Global Ideas Institute  

2011-12 Mentor Profiles

Mark Anderson | Bev Bradley | Nick Buffo | Hormuz Dadabhoy | Kristen Dahl | Andrew Do | Supriya Joshi | Nessa Kenny | Sara Lee | Mimi Liu | Erik MacKinnon | Robert Meynell | Danielle Pacey | Casey Panning | Richard Park | Rufina Park | Emman Rahman | Jashpreet Saini | Lindsey Spencer | Kerry Sun | Sean Verigin

Richard Park is an alumnus of the life sciences program at the University of Toronto. Since graduating, he spent a year teaching English at a middle school in Korea and has returned to Canada to pursue a Bachelor of Education at OISE. His current enrolment in the Initial Teacher Education Program (where his teachable subjects are biology and general science) has granted him the opportunity to serve as a mentor to high school students involved with the Global Ideas Institute’s reinventing the toilet challenge. This chance to guide students in fostering their intellect and curiosity through a global lens has helped Richard further develop his personal pedagogy and gain valuable experience working with a diverse population of proactive students. Richard is looking forward to a fruitful career as a teacher in either the Toronto or Peel district school board.