P RUNDLE HISTORIAN Richard Lawson

I have been teaching at Rundle Academy for close to twenty years and it has been time well spent.

I graduated from the University of British Columbia and went straight to work teaching on a Hutterite Colony in rural Southern Alberta. From there I travelled to Japan where I spent three years teaching English in the Japanese public school system. Upon arriving home, I began work as a teacher assistant at the newly-formed Rundle Academy, and received a full-time teaching

position the following year.

“My years at Rundle Academy have helped mold me into the teacher and person I am today. I could not imagine teaching anywhere else.”

I have been with the Academy through its growing pains as it strived to set down roots as a viable option for students with learning disabilities. I have watched the program flourish into the magnificent school that it is today.

Over the years, I have dabbled on the administrative side of things, but still find

that my heart remains with teaching the wonderful students that walk through our doors every morning. I still find it deeply rewarding teaching students with learning disabilities and truly satisfying watching them succeed after graduation.

Recognize anyone?

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