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Adam de Pencier |
Department/Position: Head of School At Trafalgar since: 2010 Credentials: B.A. Hons. M.A., (Queen’s University) M.A. (University of Chicago) M.Ed. (Columbia University) Merit Cert. (University of Edinburgh) Hometown: Toronto, Ontario depencier.adam@trafalgarcastle.ca
Where is your favourite place in the world and why? North Shore of Lake Superior, especially the Nipigon Strait: it is the Canada of Radisson and Groseillers. What are you reading right now? Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions and the Carmina of Catullus. What did you want to be when you grow up? A traveller. Starting with copies of National Geographic and the Jacques-Yves Cousteau undersea series, I began to devour maps and travel books of all kinds. Geography was my best subject in school. Happily, travel has become an entirely requited love affair my whole life. When I first landed at Heathrow Airport after the finish of high school, I felt as if I were a seafarer embarking at Venice in the great age of exploration. What is your favourite time of the year at Trafalgar? Camp in the fall. Especially this year since the change to Kilcoo made the experience that much more memorable for our girls. Dave Latimer and his team really knocked themselves out for us. Who is your hero and why? A tie: Mordecai Richler, because of his rapier like wit and Bertrand Russell, who had the courage of his convictions and believed in the power of ideas. |
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Gillian Martin |
Department/Position: Vice-Principal School Life, Teacher of AP English At Trafalgar since: 2001 Credentials: B.A.H, B.Ed., Honours Specialist in English, (Queen's University) M.Ed. (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). Hometown: St. Catharines, Ontario martin.gillian@trafalgarcastle.ca
Where is your favourite place in the world and why? Our family cottage on Sharbot Lake, near Kingston, Ontario. There, I can simultaneously watch my children horse around in a place I love, and be a kid myself! A perfect escape. What are you reading right now? I’m reading Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. It’s the prequel to her harrowing memoir, The Glass Castle. It reminds me to be thankful for every gift I’ve been given in my life. What did you want to be when you grow up? From the moment I could draw on my mini-chalkboard, I wanted to be a teacher. My Dad always knew I’d teach English, because I could never stop talking! What is your favourite time of the year at Trafalgar? I love October. Something about seeing that “turkey” racing around the heart, and knowing we’ve opened the school successfully for another year. Who is your hero and why? I had two incredible grandmothers—one, a quiet, stoic girl from the prairies, raising her family while her husband served in the armed forces, and one a “Welsh witch” from overseas, brave enough to make a life in Canada. These women taught me that a happy woman makes a happy family. There’s nothing wrong with wanting it all. |
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Tim Southwell |
Department/Position: Vice-Principal Academics At Trafalgar since: 1989 Credentials: B. Mus., B.Ed., (Queen's University) & M.D.E. (Athabasca University) Hometown: Tyrone, Ontariosouthwell.tim@trafalgarcastle.ca
Where is your favourite place in the world and why? Ultimately, Oxford. However, for the beauty: the north shore of PEI, or the desert buttes of Arizona What are you reading right now? Re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird. One of my all-time favourites. What did you want to be when you grow up? A travelling concert pianist/surgeon. I could travel the world, give concerts and practise medicine in different countries, and then move to another country after a few years. What is your favourite time of the year at Trafalgar? My favourite is the Spring. The boarders get to go outside more; we have events such as May Day and Arts Week. By that point, students are earning the benefits of the hard work for the year, and the end-goal is in sight! Who is your hero and why? For a while: pianist David Helfgott. The movie Shine depicted his amazing musical talent, rise from adversity and return to the best that he could be given all the previous issues. I do like to support the under-dog. |
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Marguerita Dykstra |
Department/Position: Chief Financial Officer At Trafalgar since: 2000 Credentials: Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario dykstra.marguerita@trafalgarcastle.ca
What are you reading right now? Lee Child – Worth Dying For What did you want to be when you grow up? An accountant. |
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Sharon Magor |
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Department/Position: Director, Marketing and Communications At Trafalgar since: 2012 Credentials: Diploma, Computer Programming (George Brown College), MA, Mass Communications -Honours, (Bar-Ilan University) & Marketing-Honours College of Management - Business Administration Hometown: Tel-Aviv, Israel magor.sharon@trafalgarcastle.ca
Where is your favourite place in the world and why? The eastern shores of the Sinai peninsula. Situated between Egypt and Israel, between Africa and Asia, it functions as a narrow bridge between two worlds. Its clear blue waters and the warm desert mountains are an ideal location to relax, dive and reflect upon the rich history of that place.
Who is your hero and why? A friend of mine who died over 12 years ago: He made me feel like I am the most important person on earth when I talked to him. He made everyone feel like that way. I strive to do the same. |