Shelly Burns- Shelly is the new Geography teacher at City
School. Her courses include World
Issues, Human Patterns and Geography of the Americas. She brings a Phys. Ed and Athletics background and hopes to
start an intramural program while at City this fall. In her spare time, Shelly enjoys sports, dancing, camping,
and travel.
Di Gibson - Di teaches Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Exercise Science and Life Strategies. In a past life she was a chiropractor and business consultant, and taught at Brock University, Niagara College and the Ontario Science Centre. For nineteen years she has been one of the guiding lights of City. Di loves to travel, latin dance, build eco-homes and speak frankly to anyone who needs to know what the score really is.
Marc Lichtenberg - Marc is our Guidance expert and teaches Environmental Studies, Photography and Guitar. He's born and bred in Toronto and has been at City for twenty-one years. Marc, when not world travelling, loves his cottage, jazz guitar, dabbles in photography and is the brains behind our EcoSchools initiatives.
Marie Melo - Marie is our office manager. Her excellent organizational skills, sense of humour, patience and common sense help ground the rest of staff and keep things moving smoothly. Marie loves to knit, bead and lend an ear when someone needs it. She's been at City since 2001.
Peter Morgan - Peter teaches English, Writer's Craft and Film Studies and is the Curriculum Leader for the school. He loves walking or biking to school along the lake, playing 70's classics on his guitar and traveling back roads he's never been on. This is his third year at City. (x30002/email)
Dan Pitt - Dan teaches Math, Physics, Science and Science and Society. He loves Montreal, plays a beboppin' alto sax, has tons of friends and has made it clear he could also make a living playing snooker. This is Dan's fourth year at City and more than anyone else loves the amazing view from his classroom window.
Tom Reed - This year Tom is teaching Art, English and Law. He's been at City for nine years and has taught most of the arts-related courses we offer. Tom's many interests include meditation, ethics, social activism, environmentalism and the practice of voluntary simplicity.
Barb Sniderman - In her first year at City Barb will be teaching Drama, Drama and Film Production, Philosophy, Politics, Society: Challenge and Change and a new course called Movement, a mix of alternative phys ed activities and drama. Barb has worked in film and television, traveled and lived in many places, run 3 marathons, danced, biked and trapezed her way to fitness and developed programs for learning through literacy, documentary viewing and filmmaking.