It was a pleasure for me to sit down with Victoria and hear her story. This is a person who is solidly grounded in her understanding of herself and is poised to become a solid and valuable member of the Walnut Grove community. I know that I was

Being Intentional About Wellness

Jul 1st, 2022 8m 27s

In this episode, rather than interviewing a teacher from our school, I read a blog I wrote for the Teach Better Team. I'm sharing it as a word of encouragement and maybe a touch of "I needed that". I hope you have a wonderful summer and here's

Adrienne Stubbings

Apr 12th, 2022 35m 21s

If you love languages and travel, and down-to-Earth teaching that relates real life to the real world, then you would love to be in the company and classes of Adrienne Stubbings. Adrienne may have taken a straight line route to teaching but her

Jenny Kim

Feb 8th, 2022 37m 11s

One of the things that I have noticed in speaking with staff members is the strength and willingness to take on the hard things in life. Not only take them on but beat them! And Jenny Kim is no exception.If you haven't heard her story, then I t

Sam McGough

Feb 1st, 2022 43m 45s

Sam McGough was born and raised in the UK and therefore has a very different education experience than what we find in Canada. Much more stringent, streaming based on standardized tests starting as young as 10 years old, being segregated in cla

Vince Rahn

Jan 25th, 2022 35m 6s

Mr. Vince Rahn is a deep, deep thinker. And you will find that his greatest sense is that thought without a human connection is meaningless. Anybody who quotes Aristotle in the first minute of an interview is bound to speak some truth right?! I

Jamie Fiset

Jan 18th, 2022 39m 47s

If you've been around the game of hockey as much as I have, you would definitely know all the stereotypes. Brash, abusive, aggressive...hockey is tough game right? But then you meet Jamie Fiset and you have to ask why the hockey community puts

Marzia Bottoni

May 29th, 2020 40m 56s

This is a fun episode as we hear about how Marzia and her family immigrated to Canada from Italy and they had nothing when they arrived. But they carved out a life here in the lower mainland of BC. We discuss some of her incredible adventures

Steve Wilson

May 20th, 2020 46m 58s

The more I interview the teachers of Walnut Grove, the more I have come to realize that they each bring something so unique and valuable. What makes a school special? Is it the special academic offerings? Maybe. Is it the test score ranking

Paul Favaro

May 17th, 2020 47m 26s

In this interview, Paul does a great job of describing why Walnut Grove Secondary School is the way it is. I love the way he name drops and uses these other WG greats to show how the school culture has developed. We talk about how that legacy

Deborah Fenato

May 12th, 2020 41m

Deb has been working as a teacher at Walnut Grove since the early 90s. Anyone who has worked with Deb will learn to appreciate her so much more by hearing the incredible way she has been willing to try new things, often when she had no previou

Gary Lutes

May 6th, 2020 43m 25s

Gary Lutes is one of the special teachers that started his career in the first year that Walnut Grove Secondary opened it's doors. In this episode, we find out how early life experiences crafted by a caring family that modelled hospitality, de

Glenn Johnston

May 2nd, 2020 39m 20s

Glenn has taught at Walnut Grove Secondary School for 30 years, and as such, he has a perspective on teaching that only comes with experience. This is a podcast that will be very interesting to long-time WGSS teachers, but will also be very in

Julia Bryant-Taneda

Apr 4th, 2020 36m 28s

Julia is a long time teacher at Walnut Grove Secondary School. In this episode, Julia starts right away by dropping a bombshell of a story! I was shocked to hear how her life started. She will describe some of her adventures as a high school

Eric Balzarini

Apr 1st, 2020 36m 50s

Eric has taught at Walnut Grove since 1994. But his involvement in academics precedes that! And where did his love for adventure come from that we see in his leadership in Edge and the Harrison Hike? Learn about this and more as we hear from

Doug Mcginn

Mar 30th, 2020 35m 22s

This is a very interesting conversation with Doug McGinn, fitness expert and teacher at Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, BC, Canada. Learn more of his background, from his education, his family growing up, family tragedies, ideas abou

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