Kent+Brewer

[[image:August_18,11_034.JPG width="400" height="426" align="right"]]Hi everyone,
==My name is Kent Brewer and I have been teaching at the only composite high school in the province of Nova Scotia for the past 11 years. Memorial Composite High School is located in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton and has a population of almost 1000 students. My background has stops at university, technical school, industry, back to university and finally into the classroom as a skilled trades teacher. Maybe a poster for "life-long learner" is in my future! I presently instruct between 40-50 students at the grade 11 and 12 levels along with what we here at MCHS would call "post-graduates". == ==I recently returned from a climb to the highest point in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro which was a real personal life-changing experience. Back in 2007 I was presented with an educational life-changing experience, becoming involved with Microsoft's Partners in Learning and traveling to Helsinki, Finland and Hanoi, Vietnam. Both of these excursiuons had side stops and visits to Hong Kong, London and Estonia. Words can't explain the profound affect meeting so many exciting people and terrific educators has had on my teaching and learning. == ==In a perfect world every educator would be able to experience such an event like the one we are about to share in Washington. Good luck to all the participants and competitors and cherish every moment of your time surrounded by such great and innovative people! ==