Principal Allan Hardy Tribute Event

5/30/2018

Erin Taylor, Communications Officer

Over 280 current and past parents, staff, alumni, and members of the Greenwood community gathered in the gym to honour Principal Allan Hardy. Mr. Hardy will be retiring at the end of this school year, and this tribute evening was an excellent opportunity to look back on Al’s 37-year career as an educator.

Throughout his career, he was an English teacher — in which many of his Grade 12 students were known to say, “Hardy is the party” — coach, and librarian. He championed ideas about personalized education, including through co-authoring a book about affective education, which guided his work here at Greenwood.

Through speeches from members of the Greenwood Board and the community, as well as a video featuring interviews with 20 people who have worked closely with him, attendees looked back on what Allan has accomplished in his 15 years at Greenwood. From championing the school expansion to getting Greenwood dancing with his Friday Morning Songs, they spoke about the impact he has had on the school, its culture, and its direction as well as on its students.

Congratulations to Al for all that he has accomplished, and we wish him all the best in his retirement!

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School Founders Richard Wernham and Julia West, and Board Chair Don Lewtas present Principal Allan Hardy and his wife Joan with a glass recreation of the art in our renovated stairs

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