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FACULTY
"It has been argued that the only
honest, verifiable license for teaching, for didactic authority, is by virtue
of example. The teacher demonstrates to the student his own grasp of the
material, his ability to perform the chemical experiment, his capacity to solve
the equation on the blackboard, to draw accurately the plaster cast or living
nude in the atelier." George Steiner.
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Meg Fox, Principal: Dr. Fox
is a parent and educator of many years' experience in the public, private and
university systems, with a special interest in the gifted adolescent. She has
lectured for learned societies, the University of Toronto, and York University,
and has held the post of Head of English and of Vice-Principal at a Toronto
private school. She received her doctorate in English Literature from the
University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies in 1986, with a dissertation
on Political and Social Models in the Works of Philip Sidney. Her special
scholarly interests are in Renaissance literature, history and political
science. She has also pursued academic work in pedagogy and philosophy as well
as fine arts. She has lobbied for the legalisation of midwifery in Ontario, and
taken part in numerous amateur and professional theatrical productions. She is
a published poet, and the author of five novels. She also sings Gershwin, and
accompanies herself on the piano. She has spent many of the happiest hours of
her life in the world's great museums. |
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Claudia Carolina:
One of Canadas foremost flamenco teachers, choreographers and
dancers, she has taught for the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory
of Music, Appleby College, and the University of Calgary as well as teaching
music at The Dragon. Artistic director and principal choreographer of Theatre
Flamenco, she has shared the soul of Flamenco through classes, workshops and
concerts with leading artists, in addition to her many outreach programmes
through the Arts Council and Toronto area schools.
Ms. Carolinas
early studies included dance at the National Ballet School and music at the
Royal Conservatory of Music. After university studies in music composition, she
lived in Spain for 10 years, and studied with such famous artists and teachers
as La Tati, Manolete, Ricardo "El Veneno", Paco Fernandes and the late Maria
Alba. She has worked and toured extensively in the tablaos of Spain and the
concert halls of Europe, the Middle East, the U. S. A. and Canada, along with a
two year stint at the New York City Opera, and appearances at New Yorks
famous flamenco gathering place, le Chateau. She now travels throughout Canada
performing, choreographing and teaching, most recently bringing her Misa
Flamenca, the first Flamenco Mass to be realized in Canada, to sold-out
audiences in the west. |
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Sarah Beatty,
Administrator: Ms. Beatty grew up in a haunted farmhouse in Queensville,
Ontario. She graduated with an Honours BFA at the Ontario College of Art
and Design in 2004, where she was trained in printmaking and book
arts. She has recently begun to make quirky cards under the name Good
Morning Press, a project which has stemmed from collaborative efforts of art
practise that is known publicly as S.D.Wormwood. She partners a handbag
company called Plain Jane, where she designs, prints, and sews purses. |
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Dr. Seth Halvorson:
Seth David Halvorson, Ph.D., Columbia University, (2006) M.Phil.,
Columbia, (2005) M.A., Stanford University, (2000) B.A. with honors, Macalester
College, (1996). As a political philosopher who is interested in education, Dr.
Halvorson has taught undergraduates in the Core Curriculum at Columbia College,
Columbia University, and high school students at summer institutes at Stanford
and the University of Iowa. A champion debater, Dr. Halvorson's courses attend
to argumentation, critical thinking, and advocacy skills. His scholarly
interests lie at the intersection of ethics, politics, and education. His
recent book on the mechanics of value debate has been recognized as one of the
best textbooks available on the subject.
Two different professional
associations have recognized Dr. Halvorson's research. His dissertation was
nominated as both outstanding dissertation in politics and moral education.
Prior to graduate school he spent three years at Harvard's Institute of
Politics. He has over 12 years of experience teaching high school students. He
is also a painter and musician. At The Dragon, his emphasis is on the history
of philosophy, political and ethical theory, and government. |
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Jonathan
Glidden: Jonathan Glidden holds an international reputation, as both
a classical and world music cellist, and as a teacher. He has worked with
members of the Boss Brass, the Celtic music trio Cu Chulainn, and as a member
of the M.I.N.G.U.S Jazz Ensemble. Mr. Glidden has been active in Jazz
Improvisation, and Middle-Eastern/Indian music, and collaborated with noted
Spanish dancers, including Teatro Flamenco. As a classical cellist Jonathan has
worked under maestros Sir Andrew Davis, Bramwell Tovey, Nathan Brock, Jacques
Lacombe and Alain Trudel, and has been a member of the Northern Lights Festival
Orchestra (Mexico), the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Mooredale Youth
Orchestra, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and he can be heard
regularly on CBC radio.
Mr.Glidden spent four years at Wilfrid Laurier
University in the Bachelor of Music Program, where he performed in the NUMUS
"Bartulis Fest" project, and the past three years at the Glenn Gould School of
the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. He worked with Canadian composer Glenn Buhr
on his film soundtrack as well as performing works by composer Bongani
Ndonda-Breen with the silent film ensemble named Muisca Noir. At The Dragon, he
is an adjunct teacher of composition and performance, as well as of physical
and health education. |
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Brian Beare: Mr. Beare has a Master of
Science in Physics (Toronto, 2006), a Certificate of Advanced Study in
Mathematics (Cambridge, 2005) and a Bachelor of Mathematics (Waterloo, 2001).
He has worked in the North American software industry and on information
technology projects for the Red Cross in Zimbabwe. Most recently he undertook
research in experimental particle physics at the University of Toronto and
worked as a teaching assistant. He now joins the Dragon Academy to put more
focus in his career on science education. He splits some of his spare time
playing the guitar, bass and drums, but competency in any one of them remains
elusive. |
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Jaclyn Piudik Jaclyn
Piudik, a native of New York City, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from
Hampshire College, where she studied photography, women's studies and fashion
theory. She earned a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the City College
of New York. Her poems have been appeared in many literary journals and her
first chapbook was published in Toronto in 2005. She did at second Master of
Arts degree in Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, where she is
currently working toward the completion of her Ph.D. Jaclyn has lived in France
and Israel and is skilled in French, Hebrew, and Latin (in addition to other
languages). Her tastes and interests have always been very eclectic. Her
pastimes include African djembe drumming, going to the opera, reading, writing
and listening to poetry, travel and learning about different cultures. She is
an animal lover and currently lives with 5 cats. |
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James Shaw,
Registrar James grew up frolicking in our nation's capital. He played
rugby and clarinet and eventually took an interest in literature and politics.
After high school James traveled across Canada eventually landing in Halifax
where he took the Foundation Year Program and finally left King's with a Double
Honours in Contemporary Studies and History some years later. During this
period he wrote children's stories for educational software programs and began
his love affair with photography on a long trip to India. After graduation,
James set off once again teaching English and gallivanting throughout East Asia
and Southern Africa. Over two and a half years later James returned to Canada
and started his training to become an ESL teacher here at home. James Shaw
B.A.(Hons) TESOL, TESL Canada. |
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Dan Giang Dan Giang holds a
Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (Toronto, 2009), an M.Sc. in Physics (Toronto,
2003), and a B.Sc. Honours in Physics with a minor in Fine Arts (Calgary,
2002). His Ph.D. thesis covered cosmology, singularities, extra dimensions and
braneworld theory. His artwork attempts to cover much of the same topics (to
varying degrees of success). He has worked as a teaching assistant at the
University of Toronto earning the Van Kranendonk Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Teaching. |
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Emma Brown Emma Brown is very
excited to be joining the faculty of The Dragon for the 2009/10 school year.
She has recently completed her Bachelor of Education this past June at the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. In 2007 Emma received her Honours
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in Sexual Diversity Studies and
Fine Art History. Emma will be co teaching the Healthy Active Living courses at
the Dragon. Within the Physical Education courses she will be spearheading the
Sexual Education Programme where she will be focusing on providing students
with the information and critical thinking skills necessary for a healthy and
informed sexual identity. |
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Tammy Manor Tammy Manor is a
teacher as well as a lifelong student. She attended McMaster University where
she completed a Bachelor of Sciences, with a major in Psychology and a minor in
Mathematics. Always having had a passion for mathematics and music, she decided
to pursue teaching both subjects at the high school level. She received her
Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto in 2007. She enjoys
helping people overcome challenges, which is why she is passionate about
teaching. Other interests include spirituality, human behaviour, humour and the
arts. |
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Matt Russo: Matt Russo
holds a B. Mus. for Jazz guitar from the U of T where he is currently
completing a specialist degree in Astrophysics. He teaches senior level Math
and Physics courses at the Dragon Academy, developing the students' faculties
in understanding the mathematical nature of the universe, critical and
skeptical thinking, and areas of Physics such as quantum mechanics and
cosmology. He also teaches a weekly workshop in rock music, providing the
students with a venue to develop their musical personalities through practice,
performance and recording. Mr. Russo has a passion for scientific literacy
which he inherited from Carl Sagan and enjoys teaching at the Dragon Academy
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On Sabbatical
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Nicole Fallon: Nicole Fallon is a PhD
candidate at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, where she
is studying Medieval Latin and Middle English Christian legends. She enjoys
working with students of all levels and has years of experience as a university
teaching assistant, a private tutor and a supplemental education instructor.
Ms. Fallon received her undergraduate and graduate training in Latin at York
University and University of Toronto. In addition to her MA in medieval
studies, she holds a Master of Science degree from Dalhousie and a Bachelor of
Science honours degree from Queens University. In her spare time she
pursues collage art, needlework and stained glass, and is an avid reader and
doll collector. |
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