Who is Mrs. Harbidge?
I knew from a very young age that I wanted to become a teacher. The end of August was always spent in my mother’s school helping her prepare her classroom for the new group of students. I had always considered teaching as a profession, but after working and traveling in Australia for a year, I became interested in the natural environment. In 2006, I graduated from the University of Calgary with my Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science. I worked for a number of years on Environmental Assessment projects across Canada from both the perspective of the proponent and the regulator. In 2007, my husband (Tyler) and I embarked on an adventure together and moved to northern Canada. He worked at the top of the world for Parks Canada at Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island, and I continued working in the environmental sector with the Nunavut Research Institute and Environment Canada in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
In 2009, we had an opportunity to move from Iqaluit to Waterton Lakes National Park, in southern Alberta, and I was finally able to begin my formal education in becoming a teacher at the University of Lethbridge. I completed my first practicum in a grade one class at Mountain View Elementary School, and my second practicum at Cardston Elementary School were I taught four grade six science classes with a total of 110 students.
By returning to the North, especially to a smaller community like Pond Inlet, I’d like to combine my two passions: teaching and the environment. By using the natural excitement created when students are able to explore and discover the environment for themselves, I hope to motivate them to further their own learning. Additionally, I am excited to further my own education about the North, it’s history and it’s people. I hope to integrate Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit with the Nunavut Curriculum to create more meaningful lessons for both northern and southern students. As a teacher, I strive to share my love for learning and outdoors with my students and inspire them to find a passion of their own. I am now looking forward to returning to the North to further my own education, explore a new place, and to create new friendships.
In 2009, we had an opportunity to move from Iqaluit to Waterton Lakes National Park, in southern Alberta, and I was finally able to begin my formal education in becoming a teacher at the University of Lethbridge. I completed my first practicum in a grade one class at Mountain View Elementary School, and my second practicum at Cardston Elementary School were I taught four grade six science classes with a total of 110 students.
By returning to the North, especially to a smaller community like Pond Inlet, I’d like to combine my two passions: teaching and the environment. By using the natural excitement created when students are able to explore and discover the environment for themselves, I hope to motivate them to further their own learning. Additionally, I am excited to further my own education about the North, it’s history and it’s people. I hope to integrate Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit with the Nunavut Curriculum to create more meaningful lessons for both northern and southern students. As a teacher, I strive to share my love for learning and outdoors with my students and inspire them to find a passion of their own. I am now looking forward to returning to the North to further my own education, explore a new place, and to create new friendships.
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