Room 611

Nestled away, in the back corner of G.P. Vanier, you'll find room 115 (we used to be 611). Lurking in the shadows of this room was Mr. Young...waiting to pounce on unsuspecting students and natter on about volcanoes, hail, psychopathy, criminal law defenses, cultural diffusion, media theories, crime, and urban models of city development. He loved his job in 115 but now lives an alarm clock and schedule free retirement life of riding bikes, sailing, singing and traveling the world .

Sunday, February 8, 2026

An Apt Metaphor

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It's time... ...after 33+ years, it is time for me to say goodbye to GP Vanier, the Comox Valley School District, and my public school t...
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Congratulations and Thank You

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Congratulations Geography and Criminology families, you made it!  Special shout out to this year's Grads...WTG🥳 Also, I just wanted to ...
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Last Day - Friday, June 20. 2025

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Today's schedule is ABCD A Block Physical Geography - Today, we finish HOME.  Think about the title. What is our collective home? Now th...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Thursday, June 19. 2025

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Today is the second to last day of the semester and the schedule is DCBA B Block Criminology -  Oh...Casey Anthony and the Media frenzy tha...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Wednesday, June 18. 2025

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Today's schedule is BADC B Block Criminology -  Cindy, Casey, and Caylee Anthony...I want you to try to make sense of the crime (Casey ...
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Most recently I taught Geography, Environmental Studies, Criminology, and Law at G.P. Vanier Seconday School. From 2008 to 2017, I also taught EDCP 432, a methods class in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (Faculty of Education) at UBC. I was the BC and Yukon Territory representative on the national executive for Canadian Geographic Education (CGE) from 2003-2010. In 2010, I was inducted as a member of the College of Fellows for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2012, I wrote "Teaching Elementary Students to Think Geographically" which was published as Chapter 5 in the updated edition of The Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Elementary Teachers. In 2013, the RCGS and CGE honoured me with the inaugural "Innovation in Geography Teaching" national award. In February 2017, I was highlighted by Canadian Geographic as their inaugural "Geography Teacher of the Month". In 2019, the RCGS and CGE honoured me with the "Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy", another Canadian national geography award. I have both a B.A. (advanced major) and a B.Ed. from Dalhousie University and a M.A. in Environmental Education from Royal Roads University.
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