SECONDARY TEACHERS

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Design/Leader of LearningBachelor of Education - Technology & Industrial Arts, University of South Australia (UNISA)

“Good designs come from the heart, not from the brain.” - Danny Sengers

English

Doctorate of Education - Education Administration, Concordia University (In progress)Master of Arts - Educational Administration, Michigan State University, East LansingBachelor of Arts - English, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park

“Student and teacher collaboration is at the heart of creating a culture where people feel safe to take risks with their learning.” - Brad Augustine

Physics/Science/Tigers House Leader

Doctor of Philosophy Biochemistry, Indiana UniversityBachelor of Science Biochemistry, Purdue University Howard Hughes Research ScholarProfessional Educator’s License, State of Indiana

“Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.”- David D. Burns

English/Extended Essay/ Personal Project/CAS

M.A. Education with QTS Secondary English, Durham UniversityB.A. (Hons) English Language and Linguistics, Durham University

“Banking education resists dialogue; problem-posing education regards dialogue as indispensable to the act of cognition which unveils reality. Banking education treats students as objects of assistance; problem- posing education makes them critical thinkers.” - Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

EnSoc/Learning Support

Master of Education in International Education Administration(In progess)Bachelor of Education, Junior/Intermediate Math and Science Specialization, Lakehead UniversityBachelor of Science, Mathematics Major, Occupational Ethics Minor, Lakehead University

“Every child deserves a champion; an adult who’ll never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.” - Rita Pierson

Librarian/Media Specialist

Master in Educational Leadership Montclair, Montclair State UniversityMaster in Library and Information Science, Pratt InstituteBachelor of Arts Magna cum Laude, Montclair State University

“A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessities of life.” - Henry Ward Beecher

Grade 8 - 10 Counselor/Buffaloes House Leader

PGDip Secondary Science; PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy, Liverpool John Moores UniversityBachelor of Science Biology/Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University

“Listen to your heart. It knows all things.” - Paulo Coelho

English/Dragons House Leader

Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism, Humber CollegeMaster of Education, Nipissing Univeristy, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - English Language & Literature, Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityBachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate, Wilfrid Laurier University

“We can best help children learn, not by deciding what we think they should learn and thinking of ingenious ways to teach it to them, but by making the world, as far as we can, accessible to them, paying serious attention to what they do, answering their questions -if they have any - and helping them explore the things they are most interested in.” - John Holt

History/Individuals &Societies/TOK/EnSoc

Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of OxfordMaster of Arts History, Australian National University Bachelor of Arts (Hons) History and English, University of NewcastleDip. Ed. University of Newcastle

“A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.” - A A Milne

SEHS/PE Bachelor of Human Movement, University of Tasmania“There is only one way to succeed in anything… and that is to give it everything” - Vince Lombardi

Deryck Ashsoft

Brad Augustine

Sophie Blavet

Tracey Brereton

Michael BondClegg

Mark Clement

Aaron Cook

Justin Babcock

Jeff Bonazzo

Jane Barrowclif

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Psychology/Individuals & Societies

Masters in Arts of Teaching History, Bard CollegeBachelor of Politics and Latin American Studies, Bard College

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchil

Mathemetics

Bachelor of Science Maths and Computing Studies, University of SydneyDiploma of Education, Maths, University of SydneyMaster of Arts Special Education, University of Sydney

“If you can’t excel with talent, triumph with effort.”- Stephen G. Weinbaum

PEBachelor of Science - Psychology, University of AlbertaPermanent Professional Cert., Alberta Education

“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” - George Hala

EALBachelor of Arts - English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Science and HumanitiesTeaching Cert., University of Pedagogy

“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” - John Lennon

Grade 6 - 7 Counselor/Designated

Safeguarding Lead

Master of Psychological Therapy with Children, Young People and Families, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust - UELBachelor of Psychology and Counselling (Hons), University of Derby

“Every behavior is a communication with meaning.”

TOK/Individuals &Societies

Master of Education, The University of Melbourne Bachelor of Education - Arts, The University of Melbourne

“My 20+ years in education have taught me that building relationships is at the heart of being an effective educator. I am committed to supporting students to identify and pursue their own unique individual passions, talents and pathways.”

English/Drama Bachelor of Arts - Theater, Kutztown University“An artist must be free to choose what he does,certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.” - Langston Hughes

Design/IT Integration Bachelor of Education Visual Arts, The University of Melbourne“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen

Athletics Director

Master of Education - Educational Leadership, Edith Cowan UniversityBachelor of Education University of OtagoDiploma of Teaching, Specialized in Physical Education and Outdoor Education, Dunedin College of Education

“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”- Babe Ruth

Grade 11 - 12College Counselor

Master of Education - School Counseling, University of MarylandBachelor of Arts - Ethnic Studies & Women’s studies, University of California

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” - Audre Lorde

Katharine Ferguson

Teresa Foard

Andrew Gill

Paul Gordon

Matthew Gollins

Richard Faulding

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Do Thi Ngoc Phuong

Michael Dorchak

Dylan Citrin

Rae Deeley

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Music Bachelor of Music Education, Sydney Conservatorium of Music“I don’t know how music works, I’m just glad that it does.” - Lou Brutus

Vietnamese Studies

Master of Arts - Applied Linguistics, Curtin University of TechnologyBachelor of Arts - English, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education

“Walking up this morning I smile. Twenty four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”

English/EALBachelor of Education, Melbourne University Bachelor of Arts, Gordon Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Letters, Deakin University

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” - Ursula Le Guin

ScienceMasters of Education, International Education, Framingham State University Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education,The University of Maine

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver

Design

Bachelor of Multimedia Studies, University of Southern QueenslandBachelor of Teaching, Charles Sturt UniversityDiploma of Multimedia - QANTM and Wide Bay Institute of TAFE

“Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.” - Massimo Vignelli

Mathematics

Master of Finance, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.Post Graduate Certificate in Education - Secondary Maths, Manchester Metropolitan University.Master of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University

“Men for the sake of earning a living forget to live.”- Margaret Fuller

Korean/Visual ArtsBachelor of Arts - Visual Arts, University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Education - K-12 Education, Visual Arts and Modern Languages, University of British Columbia

“You are the artist and the art.” - Bryant McGill

Economics/Individual & Societies

Doctor of Philosophy - International Business and Economics, University of Babes-BolyaiMaster of Arts Education, The College of New JerseyMaster of Arts Business Management, University of Babes-BolyaiBachelor of Arts Economics, University of Bogdan Voda

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” - John A. Shedd

English/EnSocBachelor of Arts - Politics, History, English, Australian National UniversityDiploma of Education, The University of Melbourne

“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” - Antonio Gramsci

French

Bachelor of Arts - French with Education, Anglia Ruskin UniversityAssociate degree Trilingual Personal Assistant, Lycée Émile Dubois

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou

Chi Hea Hwang (Monica)

Darie Ilies

Martin Iltis

Rezika Jalali

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Andrew Hutchinson

Ha Thi Van Anh

Tim Graham

Wayne Harwood

Katherine Hua

Yuanjun Hudson

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Aquatics DirectorBachelor of Arts, Double Major in Psychology and Kinesiology Bachelor of Arts, University of Western OntarioBachelor of Education, University of Western Ontario

“Luck is nothing but hard work meeting opportunity.”

Science/Biology/TOK

Master of Arts - Religious Studies, University of Queensland Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy, Zoology, Colorado State UniversityGeneral Science Teaching Certificate, St. Joseph’s University

“You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” - Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird

SEHS/PEBachelor of Arts Applied Science (Human Movements Studies – Education), University of QueenslandTeaching Certificate in Health and Physical Education

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” - Jennifer Lee

English/EnSoc/Learning Support

Master of Multidisciplinary Studies, State University of New YorkDiploma of Education, University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Education, University of British Columbia

“Teaching kids HOW to learn becomes more important than teaching them WHAT to learn when the goal is life long learning.”

Visual Arts/Food TechBachelor of Education - Art/Drama, University of AlbertaBachelor of Fine Arts, Design, University of Regina

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” - Pablo Picasso

Visual Arts/DesignMasters of Education - Studies of Asia, Flinders UniversityBachelor of Education - Secondary Art, University of South Australia

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” - John W Gardner

English/Leader of Learning

Advanced Educational Leadership- Harvard Graduate School of EducationMasters of Arts - Multidisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Educational Leadership, SUNY BuffaloBachelor of Arts, English Literature, Film and Media Studies, Professional Education, University of Stirling

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”- Khalil Gibran

Science/Chemistry/Leader of Learning

Graduate Diploma in Education, University of MelbourneBachelor of Applied Science, RMIT University

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” - Abraham Lincoln

Individuals &Societies/EnSoc/

Cobras House Leader

Master of Education, Deakin University Graduate Dip. Education (Secondary), Monash UniversityBachelor of Business, Griffith University

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”- Benjamin Franklin

Chemistry/Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana UniversityBachelor of Science in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Illionois Institute of Technology

“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” - Dr Seuss

Kirsty McLachlan

Robert McConnon

Susie Manthey

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Katherine Muschamp

Nancy Malott

Huguette Lewis

Stephanie Kilminster

Heather Jullien

Tim Kilminster

Hoa Nguyen

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Vietnamese/History &Geography

Master Degree in History, Ho Chi Minh City University of EducationBachelor Degree of History, Da Lat University

“I am not a teacher but an awakener.” - Robert Frost

Vietnamese Bachelor in Literature, Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University“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

Vietnamese StudiesBachelor of Pedagogy and Psychology, The Pedagogical Institute of Russia

“Think good thoughts. Say nice things. Do good for others. Everything comes back.” - Power of Positivity

VietnameseBachelor of Arts - English Literature, Ha Noi Foreign Language University

“Ever tried, ever failed, no matter, try again, fail again, fail better.” - Samuel Beckett

Vietnamese

Bachelor of Arts - English, Ho Chi Minh University of Language and Information TechnologyBachelor of Arts - Vietnamese, Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy

“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” - Benjamin Franklin

KoreanBachelor of Korean Language Education - Silla University, Busan, KoreaChinese Language Class - Suzhou University, Suzhou, China

“For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining and passion, unattended is a flame that burn to it’s own destruction.” - Kahlil Gibran

EnglishBachelor of Arts - English in Language and Literature, Canberra UniversityGraduate Diploma in Secondary Education, Canberra University

“We can always achieve more with the help of others.”

Geography/Individuals & Societies/

Leader of Learning

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Housing and Society, Sheffield Hallam UniversityPost Graduate Certificate in Education Geography, University of London

“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.” - Ken Robinson

Mathematics

Master of Arts - Teaching, University of CaliforniaBachelor of Science - Mathematics Education, University of CaliforniaCalifornia Teaching Credential, University of California

“It is about being a Mathematical thinker not a calculator.”

BusinessManagement/

Individuals & Societies

Bachelor of Commerce, University of WollongongDiploma of Education, University of Wollongong

“If I knew then, what I know now . .”

Linda Palin

Tracy Pham

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Jon Paterson

Gregory Robinson

Nguyen Ngoc Chi

Nguyen Ho Que Giang

Nguyen Thi Vy Hang

Nguyen Ngoc Mai

Nguyen Ha Vi

ChiWoo Noh

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Spanish/French

Master in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of BarcelonaMaster in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Barcelona

“If we succeed in giving the love of learning to our students, the learning itself is sure to follow.” - John Lubbock

Mathematics/ScienceBachelor of Education, Lady Irwin College, University of DelhiBachelor of Science (Hons), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi

“All things in nature occur mathematically.”

Geography/Individuals & Societies

Master of Environment, Development & Policy, University of SussexPost Graduate Certificate in Education Geography, University of SussexBachelor of Geography, University of Sussex

“Time management is crucial. It is doing things right and doing the right things.” - Sir Tim Brighouse, former London schools ‘tsar’

MathematicsMaster of Arts - Education, Open University, Bachelor of Educational Studies, University of Newcastle Bachelor of Applied Science, Charles Sturt University

“You may be only one person in this world, but to one person at one time, you are the world.” - Anonymous

Spanish/Leader of Learning

Master of Arts in Languages and Literature of Europe and The Americas, University of Hawaii Master works Spanish Literature, Unversidad De La Amazonia Peruana

“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”- Ludwig Wittgenstein

Drama Theater/Leader of Learning

Bachelor of Performing Arts, National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art Diploma of Teaching, Victoria University

“If you don’t risk failure, you won’t reach MAGIC!”

English/Music/EnSocMaster of Education, Griffith UniversityBachelor of Education Secondary, Griffith University

“Be the change you want to see in the world” - Gandhi

MathematicsBachelor of Education major in Mathematics, Deakin UniversityDiploma of Building, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

“The secret to happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their problems.”

MandarinMaster of Arts TESOL, University of Nottingham Bachelor of Education, Jiangsu Normal UniversityCambridge BEC Higher Certificate

“Opportunity favors the prepared mind.” - Louis Pasteur

PEBachelor of Science - Sports, French Ministry of SportsTeaching Certificates, French Ministry of Sports

“There are two gifts we should give to our children: one is roots and the other is rings.”

Yuan Tian (Kelly)

Mathew Taylor

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Evelyne Versol

Michael Skinner

Simon Scoones

Paul Sullivan

Janice Smith

Candice Taubner

Sonia Sandhu

Xavier Rojas-Alcaraz

Subject Taught Education Short quote

Science/Biology/ESSPost Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Cape TownBachelor of Science in Human Bioscience, University of Cape Town

“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Mathematics/Leader of Learning

Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Cape TownBachelors of Commerce in Economics and Law, University of Cape Town

“There is no passion to be found in living small - in settling for a life less than you are capable of living.”- Nelson Mandela

Learning Support/Leader of Leader

Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, University of MelbourneBachelor of Learning Management, University of Central Queensland

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein

Mandarin/EALMaster of Science in Education, Walden UniversityBachelor of Agriculture, Guangdong Ocean University

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” - Confucius

Jasmin Wandell

Liang Zhengying

SECONDARY TEACHERS

Victoria Verwey

Dominic Verwey