On Exchange

From koalas and kangaroos to snow and more snow: Stonewall Teulon Tribune article on Teacher Exchange

This article from the Stonewall Teulon Tribune is about our teaching exchange partners. It’s interesting to see your own home reflected back to you from someone else’s point of view. So glad they’re having a great time and grateful for their willingness to exchange lives for a year! Click the image to enlarge.  

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Challenging classes are “Mettle Detectors”

Wednesday morning: Well, it finally hit. A bout of homesickness. For me, at least. There are a couple of challenging classes that make me wonder where my 23 years experience with classroom management has gone. The persuasive restitution-based strategies I have successfully employed back home for the last 12 years seem completely ineffective (so far) … Continue reading »

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Our Favourite Australian Bird Songs

Here are other people’s videos and recordings of some of the birds we hear regularly and enjoy. First is the Australian Magpie which we think sounds like the robot R2-D2 from Star Wars.   Then the famous kookaburra which sings at sunrise and sunset. Makes for a great alarm clock and “time to get ready … Continue reading »

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A Day at the Races (literally and metaphorically)

You may already have read on my son’s blog about our day at the races. It was a new experience for all of us despite living so close to the Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg. Our experience at the Coonabarabran Jockey Club felt more like our favourite home-town community hall events – lots of visiting, catching … Continue reading »

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Exchange Teachers’ Weekend in Sydney

Valentines Day this year had my family out on a walk around Sydney and me in an orientation event with current and past exchange teachers. It was fun to meet others in Australia on their exchange year as well as a number of Australian teachers who spent 2013 in Canada. We met with some folks … Continue reading »

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