Tribute to Two Amazing Teachers

I was recently saddened to hear of the passing of two inspirational colleagues I taught with at the Aspen Community School (ACS) in Colorado. Chris Faison was an amazing Grade 1 and 2 teacher who inspired me in my first teaching position. Chris was famous for discovery-based learning projects with children and creation of skeletal giants at the community school. His students and learning centre built exhibits on mammoths, dinosaurs, and whales which we wrote about together in an article: Link. You can learn more about his legacy at the school's website: Link.

Annie Teague also passed away this spring. She was an legendary educator and helped build the first Aspen Community School building which has since been replaced by the school's new building. Annie taught kindergarten at ACS for five decades (including my daughter) and, like Chris, followed children's interest through student centred learning and the discovery model. Her tribute can be found here: Link. 

Both of these truly inspirational educators will be missed and I offer my sympathies to their families, friends and all the students they touched at the Aspen Community School.