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.
With a background in customer service and social services, Nisha is bringing her knowledge and experience to her role as Administrative Assistant here at Greenwood. Nisha’s family moved to Canada when she was 5 years old and she loved growing up in a multicultural landscape. Nisha enjoys travelling, reading, watching television or movies, learning about different cultures and spending time with her friends and family.
Mary is very excited to join Greenwood as an Apprentice Teacher in Learning Strategies. She attended UofT where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in American Studies. Afterwards, Mary would complete a Master of Education in Curriculum and Pedagogy from OISE. She also obtained her Master of Teaching from OISE with a teaching qualification in English. Mary’s career in education really took off from tutoring students of all levels with varying abilities. She has a keen interest in Mathematics from tutoring which led her to get her Intermediate Mathematics Qualification this past summer. Outside of school, Mary likes to read, travel, compete in trivia competitions and spend time with her beagle Jax.
Anuj earned his B.A in English and history from the University of Manitoba and completed his teaching degree at the University of Winnipeg in 2019. He began his teaching career in the UK before moving back to Winnipeg to teach. Anuj moved to Toronto in early 2021 and will teach Grade 8 CSS at Greenwood. His hobbies include cycling and film photography. When he’s at home, he loves spending time with his cat, Suzy.
Madeline joins Greenwood after spending two years teaching in Sweden. She is a Grade 7 Adviser and teaches Grade 8 and 9 Math. She is excited to help coach cross country running, touch rugby and volleyball. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and her Bachelor of Education at Queen's University. Madeline likes to keep active in her spare time by running, hiking, camping and cross country skiing.
Sam King holds her Professional Masters of Education from Queen's University, with a specialization in Global Education and her thesis developed around supporting multiple perspectives and intellectual character building. She attended Queen's University for her undergraduate degree where she earned her Honours Bachelor of Arts in History along with a certificate in Urban Planning and Geography. She additionally completed the Concurrent Education program at Queen's, graduating with distinction and earning her Honours Bachelor of Education in 2020. Sam King worked as an Associate Faculty at Lakefield College School for two years, working as an Assistant Head of House in boarding and as a teacher in the Social Science department. Sam most recently worked at James Gillespie's High School in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she was a teacher of History and Geography. At Greenwood, Sam King teaches Grade 7 CSS, Grade 10 History and Grade 12 Social Justice and Equity. She is also the director of the Senior Play. When she is not at Greenwood, Sam is an acrylic and oil painter, working mostly in landscapes across Canada. She loves canoeing in Algonquin park and hopes to hike in every continent in the world over the summers.
Shai (he/him), BSW, RSW, is a Registered Social Worker who provides therapeutic support and counselling for Greenwood students presenting with a range of mental health concerns. Shai provides individual counselling, group sessions, family support and outside referrals to help students with concerns such as anxiety and depression, stress, school struggles, grief and loss, and coping skills. With over 15 years of social work experience, Shai specializes in working with children and youth, and uses an anti-oppressive and strength-based approach, working with individuals through their personal narratives.
Prior to joining Greenwood, Shai worked as a Social Worker at Crescent School, with a focus on assessment, individual and group counselling, and diversity program development. Prior to this, he worked for the White Ribbon Campaign, the world's largest effort to engage men and boys in ending violence against women and girls. There, he ran a project with the Toronto Argonauts, bringing athletes to schools to discuss locker room culture and its effects on masculinity. He additionally spent 10 years providing bereavement counselling through the Toronto Distress Centres.
Shai is registered with the Ontario College of Social Work and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). Shai has a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from Ryerson University.
Kate has been growing with the Greenwood community for five years, teaching Chemistry and French. She is excited to run the Arts Program this year and to continue leading the Duke of Edinburgh's Award program, being a Gold Award recipient herself. Kate supports all Greenwood theatre productions with hair and makeup, and in the past, she has been involved with coaching Co-Ed Touch Rugby and Yoga Club. Prior to Greenwood, Kate worked as a French teacher and developed the Grade 8 and 9 French Curriculum Course Design at Leahurst College. As well, she was a Residential don and Chemistry and French teacher at Appleby College.
Kate graduated from Queen's University with a BScH in Chemistry and completed her BEd Concurrent Education degree in Chemistry and French. She finished her Master of Education in Teaching, Learning, and Development through Brock University. This spring, Kate completed her Honours Specialist in Chemistry. When she is not teaching, Kate spends time with her mini golden doodle, Rosen, in addition to exploring the outdoors, ballroom dancing, tennis, yoga and horseback riding.
We acknowledge with gratitude the Ancestral lands upon which our main campus is situated. These lands are the Ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Anishinabek and the Wendake. The shared responsibility of this land is honoured in the Dish with One Spoon Treaty and we strive to care for the land, the waters, and all creatures in the spirit of peace. We are responsible for respecting and supporting the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. When away from this campus we vow to be respectful to the land by protecting and honouring it. We will create relationships with the people and the land we may visit by understanding the territories we enter and the nations who inhabit them.