Staff Profile: Anita Hallewas

Works with Students in Grades:

Grades: K-12

Educational Philosophies:

My educational philosophy has been greatly impacted in having taught in six countries and through varied mediums including in person, online and with students of all ages. During my time as a home learning consultant, and as a parent, I have discovered children learn best when engaged, excited and curious. I have seen the success of interest-led learning firsthand with my own children where fascination, inquisitiveness, and a need to understand drive the desire to learn. This is a big part why I support and see the value in unschooling and strongly believe personal meaning making is nonlinear and is impacted by how we engage with the world around us, with children learning when they are ready, not when they are under stress or disinterested. Learning activities need to make sense to all learners and be relevant to our daily lives. As a strong advocate of home-learning and unschooling I resonate with Montessori’s model that supports the child in their learning through freedom and choice whenever possible. Learning should be fun, and I encourage learning through play, curiosity, testing and by making mistakes and this is the same for adults as well as children. Whilst I love and support alternative learning models, I have continued my own learning over the past decade and completed my MA in Applied Theatre at UVic and my PhD at UNSW (Australia). I am now working on my MEd at TRU where I also work as a Faculty Member in the English Department. 

Educational Interests:

Neurodivergence (specifically ADHD and Autism), Unschooling, De-schooling, Alternative Forms of Education.

Instructional Specialties

Drama, English, Musical Theatre, Creative Writing, Playwriting, Directing for the Theatre, Debating, Ethics & Philosophy, History, Writing for University.

Areas I Do Not Cover:

Grade 10-12 math & sciences

Communication Style Preference:

Email

Hours of Availability:

Please contact me via email to arrange a phone call. I will respond to your email within 1-2 business days.