Life before Girton I grew up and still live with my family in the town of Kyneton where I completed my schooling at the local Catholic Schools before enrolling into a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education at La Trobe Bendigo. After completing two years of this course I then transferred […]
Junior School
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What I Love about Teaching I love my job! I honestly can’t picture myself doing anything else. I know it sounds cliché, but it is so rewarding to know that I am making a difference. What is the best thing about teaching at Girton? Girton is the pinnacle of education […]
Life before Girton: I’m a Bendigo boy. After completing my VCE, I auditioned for the Australian Army Band. I spent 17 years as a trumpet player in the army and played with some exceptional musicians in many locations in Australia and around the world. I now have three beautiful girls […]
Life before Girton After graduating from Girton Grammar school in 1993 (the school’s foundation year), I completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne (Honours in Italian). I majored in Japanese and Italian and dabbled in Economics and Japanese history. After completing this, I completed a Graduate Diploma […]
Life before Girton: I started my teaching career in a small country town before moving to Bendigo and taking up a position at a large primary school in the State system. I commenced at Girton in 1995 before commencing family leave in 1997. I then taught part time for many […]
Life before Girton: Lectured in music at Monash University and freelanced as a saxophonist and conductor. What I Love about Teaching: Teaching from Year 5 through to Year 12 and seeing the growth in students as people. Watching who they become. What is the best thing about teaching at Girton? […]