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Excellent Educators Day – an exclusive look at the men and women
helping our kids adapt to a world that’s constantly changing.
Our local educators are dealing with new challenges like
remote learning and new safety guidelines.
Listen all day February 11th to hear their stories and learn how
they’re making our children’s education and well-being their top priority
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: ROBYN ABELSON
Since the fourth grade when her teacher gave her the opportunity to help her fellow classmates with their school work, you could say that Gananoque Secondary School's Robyn Abelson had the qualities to become a teacher in the future. Music, Drama and History are the subjects she loves teaching her students. Her happies...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: KEVIN WEBSTER
Gananoque Secondary School's Kevin Webster always wanted to become a teacher at some point in his career. That became a reality after the company he had worked at for nearly 15 years had closed. Webster then took that opportunity to pursue his dream and goal of becoming a teacher and hopefully having an impact on peopl...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: JENN KELLAR
Jenn Kellar from Thousand Islands Elementary School in Lansdowne was destined to become a teacher you might say. Matter of fact she even adds that in her high school yearbook, the caption next to her graduating picture read the phrase, "destined to become a teacher." Kellar said there is always something to l...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: OLIVIA WILSON
Education does not always have to be just for the classroom, Olivia Wilson has found a way to combine her love of teaching, with her passion for riding horses. The Horseback Riding Teacher has gotten lots of laughs and unforgettable memories since getting her start helping at a rescue giving riding lessons early on and...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: CHELSEA ROTS
Baby sitting and playing teacher as a child, you could say that Chelsea Rots an Education Assistant at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School in Kingston, was destined to become a teach and that's exactly the point she is at in her life. The big thing she has taken from this experience is watching the children grow o...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: LEE ANN LAFRAMBOISE
This Kindergarten teacher from St. Marguerite Bourgoeys Catholic School in Kingston began her early days in teaching as an Early Childhood Educator and ran her own daycare business for 12 years. Mrs. "L" as she is often referred to by her students, really enjoys teaching and always trying to keep things inter...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: MATTY BROWN
Teaching has been something that has run in his family and actually had decided against becoming a teacher. Gananoque Secondary School teacher Matty Brown finally realized at the age of 18 that teaching was something that he was destined to do. Challenges come with everything but Brown says teachers are always changing...
Feb 10, 2021
EXCELLENT EDUCATORS DAY: JANET GARTLEY
The love of teaching and working with children began with her days of baby sitting and camp counseling. Since then Janet Gartley has taken the love of learning to her current position as an elementary teacher at Westminster Public School in Brockville. Teaching was something she thought would be something she would lov...
Feb 10, 2021