high an high school I found I had a love for sport, specifically the sport of wrestling. I was a multi-sport athlete until I entered university and focused my efforts solely on wrestling -
Starting the post secondary journey
Graduating from James Fowler High School in 2010, I wasted no time enrolling in the fall of 2010 in a Bachelor of Arts degree at U of C. At this time I was also a full time varsity athlete in the sport of wrestling. -
Where were you all this time?!?
You ever meet someone who truly changes your world for the better? In my short time on this earth I have only met two people which truly changed me and I consider to be my chosen family. One is my best friend Dave and the other I met in 2014 at the U of C Bermuda Shorts Day; my future wife Alyson. -
Wait, you are telling me I get to sleep here?
2014 was a huge year for me in as I also found my love for difficult outdoor pursuits. I had always loved being outside and in nature, but in 2014 (September) I got the opportunity to try backcountry camping for the first time. I was hooked, something about the sheer difficulty appealed to me, I still love it to this day, but since moving to the east I've found other activities to fill my time outside. -
Okay, we are done school now right?!?
In 2015 I finished my first Bachelor degree in Urban Studies (arts). I will be honest, I did not have much of a plan at this point, nor did I see myself becoming a teacher... -
Okay, we will do one more Bachelor level degree...
After being a head coach of a wrestling program and swim instructor for almost eight years, I was convinced by my future wife that I in fact DID enjoy teaching and working with children. And so began my journey to become a teacher and in 2018 I graduated from my Bachelor of Education program. -
Yay a Teaching Position!
From the winter of 2019 to the fall of 2020 I taught at Crossing Park School teaching grade 5. I found during this contract I had two passions in teaching: teaching outdoor education and teaching sciences! -
Time for a change
My contract with Crossing Park School ended right as the pandemic started. I spent six months not working as a teacher as all the subs where temporarily laid off. When the schools began to reopen my partner and I moved to Edmonton to pursue a career opportunity for her which also allowed me to take on a teaching position with Edmonton Public. -
A puppy!
As I said, pets are a big part of my life, and in 2020 we adopted the cutest Australian Shepherd puppy that would grow to be my furry best friend Milo! -
Teaching something new
In 2021 I was given the unique opportunity to teach at Belgravia school in Edmonton where I was tasked with creating and implementing a program called "Outdoor Enrichment". This was a class where three days a week I would take the students out of their classroom and teach mostly science and social studies based lessons in an outdoor environment. -
Wait, you weren't married yet?
May 30, 2021. I married the person who simply brings out the best (and sometimes the worst) in me! Could not imagine being with anyone else, especially after 9 years! -
NYC
In July of 2021 we packed up our entire life and moved to NYC to support my wife's pursuit of doing a residency program in Laboratory animal medicine. I then started teaching in the after care industry as I was not certified to teach in most US schools. -
Life-long learner
Shortly after starting my role as an afterschool educator here in the USA, I started my graduate program at the University of Alberta (curriculum and pedagogy). I choose to return to school as I felt I would benefit to have more formal education and having my masters of education would create a lot of opportunities while I lived in the USA which my BEd. did not. -
Finding new journeys
So as if moving to NYC and starting my masters was not enough; we decided to sell our house in Canada and then but a 38 year old sail boat! I then did a full keel to water line revival of the keel and bottom paint, plus a long list of other things to make this boat sea worthy. It has been a Hindrance at times, but this project brings both my wife and I immense amounts of joy too! -
And now we are here
Recently I have left my position as an afterschool educator and am in the process of creating my own school enrichment program here in the NYC area. We adopted a new cat named Queen E iii, and I have been caring for my wife who broke her foot last Wednesday. Looking forward to the term and getting to experience new tech which I can implement into my next classroom!