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jg i nuav s saturday may 24 2003 15 economist sun stoufrville suntribune may teacher of the month j9 j i 0 i p ilk vj -m- 15 j staff photomike barrett jane maclachlan of newmarket and christiari academy offers students a wellrounded education that includes spiritual lessons and she makes it fun she was chosen york region newspaper groups teacher of the month -v- christian private school has been home for 19 years for jane maclachlan by mitchell brown staff writer on that thin stretch pfwall above the chalkboard the spot where many teach- ers string up a banner displaying the let- ters of me alphabet jane maclachlan hashungasign that says our god is an awesomegod if evan kosmidis letter is any indica tion the grade 6 students at newmarket arid district christian academy would p use the same word to describe their not- quite-as-omnipotent-but-still-pretty- tenific teacher she makes learning fun by doing many projects with us instead of just blabbering evan wrote my mom really likes her too my mom says she balances just the right amount of fun with discipline i hope you pick her for teacher of the month as that would be a great way to reward her for her hard work arid for putting up with my class the york region newspaper groups teacher of the month fof may cari only chuckle when asked if her students are as hard to take as evan makes them out to be- she makes learning fun by doing many projects with its instead of just blabbering f kids are kids she says philosophi cally v- tve got a class of 12 boys and six girls and the boys tend to take over sometimes i one sure way to keep that sort of thing in check is to make sure students stay busy and this is where the 23year teaching veteran shines volleyball coach basketball coach track and field organizer yearbook cre ator and manager of the schools library and computer lab are just some of the hats she wears on any given day ive just found a good fit she says of the school where she has worked 19 years its a community you know all the students names arid all the parents it just makes it a much more balanced education for everyone originally from the london area ms maclachlan a bornagain christian taught in toronto before moving to newmarket where she found the small town atmosphere more to her liking the school she chose opened its doors in1979 as part of grace church ministries today the parentrun school hires 15 teachers and staff to serve the heeds of about 130 students who come from as far away as stouffville i and richmond hill the subjects taught compare with the provincial curriculum the only real difference being three periods a week of bible study as well as the integration of the bible into classroom instruction take electricity for instance in sci- see she page 16 courtney yip at the schools writer pla0rmstuiu affect your life tories ndps and liberals oh my yes dorothy the election carhpaign- inghais started and all these lions tigers and bears are at- it again click your red shoes and tiiink back to civicsclass can you remember learning about all the niudr slinging promisebreaking powerhungry people look ing for your vote actually those of you who are under 18 dont even get to vote so who really cares right well just because you cant vote doesnt mean you shouldnt know whats gojng on in politics today stephanie lauj a studerit at brother andre high school agreed personally i have not paid much atten- tion to politics in general but recently i realized politicians have an immense impact on myself and others my age all that political jargon can be quite confusing but once narrowed down the facts become quite interest ing basically you need to j know the three- most influ ential parties not that kind of party these are the groups that get together arid share com mon interests which then they bringto the public- there are the tories the liberals and the ndp new democratic party these parties have very different promises and most do affect you in some way or another for example the tories led by premier ernie eves vow to ban all strikes in schools this could be good or bad for all those who would enjoy a few weeks off they also pledge to organize an emergency task force to contain and fight any disease outbreaks such as sars arid west nile virus on the other side the ndp hasa plan for our humble little home earth the party led by howard hampton promises to shut down all coalfired factories by 2007 giving 2 billion in education funds- is also in their plans not to rnentiori creating a charter of rights for education then there are the liberals led by dalton mcguinty this party may be a threat to all you junk- food fanatics mr mcguirity would ban the sale of unhealthy snacks in schools and will rriake it compulso ry for all students to engage in physical activity on a daily basis see even page 16