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//Welcome To My Wiki // Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Carly Fleet, and the reason I have created this space is twofold. Firstly, to tell a bit about myself, my past experiences, and my future ambitions; and secondly, to provide references and exemplary work from my teaching career thus far, in relation to my personal goals and philosophies of teaching and learning.

I grew up on the beautiful island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Since I graduated from high school and left my hometown, I have been travelling the world, working, studying, doing volunteer work, and living life to the very fullest. This has taken me to approximately forty countries, during which time I have held a variety of different jobs and had countless memorable and life-changing experiences. Some of the most notable include teaching kindergarten in South Korea; studying and living for nearly a year in Havana, Cuba; helping a friend build a house in western Thailand; lobster fishing in New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy; working as host on a scuba dive boat on Australia's Great Barrier Reef; doing database work in a women’s crisis centre in Costa Rica during a volunteer internship with Canada World Youth; living with a family in France and caring for the children as a //jeune fille au pair//; and helping Ugandan nurses to administer liquid morphine to AIDS patients in East Africa. In the meantime, I finished my Bachelor of Arts degree with Dalhousie University, earning half of my credits overseas. I most recently completed my Bachelor of Education degree at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

It was several years ago, while spending a few months visiting my family on Grand Manan, that I discovered my love of teaching. In all honesty, when I first submitted my name as a substitute teacher at the local community school, I was very unsure as to whether or not I would actually enjoy the position. My feelings of uncertainty were short lived, however, as I immediately felt at ease in the classroom and quickly realized that I thoroughly enjoyed both instructing and interacting with the students. As I was keen to gain as much experience as possible, I readily accepted every opportunity for substitute work that came my way, thereby teaching for three to five days a week at the school in every grade level from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Following two consecutive years of substitute teaching for three-month periods, I felt the need to ascertain whether or not teaching was my passion, and if I was truly suitable for the profession. I therefore applied for a job at a private school in South Korea, where I worked for more than a year. Although it was very challenging, due to systemic differences and the language barrier, I did my very best to overcome these difficulties by developing my teaching skills and improving my understanding of the Korean culture. Most challenging and rewarding was my position as kindergarten teacher for a first-year class of three-year-old children. While it required time and patience to familiarize them with the English language and the classroom structure and routine, they soon astounded me with their amazing learning capabilities. I left Korea with the sentiment that I had learned as much from my experience there, and from the students themselves, as they had hopefully learned from me. This imparted upon me the notion that teaching itself is a continual learning process, and one of the hallmarks of a good teacher is an awareness and dedication to constant learning and continuous professional development.

Thank you for browsing through my Wiki. The links on the left of the page will direct you to the various sections. I hope you enjoy!