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Valerie Little, St. John's School Vancouver

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Valerie Little, St. John's School Vancouver

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Hello!  I am Valerie Little. I from St. John's School in Vancouver. I have been with this institution for 15 years. My career so far has spanned over 8 schools, both public an independent.
This is my 3rd year as Junior School principal. Prior roles, here an in other schools include:
PYP coordinator/assistant principal
Learning Support
Grade 6 and 7
PE and Art specialist
I am a mother of 2, a fitness enthusiast, and dog lover (a fairly new thing!)

Looking forward to meeting you all, and for the learning to come!

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Hi All,

I am the PYP Coordinator and Assistant Principal of the Jr School at St. John's School. I have been at SJS for 14 years; this is my 3rd year in this role. Previously I taught grade 1 here. Before that I was teaching abroad in Switzerland and England.
I live in North Van with my husband and 2.5 year old son.

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Hi Everyone,
I am an English Language Learning (ELL) teacher at Capilano Elementary School in North Vancouver. We have been an IB school for about 10 years or so.  I am looking forward to meeting everyone this weekend and hearing different perspectives and ideas, and learning some new strategies I can bring back to my staff.

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Hello everyone. I am Maciek, I have been an English teacher for 28 years in a secondary school in Poland and a DP English B teacher for the past two years. In our school we introduced IB programme two years ago, so I am excited to learn from you and exchange our experiences. Since February we have also been teaching Ukrainian students due to the war.
Privately I am a father of 3 daughters (2 university students and one secondary school student). I am also an amateur musician.
Looking forward to seeing You all!

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Hi,
I am currently a Learning Strategies teacher at Southridge School, supporting PYP students. I have been at Southridge for just two years, but have taught in various roles in Burnaby, Kelowna, and SFU for over (gulp) 34 years.  Regardless of my roles, I focus on student-centered learning and responsive teaching. My husband and I are parents of two adult children.

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Hi All,
I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the end of June.  I teach MYP Year 2 at Abbotsford Middle School in Abbotsford, BC.  This is a public, inner city school with over 700 students. I have been teaching at the same school for almost 20 years!  We have been an IB school for about 10 of these.  I have a passion for inclusion and am looking forward to learning more about how to make the MYP more inclusive to my diverse group of learners.  The past two years, I have been seconded out from my district to SFU where I have worked as a Faculty Associate.  It has been a great joy to work with pre-service teachers and introduce them to the profession.
I am a mom of two children - ages 10 and 13. I am looking forward to the summer as we leave June 30th for a horse ranch in Ashcroft!

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Hello!
I am Tanya de Hoog. I am just completing my 6th year as the Junior School (K-7) Principal at Southridge School where we offer PYP K-5 and MYP at Grade 6/7. Other schools I've been at include St. Michael's University School in Victoria, BC (2 years as Programme Specialist), Branksome Hall in Toronto (4 years as VP and PYP Coordinator) and Glenlyon Norfolk, in Victoria (10 years, PYP Coordinator and various classroom and specialist teaching roles). I've been an IBEN workshop leader since 2007.  I'm a mom of three university students. My husband Ian and I are getting used to our semi-empty nest.
Looking forward to inquiring into Diversity and Inclusion with everyone.

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Hi Everyone,
I am currently a G1 teacher. I was teaching in Russia (still teaching online for a few more days) with my husband and now we are back in Nanaimo and here to stay. I have an 8yr old. I haven't lived in Canada for a long time and I am excited to learn from you all.

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Hi Everyone,
I am looking forward to meeting everyone next weekend.  I am a Learning Strategies Teacher at Glenlyon Norfolk School and this year I have been working with all grade 10s MYP.  I have worked as an EA and also taught Math and PHE.
When I am not teaching I am busy with my 3 boys, playing sports and shuttling them to various activities.  One of my sons has autism and anxiety and my perspective on inclusion continually grows and adjusts.

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Hello Everyone, I am looking forward to spending next weekend learning with all of you.  I work as a Learning Support Teacher for the West Vancouver School District.  I spend my time supporting elementary learners at two different PYP schools.
When I am not teaching, I spend my time outdoors exploring our beautiful province!

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Hello Folks, my name is Sukh Sandhu.  I am a Senior School Learning Support Specialist at Stratford Hall School here in Vancouver, BC. I support the MYP/DP.

Before I returned home to BC in 2016, I was a teacher in the Yukon and UAE.  Whitehorse to Abu Dhabi.  I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.

Best,

Sukh

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Hi everyone! My name is Kelsey Lewis and I am thrilled to be facilitating this workshop and learning with all of you. :) I live in Toronto and I am a PhD student in the Educational Leadership and Policy department at the Ontario Institute for Studies at the University of Toronto. I support the IB as a workshop leader, visiting team member, IB field representative, content developer and curriculum reviewer. I began my teaching career in Ontario 20 years ago where I spent the first two years teaching multiple grade levels in both a homeroom and support capacity. I was PYP coordinator at the American School of Bilbao in Spain and previous to that the Director of Curriculum at The York School in Canada. Before taking on a curriculum coordinator role I taught internationally at the Western Academy of Beijing, the International School of Düsseldorf and the International School of Bremen in Germany. In 2018 I returned to Canada after my last post as principal at Hanoi International School in Vietnam. On a personal note, I am mom to six little go-getters. I look forward to connecting with all of you! Warmly, Kelsey