Teaching E-Portfolio

My name is Grace Harrison and I am currently in the process of obtaining my bachelor's degree in Kindergarten Elementary Education at McGill University. I plan on furthering my education with a Master's degree.  

I live in the beautiful Laurentian mountains and spend my free time outdoors as much as I can. 

My passions include travelling, skiing, horseback riding and farm life. I enjoy the little things in life and seek adventure. I am one that does not love stepping out of their comfort zone yet every once in a while I throw in a new obstacle to create spontaneity.

I am fluently bilingual and hope to have the opportunity to teach in both English and French. I am highly-dependable, hardworking and seek to provide a hands-on-approach to learning. Moreover, I have an outgoing personality with the unique ability to adapt to all situations using expertise and judgment to plan and deliver goals. I am able to work both independently and as a team player with highly effective written and verbal communication skills. Not to mention committed to a high calibre of childcare services with a proven track record of success.

From a very young age I aspired to be a teacher. I had the chance to experience living in the Caribbean when i was younger due to a job opportunity that had presented itself for my mother. It was in Grade 8, my teacher Miss D that convinced me I wanted to teach one day myself.  Furthermore ever since I was a little girl, children have always seemed to take a particular liking to me. The formation of a bond with children seems almost instantaneous and I see it as a beautiful gift. After all, an educators wish is to form a trusting and caring relationship with their students. You ultimately help them in their life and they should feel safe with you. 

Becoming a teacher is such a rewarding career when you are passionate about it as me. Teachers can have such a strong impact on a students life. In reason to that, I believe it is importantly to view children independent to one another as we do not know what is going on at home. All children are unique to one another and I am a strong believer in adaptability where there is not one distinct way and method to educate a child.