Meet our Lead Teacher Sarah
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Sarah is a graduate of the Bachelor of Education program at Queen’s University, specializing in Outdoor and Experiential Education. In 2015, Sarah graduated from Trent University with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry and Environmental Science. This year, she taught environmental education through inquiry-based learning while volunteering at the Little Cataraqui Creek Outdoor Education Centre. She also wrote curriculum and risk management plans for the education program for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society in Ottawa.
Sarah believes that students thrive in a hands-on learning environment, and the educational journey is as important as the goal. She encourages students to be actively involved in their learning. Sarah has a love for the outdoors and environmental education. With her family, she spent numerous summers canoeing and camping around her home in the Kawartha Lakes area. She also has a passion for horses and has been riding and competing from a very young age. She competed in the Hunter disciplines as a teenager, but is now more focused on training young riders and horses in her free time. Sarah has spent many years working with children in various summer camp environments as a councillor and program facilitator. She is thrilled to be a part of the Blue Whale Children’s Centre education team and can’t wait to share in exciting learning experiences with her students. |
Meet Founders Ashleigh & Lillian
Ashleigh and Lillian are both mothers in the Ottawa area who came together because of their shared passion to create a truly alternative learning environment for their own children. Their background and experiences have led them to hold a deep belief in the need for holistic, student-centred learning that is based on genuine connection with and respect for the whole child. They believe that learning should be a joyful, deeply engaging and meaningful experience that allows each child to grow into his or her most secure and confident self.
Both women come from backgrounds that are rooted in health and education. Lillian is a former teacher with the Toronto District School Board, the Kasabonika First Nations Education Authority, and Ottawa’s Algonquin College. Her specialties have included working with at-risk youth and ESL children and adults, blending learning across areas as diverse as science, civics, drama, visual arts, and English language. Ashleigh’s background is in yoga, integrative wellness and birth where she provided care as a doula/yoga teacher, and as a yoga therapist specializing in women’s health.
Both women come from backgrounds that are rooted in health and education. Lillian is a former teacher with the Toronto District School Board, the Kasabonika First Nations Education Authority, and Ottawa’s Algonquin College. Her specialties have included working with at-risk youth and ESL children and adults, blending learning across areas as diverse as science, civics, drama, visual arts, and English language. Ashleigh’s background is in yoga, integrative wellness and birth where she provided care as a doula/yoga teacher, and as a yoga therapist specializing in women’s health.
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