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Sheryn Midgley

K-9 & Special Education Teacher My name is Sheryn Midgley and this will be my second year with Anchor Academy. I began my teaching career in a small town in Alberta, took fourteen years off to raise my three children and then resumed my teaching career here in British Columbia. I retired from teaching in […]

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Melanie Merke

Grade 5-12 Teacher I am blessed to have been working with Anchor Academy and its wonderful staff, in the whole range of grades, since 2009. I have enjoyed my refined focus on the high school grades in recent years, teaching arts and humanities. My husband, 3 boys and I live in Vernon, and enjoy the

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Ella Knudsen

K-12 Special Education Teacher I have been a part of Anchor Academy and the SE Department since 2015 and am so grateful for the incredible staff and families I have worked with over the years! Anchor Academy provides an incredible opportunity for students and their families to work in a personalized, creative and Christ-centered learning

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Tanya Kallis

K-6 Teacher A BC certified teacher since 2000, my teaching journey has taken me overseas, into K-7 classrooms, a community college and now my own home. I started with Anchor Academy in 2011, and I have enjoyed tailoring learning plans that meet the specific needs of my students. My goal is to keep God as

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Karen Hunter

10-12 SE Homeroom Teacher I am delighted to be teaching in the Special Education department with Anchor Academy. I feel privileged to have this opportunity to work with students and families through Anchor. I believe in building relationships and trust, and recognizing the individual skills, needs, strengths, and challenges of each student in order to

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D’Atra Hunt

K-7 Teacher and Special Education What a blessing it has been to work with the staff and families of Anchor Academy for the past sixteen years. My students range from kindergarten through grade 7 in our school’s mainstream and Special Education departments. It is my goal to build positive relationships with my students and help

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Carmen Howe

Grade 10-12 Science Teacher I have been teacher in Abbotsford for over 12 years and have taught many courses from grade 6 to 12. I feel that the online environment allows students to become engaged with learning in a different way than in a traditional setting. I have taught many courses over my career such

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Jessica Holder

K-7 Teacher It has been close to two decades since I began teaching with Anchor Academy, and during eleven of those years I was able to learn how to be a home educating mama a bit myself. I have four daughters who I still get to do daily life with, along with a multi-faceted husband

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Lana Gotzy

Grade 8-12 Teacher I am grateful to have been working for Anchor Academy for over 17 years. I teach math and science for the grade 8-12.  As well as doing PE, Career Ed, Home Ec and Bible courses.  In my spare time, I enjoy being on the water,  paddling on a competitive dragonboat team and

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Karen Goertz

K-12 Special Education Teacher I continue to enjoy opportunities to grow with staff and students. It is amazing that I have the privilege to work with wonderful people each week. I believe that when we work as a team, we accomplish what is needed and what works best for the student. I appreciate how hard parents

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