{"id":1359,"date":"2018-03-01T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T22:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webtest.brandonu.ca\/womens-week\/?page_id=1313"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:16:57","slug":"tori-wirch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/womens-week\/archive\/womens-week-2018\/tori-wirch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tori Wirch"},"content":{"rendered":"

What education have you taken?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I completed my Bachelor of Arts through Brandon University with a major in history, and a minor in math. In June of 2018, I will be graduating from the Faculty of Education with a Bachelor of Education After Degree.<\/p>\n

What accomplishments (awards, scholarships, volunteer work, organizations, memberships) are you proud of? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am very excited to be finishing my BEdAD this year after putting in many years of hard work at school, volunteering, working at summer camps, and teaching dance and EAL classes. I was on the Dean\u2019s Honour List and I was inducted into the President\u2019s Honour Society in my first year in the faculty of education. I look forward to finishing this year strong again.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to work with my parents and my older brother at A&L, our family business, for a number of years through university. It was a great learning experience for me to work with sales, administration, and marketing alongside the experts (my parents), and to contribute to our family business.<\/p>\n

Another accomplishment I am proud of is completing a summer as Head Instructor at Mini University. I had the honour of working with an incredibly talented staff who inspired me so much with their work ethic, fun ideas, and relationships with our campers.<\/p>\n

Tell us about yourself\/ your background\/ your history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up in Brandon and come from a family consisting of my parents, my brother, my sister and I. I completed high school at Vincent Massey, and graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in 2016 with a major in history, and a minor in math. I loved studying history because it relates so much to our own lives now, and I have always felt that we can learn from studying the past. Another of my favourite subjects at university was languages, as I enjoyed studying both Spanish and French. Some of my favourite things to do are snowboarding, hiking, reading, and watching movies, as long as I\u2019m spending time with family and friends!<\/p>\n

How did you become interested in your field of study? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always known I wanted to be a teacher. As a kid, I used to make my little sister pretend to be my student so that I could play school! I created a little desk, gave out assignments, and marked her work. She ended up learning how to cursive write before kindergarten, and I give myself credit for that. Ever since then, following this career path seemed natural. I enjoyed volunteering as a youth leader for many years, as well as teaching dance classes, tutoring, taking missions trips to work with children, and working at summer camps.<\/p>\n

What is your philosophy in life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My philosophy in life is to be a kind, caring, respectful person, and to follow Christ. It is important to me to be an example to my students and to others of patience, kindness, and forgiveness. I hope to instill in them the virtues that will make our world a better place.<\/p>\n

Where do you see yourself in the future? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wherever I end up, I will absolutely be teaching! I would also love to have the opportunity to travel and see more of the world, and help others along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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