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This year's best teachers!
This year's best teachers!
Meet this year's finest teachers!
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Brad Dowler, Grades 9-12, geography and history, Springs Christian Academy, Winnipeg
24 years in the classroom
Antonietta DeSantis, Grade 8, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, Toronto
Two years in the classroom
Heather Titley, Kindergarten, Laurentia Elementary School, St-Jerome, Que.
Six years in the classroom
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