Educating with an Emphasis on Wellness
About
My Background
As a natural born go-getter, my passion has continuously driven me to expand my knowledge, experience, and relationships. I grew up in rural Alberta in a small town. To stay busy I participated in just about every sport or activity that was available in my small town. When I was younger this included t-ball, figure skating, Ukranian dancing, soccer and and playing! As I got older I participated in multiple organized sports, with soccer and volleyball being my favourites.
Upon graduating highschool I went to the University of Alberta for my Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. I remained actively involved Physical Activity through in intramurals, and even worked with Campus Recreation while attending school. Upon graduating I worked as a Personal Trainer. I enjoyed what I was doing but felt that I was being very reactive to problems of obesity resulting from a sedentary lifestyle. I realized I wanted to be more proactive, and find a way to help our population enjoy physical activity and lead healthy and active lifestyles!
After doing some volunteer work with Physical Literacy and You Calgary I realized I wanted to work with children, and teach them while they are young the importance, benefits and FUN of being active. This ultimately led me to where I am now, at the Werklund School of Education completing my Bachelor of Education to be a Physcial Education Specialist.
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Find what moves you, and live active!
Inquiry Project
Active lifestyle should be embedded in school culture, but how can we do this?
Look below for questions that work to find solutions and provide resources to help bring physical activity into our schools, potential challenges along the way, and where my future inquiry may lead.
