I have been teaching grade 7 in North Vancouver for the past ten years. During this time, I completed an MEd in Curriculum Leadership and Instructional Strategies at UBC. My focus was teaching Aboriginal art as a non-Aboriginal person. Prior to becoming a teacher, I worked for many years in health sciences. My current research interests lie in alternate approaches to science education that include philosophies of care, visual culture, Indigeneity, and critical pedagogies of place.