| Year Started at WPGA: 1996
| First Position Title: Teacher
| Current Position Title: Head of School
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| First Position Title: Teacher
| Current Position Title: Head of School
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| Year Started at WPGA: 2003
| First Position Title: Teacher on Call
| First Position Title: Teacher on Call
| Current Position Title: Primary Learning Support Specialist
Looking back, what’s a moment at WPGA that has stayed with you — one that shaped who you are today?
Being hired alongside Christine Legge as a kindergarten teacher over 20 years ago! There was something special about fulfilling my childhood dream and stepping into a new teaching role in classrooms next to one another as we were just beginning our careers.
Being hired alongside Christine Legge as a kindergarten teacher over 20 years ago! There was something special about fulfilling my childhood dream and stepping into a new teaching role in classrooms next to one another as we were just beginning our careers.
What does the WPGA community mean to you and why?
I have a lot of gratitude for the experiences we share every day at WPGA. Working with young learners keeps you humble, and it's the small moments of joy and connection with colleagues, students, and families that we experience day after day that make this community feel like home.
I have a lot of gratitude for the experiences we share every day at WPGA. Working with young learners keeps you humble, and it's the small moments of joy and connection with colleagues, students, and families that we experience day after day that make this community feel like home.
How have you seen WPGA grow or change over the years—and what has remained the same?
What’s one lesson or value from WPGA that you carry into your life beyond school?
Change is inevitable, growth is intentional! Ciara Corcoran said this to me years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since.
The improvement in facilities over the years has been incredible. We’ve come a long way from the checkered, primary-coloured floors that made it an interesting challenge to walk your class down the hall without an impromptu game of hopscotch. What has remained the same is the welcoming feeling and the drive and passion that keep WPGA thriving.
What’s one lesson or value from WPGA that you carry into your life beyond school?
Change is inevitable, growth is intentional! Ciara Corcoran said this to me years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since.
As we celebrate 30 years, what’s your hope or vision for the next 30?
I hope we continue to nurture curiosity, creativity, and kindness. After witnessing the growth and improvements to our school over the years, I can only imagine the incredible spaces and opportunities that will continue to be created for future learners.
I hope we continue to nurture curiosity, creativity, and kindness. After witnessing the growth and improvements to our school over the years, I can only imagine the incredible spaces and opportunities that will continue to be created for future learners.
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Ciara Corcoran
| Year Started at WPGA: 1996| First Position Title: Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher| Current Position Title: Head of Junior School
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Jonathan Pike
| Year Started at WPGA: 1996
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Charlotte Anthony
| Year Started at WPGA: 1996
| First Position Title: Gr 2 Teacher| Current Position Title: STEM/Brainbreakers -
John Pope
| Year Started at WPGA: 1996
| First Position Title:
Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher, Music Teacher K & Gr 1, PE Teacher| Current Position Title:
Materials Design Teacher (Woodwork, Woodturning, Jewellery)
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Kirsten Bowles
| Year Started at WPGA: 1997
| First Position Title: Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher| Current Position Title: Counselling Department Head, Junior School -
Warren Lee
| Year Started at WPGA: 1998
| First Position Title: Part-time Swim coach and Instructor| Current Position Title: Vice Principal, Student Life -
Niamh McAllister
| Year Started at WPGA: 1999
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Jennifer Gunasekera
| Year started at WPGA: 1998
| First Position Title: Grade 5/6 Teacher
| Current Position Title: Director of Enrolment
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Devin St-Amour
| Year Started at WPGA: 2002
| First Position Title: PE Teacher and Swim instructor| Current Position Title: Teacher Librarian -
Lindsay Haider
| Year started at WPGA: 2006
| First Position title: Assistant debate coach 2006
(Grade 3 Student number 265 - Bonny Woo homeroom - 1996)| Current Position title: Social Studies Department Head,Coordinator of Global Discourse and Reasoning -
Susie Neil
| Year Started at WPGA: 1996
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Chelsey Muschamp
| Year started at WPGA: 1997
| First Position Title: After School Care Supervisor -
Ralph Huygens
| Year Started at WPGA: 2002
| First Position Title: Deputy Head of Senior School and Director of Student Services| Current Position Title: Assistant Head of Senior School
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Alfred Lu
| Year Started at WPGA: 2005
| First Position Title: Teacher| Current Position Title: Teacher
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Jodie Nitta
| Year Started at WPGA: 1997
| First Position Title: Japanese Teacher & Music Teacher| Current Position Title: Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher
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Selina Mui
| Year Started at WPGA: 1997
| First Position Title: Specialist Support Teacher, Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher, English and Social Studies Teacher, Grade 5 Homeroom Teacher| Current Position Title: Skills Resource Teacher -
Sarah Fast
| Year Started at WPGA: 2005
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Krista Scaligine
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Margot Harms
| Year Started at WPGA: 2002
| First Position Title: Visual Arts specialist
| Current Position Title: Visual Arts and Architecture specialist. Fine and Performing Arts Department Head
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Bruce Ito
| Year Started at WPGA: 2002
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Steve McCauley
| Year Started at WPGA: 2005
| First Position Title: PE Teacher
| Current Position Title: Film and TV Teacher
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Darryl Lee
| Year Started at WPGA: 2001
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Lorraine Weir
| Year Started at WPGA: 2000
| First Position Title: Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher and French Teacher| Current Position Title: JS French Teacher for Grades 5 and 6 -
Colleen Anderson
| Year Started at WPGA: 2003
| First Position Title: Teacher on Call -
Alex Ross
| Year Started at WPGA: 2002
| First Position Title: Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher (3AR)
| Current Position Title: Vice Principal, Learning, Junior School
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Rhonda Hubbard
| Year Started at WPGA: 2001
| First Position Title: Homeroom and Learning Support Coordinator (JS) -
Jenise Boland
| Year Started at WPGA: 2006
| First Position Title: Teacher, Social Studies
| Current Position Title: Dr Jenise Boland, PhD, coordinator Global Studies Diploma Program; Model UN Coach
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Shaun Lum
| Year Started at WPGA: 2015
| First Position Title: Site Services/Athletic Director Assistant
| Current Position Title: Safety and Security Coordinator
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Wally
| Year Started at WPGA: 2005
| First Position Title: School Mascot
| Current Position Title: Chief School Spirit Officer
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4125 West 8th Avenue
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