Category: Junior School

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Employee Spotlight: Casey Wilson-Gay ’08

Meet Casey Wilson-Gay ’08, Grade 2 Teacher

Casey Wilson-Gay ’08, Grade 2 Teacher

What impresses you most about the students at York House School?
York House girls have quite a lot of personality and a lot to say! They are diverse, spirited and often precocious girls and young women. They dare to challenge and engage with their communities and are unafraid to be seen as powerful, intelligent and informed.

What impresses you about our community overall?
I’m impressed with any community that values the kind of young woman I described above. I love being at a school that encourages girls to find their own voice and empowers them to use it in whatever way is true to themselves!

What are you most looking forward to at York House in the coming months?
I’m looking forward to the spring term and all the sunshine (metaphorical and I hope literal!) that comes with it. The celebrations of learning, the renewed energy that longer days bring, and the spring soccer season!

What is something that people might not know about you that you would like to share?
I’m a trivia fiend. I love going to trivia nights and spending hours on sporcle.com. It’s only a marginally useful life skill until you win $200 playing “No Time To Google” on Jack FM’s morning show.

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Employee Spotlight: Lela Ling

Meet Lela Ling: Science Teacher (Junior School)

Lela Ling, Junior School Science Teacher

What impresses you most about the students at York House School?
The students at YHS impress me with their enthusiastic and curious spirit always ready to question, take risks along with a willingness to develop a new perspective. I’m inspired each day by their spirit and it has helped me to continue to be a lifelong learner.

What impresses you about our community overall?
It’s a privilege to be both a parent (Grace ’08) and a teacher at this school. I’m most impressed by the genuine support that the parents give to their daughters’ teachers and the rest of the YHS staff. In turn, I work with teachers who are dedicated in their profession instilling their love for learning as well as the school’s long-held traditions that reflect our school’s motto, ‘Not for Ourselves Alone.’ I know first hand that the girls at YHS are receiving an excellent education, developing lifelong friendships and will face the future with confidence.

What are you most looking forward to at York House in the coming months?
What I look forward to in the coming months at YHS is really the same thing since my daughter was a young student at this school. It’s the beginning of the track and field season and I love working with our excellent coaches to help each young athlete perform their best. Go Tigers!

What is something that people might not know about you that you would like to share?
My favourite thing about Vancouver is the Pacific Spirit Park. I love running on the trails. Sometimes you are even lucky enough to see an owl or even a coyote.