Teaching Experience:

Fall '98	two week practicum/observation, 3 one-day observations Carson Graham Secondary, North Vancouver
Fall '98	five micro-teaching activities University of British Columbia
Spring '98	two week activity with one class per day, 3 one-day observations Carson Graham Secondary, North Vancouver
Fall '97- Spring '98	coaching aid for 5-7 year old boys gymnastics Flicka Gymnastics Club, North Vancouver
Summer '88	two week French Emersion Workshop Sicamous B.C.

Education:

Fall'98-Summer'99 Fall'96-Spring'98                                Fall'94-Spring'95 Fall'92-Spring'94 Spring'92

Bachelor of Education degree, Technology Teacher Education University of British Columbia 2 year Technology Teacher Education Programme  British Columbia Institute of Technology 1 year Landscape Horticulture certificate Capilano College, North Vancouver. Full time studies in Biology, Math, English, French, Chemistry Capilano College, North Vancouver. High School graduate, Late French Immersion  Sentinel Secondary, West Vancouver.

Work Experience:

Summer '98	Demolition/Renovation/Construction  A Better Design Renovation, Sicamous B.C.
Summer '97	Building snowboards, setting up shop and teaching more employees  Prior Snowboards, North Vancouver
Fall '95-Summer '96	Building snowboards, setting up shop and teaching more employees  Prior Snowboards, North Vancouver
Fall '95	Manufacturing snowboards  Basement Snowboards, West Vancouver
Summer '95	Gardening apprentice  Park and Tilford, North Vancouver
Summer '94	Natural gas plant maintenance  Westcoast Energy, Fort Nelson B.C.
Summer '94	Natural gas plant maintenance Westcoast Energy, Fort Nelson B.C.
Summer '93	Lancscaping, lawn and garden maintenance  Self-employed
Summer '92	Nursery employee  Maple Leaf Garden Center, West Vancouver
Fall '87 - Spring '95	Gardener and Handyman, John Fawell  2480 Nelson Ave, West Vancouver

Sports: Snowboarding, cycling, soccer, waterskiing, basketball, and frisbee

Past times/ Hobbies:

Gardening, creating costumes, cooking, hiking, camping, fishing, scuba diving, listening to old peoples' stories, and discussing interests with youth and children.

Future goals:

To start a family at home then at the school I teach at eventually introduce my own "World Citizen" studies class which would talk about issues including the environment, multi-culturalism, homophobia, self-health, recyling, the packaging phenomenon, pollution, etc.   I would also like to start a serious recycling and composting program at the school which the students would be involved in.

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