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    • Each of our teachers invests personally in their students' success, applying their own considerable skills along with progressive teaching methods.

For Greenwood’s teachers, delivering the right mix of challenge and support starts with getting to know their students not only as learners, but as people.
Passionate, committed, knowledgeable, energetic and engaging, our teachers and staff have lived, taught and travelled widely around the world, and they bring their diverse backgrounds and life experiences to enrich life at Greenwood. Our student-focused approach ensures that students and teachers create the foundation for a strong rapport from the first day of school, and that these relationships are supported and strengthened over time.

Each of our teachers invests personally in their students' success, applying their own considerable skills along with progressive teaching methods. We also recognize that teachers are learners, too, which is why Greenwood takes a job-embedded approach to professional development. The Greenwood Centre for Teaching and Learning provides our teachers with opportunities to gain skill in the specialized methodologies - such as authentic and ongoing assessment and new learning technologies - that are central to our mission.

All of our teachers are certified by the Ontario College of Teachers.
"Every Greenwood teacher took the time to help me grow and learn, and ensured that I was prepared for university and the workplace."

Maddy Dinsdale ('13)
Our teachers also pull their experiences from around the world into classroom. Greenwood teachers have taught in countries including Costa Rica, China, the Dominican Republic, France, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

Browse our Staff Directory by department or last name to get to know Greenwood's staff.

Staff Directory

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    Charles Jennings
    Teacher
    416-482-9811 x4143
    Bio
     
    Charles holds a B.A.H. in Political Studies and Economics from Queen’s University and an M.A. in Political Science and International Development from the University of Guelph. After working for a non-profit NGO in Washington, D.C., Charles began his Greenwood career as an Educational Intern in 2005. Charles earned his B.Ed from the University of Toronto, and returned to Greenwood in 2007 to join the teaching staff.

    Since then, he has taught history, social sciences, and HPE classes, and currently teaches senior Politics, Law, and Classical Civilizations courses.
    Over the years, Charles has also served as Subject Team Leader for the History and Social Science Departments, Coordinator of the Adviser Program, and now as Learning Technology Coordinator, Charles is helping to lead the school in navigating the impact of technology and AI on education. Beyond the classroom, Charles is the faculty adviser for the Model United Nations club and has successfully coached Greenwood's snowboarding team—aka Team Shred—to multiple OFSAA wins. In 2020, he was honoured with Greenwood's Coach of the Year distinction.
     
    Outside of school, in the winter, Charles coaches ski racing and ski cross, and serves on the Alpine Ontario ski cross board. In the summer, he enjoys sailing, camping, cycling, and working on his vintage Boston Whaler with his family up in Muskoka.
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    Jing Jin
    Coordinator, Accounting
    416-482-9811 x4144
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    Sara Jouppi
    Social Worker
    Bio
     
    Sara is one of the social workers at Greenwood; she graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) specializing in Criminal Justice & Public Policy and from Humber College with a post-graduate certificate in Mental Health & Addictions. She completed her Master of Social Work from University of Toronto with a specialization in Health & Mental Health. Beyond offering social and emotional support to students and their families at Greenwood, Sara is excited to help coach U14 Boys’ hockey. Outside of practicing social work, Sara is involved in coaching youth hockey and enjoys travelling, hiking and spending time at the cottage! 
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    Katharine Jurkovic
    Coordinator, Admissions & Advancement
    416-545-5127
    Bio
     
    Since 2009, Kathy has been an integral part of the Greenwood community, bringing her expertise to both the Admissions and Advancement teams. For much of the year, she works with prospective families, expertly guiding them through the admissions process from inquiry to enrollment. In Advancement, she is responsible for managing donor information and issuing tax receipts. In her free time, you can find Kathy walking her two adopted boxers, Boston and Bronx, experimenting with new recipes, or relaxing at the cottage.

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