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487laurierAve. 878-2881 F Teacher of the Month Farreli draws on experience to inspire students hWeil-traveled teacher back at aima mater 1 By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Stacey Farrell has caten crois- sants white studytng in the South of France and confiscat- cd knAvcs while teacbing in a rough neighbourbood in Fngland. To say the French teacher has expe- rienced a lot in the past decade or so AS an understatement, and her travels have taken her far and wide. But whcn it was time to, seule dlown, F-arrell came fuit circle and returned to her bometown of Mitton, teacbing in the vcry scbool she attended. Its a tes- tamnent to thc fact that sometimes absence reatly does make thc heart grow fonder. 1 appreciAte At more bceus 1 lict and have sen other thtngs," suid the Milton District Htigh Scbiool (MDHIS) IlAce Farrell said she draw,ýs [romn licr own experiences and encourages each ol her students to explore the wortd so the place thcy end up is a choîce, not a seni- tence. t' say to thc grade 1 2s that its reali>' important t0 gel ous there and sec (as mucb as they cani), and tben if they corne back, they know thîs A5 where thcy wanl to he,' saîd the popular teacher. Farrell rote modet: nominator Witb such wisduîî under ber bett, ils no wonder Farrett was nominated for the Champion Teacher of tbe Montb by her entire grade 1 2 ctass, led by 17-year-otd Courtney Coutombe. Farrett bas been selected as May's Teacher of the Montb. "Mme. (mademoisette) Farrett is a rote modet for att the students that sbe teaches," Courtney wrote in ber nomi- nation tetter. Courtney met Farretl wben she was in grade 9 and joined the cross-country team, wbicb was coacbed by Farretl, a competitive marathon runner. Courtney bas bad Farrett as a teacher in tbe Frencb immersion pro- gram for the past two years. After a year's matemnity teave, the ctass was gtad to wetcome Farrelt back tast November. "We realty respect Mme. Farrelt for ait ber accomptisbments and ber ability bo teacb Frencb," Courîney said. Farrett is very invotved in the scboot, inctuding îbrougb coacbîng and joining this year's student partia- ment as a teacber advisor. Farrelt said sbe betieved as a student îbat scboot invotvemenî was impor- tant, and sbe continues 10 betieve it now 'lYou're bere for four years. If you don't gel invotved, you miss oui on greal formative experience, she said, adding extra-curricutai actîvîties teacb important life skitts. As a student at MDHIS, Farrelt was the student cEAiAncAi presîdent and lbetped start tbe cbeerleadîng team. She was atso a prefect and on the cross- country team, atrtong other actiAtAes. Farrelt bas heeni a teile for ciglit years, and bas beni CAt MDttIS since 2002. 1Icre experiences outsAde MAlton have heen hoth exciting anAd liarrsîwing, sfic said. jutnior year abroad SpendAng bier thArd vear oîf universi- Av An France was a thrAît, of course. In 1999, she laugbt in Mississauga, whîch opened ber eyes to some of the issues she îhinks Milton schoots will face as the population grows, she saîd. Next, she found berself teacbing in London, England. 'tt's very different [rom bere," she satd, exptaining, "Theres no vatue of education ther. The seboot sbe taugbt at was vio- lent, and "the racismi is patpable," sbe said, exptaining she had to be ready for anytbing îbaî came ber way. Returning to Canada was a retief, sbe said, but the experiences etsewbere gave ber a broader perspective to teacb- ing. Teacbing French immersion bas been a great experience, because it means sbe bas most of tbe students in at teast one ctass eacb year and can real- ly gel to know tbem, Farrett said. She added shes extremety gratefulto1 ber grade 12 ctass for recognizing ber in tbis way "tt's moments tike tbis tbat keep you going in îeacbn. Stephanie Thiessen can be reached at sthiessen@mittoncanadianchampion.com. 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