Week 1 of LEAP Into Literacy at Derrydown Public School

Written by: Esther Kim Esther Kim taught English in Korea for 3 years and for 8 years after that owned a private after-school education centre in Thornhill, Ontario teaching high school English, K-8 Language Arts, and ESL. She is an Ontario certified teacher, currently working as a supply teacher for TDSB. She has been part […]

One Step Closer to my Future Career by Harishna Hariharan

Harishna Hariharan was a volunteer at Woburn’s P.S.’s Leap Camp 2014, funded by the Leacock Foundation. Harishna is a former student at Woburn Jr, and attended Leap Camp when she was a student as well. She wanted to give back to the camp so decided to volunteer. In the future, she plans to become an […]

My Experience at Get Ahead by Lara Snucins

Lara Snucins travelled to the Get Ahead Project (QGAP) school in Queenstown in 2006, along with 8 other students and 3 teachers from Branksome Hall. She graduated from Queen’s University in 2011 before going on to complete her Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto. She is currently employed as a teacher, and considers […]