Hi! I'm Brooke
I’m an Anishinaabe Ikwe from Kitigan Zibi, a uOttawa student, and a future teacher, currently in training. I graduated high school in 2009, completed and received my DEC in 2013, and fulfilled the requirements of my Baccalaureate in Arts: General in the summer of 2015.
I always struggled in school, and although I worked hard, it always seemed that I could never get the grades I wanted. I graduated high school in 2010, and realized I was missing credits to receive my diploma. As a result, I was obliged to finish my remaining credits at the local adult education school. I received my high school diploma in December 2010. Keep in mind, I went to a French speaking high school. After receiving my diploma, I applied to Cegep de l'Outaouais, a college located in Hull. I was accepted, and I was so excited, however, I notice that as in high school, I was struggling again, not only with the academic part, but also being away from my family at such a young age. Things changed when I decided to transfer to Cegep Heritage College. This was an English speaking college also located in Hull. It was at Heritage that I realized I could do this, and that I could be successful as a college student. I graduated with distinction in 2013. Finally, my post secondary career seemed to be coming together when I applied to three Universities (Ottawa U, Carleton, and Nippissing) and was accepted to all three of them. After close consideration, I decided to accept my offer to Ottawa University. I finished my B.A. in the summer of 2015. I applied to the Bachelors or Education program in October 2014, and the rest is history.
As long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a teacher. I worked for three years as a day camp monitor, and always felt that children were comfortable around me, and felt safe to talk to me about anything. Each day, boys and girls would come sit with me at a picnic table, and tell me about their concerns, questions, and ideas. I loved every second of it! I also felt a strong passion for teaching in high school when I was offered a position as a peer tutor for adolescents experiencing certain difficulties with English as a Second Language. Since I went to a French high school, and English was my mother tongue, I was exempted from my English as a Second Language class to mentor other students. I would work with a student twice a week, and help her develop reading, writing, and communication skills. Prior to enter the peer-mentoring program, my student was not succeeding at the level I knew she could achieve. After working with her for three months, my student was able to augment her grade from a 50 to a 75%. It was at that moment that I realized this is what I want to do, this is who I want to be.
Talk to you soon,
Brooke
I always struggled in school, and although I worked hard, it always seemed that I could never get the grades I wanted. I graduated high school in 2010, and realized I was missing credits to receive my diploma. As a result, I was obliged to finish my remaining credits at the local adult education school. I received my high school diploma in December 2010. Keep in mind, I went to a French speaking high school. After receiving my diploma, I applied to Cegep de l'Outaouais, a college located in Hull. I was accepted, and I was so excited, however, I notice that as in high school, I was struggling again, not only with the academic part, but also being away from my family at such a young age. Things changed when I decided to transfer to Cegep Heritage College. This was an English speaking college also located in Hull. It was at Heritage that I realized I could do this, and that I could be successful as a college student. I graduated with distinction in 2013. Finally, my post secondary career seemed to be coming together when I applied to three Universities (Ottawa U, Carleton, and Nippissing) and was accepted to all three of them. After close consideration, I decided to accept my offer to Ottawa University. I finished my B.A. in the summer of 2015. I applied to the Bachelors or Education program in October 2014, and the rest is history.
As long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a teacher. I worked for three years as a day camp monitor, and always felt that children were comfortable around me, and felt safe to talk to me about anything. Each day, boys and girls would come sit with me at a picnic table, and tell me about their concerns, questions, and ideas. I loved every second of it! I also felt a strong passion for teaching in high school when I was offered a position as a peer tutor for adolescents experiencing certain difficulties with English as a Second Language. Since I went to a French high school, and English was my mother tongue, I was exempted from my English as a Second Language class to mentor other students. I would work with a student twice a week, and help her develop reading, writing, and communication skills. Prior to enter the peer-mentoring program, my student was not succeeding at the level I knew she could achieve. After working with her for three months, my student was able to augment her grade from a 50 to a 75%. It was at that moment that I realized this is what I want to do, this is who I want to be.
Talk to you soon,
Brooke