Faculty & Support Staff

 

Are BCS teachers fully qualified?
Yes. All the teaching staff have earned university or Christian liberal arts college degrees and/or graduated from Teachers College. Our teachers hold Permanent Ontario Teachers Certificates and/or Christian School Teachers Certificates or the equivalent. Their individual qualifications are summarized in the box to the right.

Professional growth and development is encouraged, expected and supported at BCS. It is also nurtured using fellow staff members' expertise where possible.

Are all BCS teachers committed Christians?
Yes! BCS staff not only subscribe to the faith basis of our Constitution, but also share the school's Christian educational philosophy and perspective. Our teachers open windows on God's world for our students, modeling a Biblical vision for all of life and learning.

BCS is privileged to have an exceptional faculty and support staff. We consider it an honour to be able to list the following names.

 



Walter Hartholt,
Principal  and Grade 8 Home Room

Walt Hartholt is Principal of BCS and has grade 8 as home room. He is in charge of curriculum. Mr. Hartholt's expertise is in the area of Math, French, History and Physical Education. It is not uncommon to find him playing in the gym with his students during recesses!  His teaching degree is from Redeemer University and he came to the school in 1991.
whartholt@bcsbrantford.ca
 
Francine Roth, Vice-Principal and French teacher in grade 7
Francine Roth is Vice-Principal  part time and is teaching grade 7 this year.  Francine joins the Admin team this year.  She has been a supply teacher for several years along with spending time at home with her three boys.
froth@bcsbrantford.ca

Heather Murray, Vice-Principal and Lang. Arts Grade 7 & 8
Heather Murray has been with BCS since 1991, teaching in grades  7 & 8 . She has her teaching degree from Redeemer University. Her area of expertise is language arts. She is also teaches grammar in Grade 5\6 and is Vice - Principal part time.
hmurray@bcsbrantford.ca


Evelyn Van Schepen, Secretary
Evelyn has been our Administrative Assistant since 1990. She received her business training in high school, and also by taking various computer courses throughout the years. Before she came to BCS, she was a secretary at a local bank.
evanschepen@bcsbrantford.ca


Gloria Groeliker, Financial Assistant
Gloria has been our Financial Assistant since 1996. She has an honours B.A. of Administration from Brock University. Gloria worked as a junior chartered accountant for four years and then for the Town of Pelham.
ggroeliker@bcsbrantford.ca


Barbara Foster, Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Barbara Foster is our junior and senior kindergarten teacher. She has established a strong kindergarten program and the children love being in her class. She has several years of experience in the primary grades, as well as in resource teaching. Her teaching degree is from York University.
bfoster@bcsbrantford.ca


Elaine Westerveld-Zwep, Grade 1
Elaine Westerveld-Zwep is our grade one teacher. She has many years of experience in the grade one area.
She introduced the four block method of teaching reading and writing to our school. She has her Ontario Teacher's Certificate, and has acquired many courses in the area of primary education. Mrs. Zwep’s experience in grade one is an invaluable asset to our school.

ezwep@bcsbrantford.ca


Adriana Woudstra, Grade 2 Home Room
Adriana Woudstra is our grade two teacher. She has her teaching degree from Redeemer University College. She has several years of experience teaching a preschool program and kindergarten. She is a natural story teller and loves doing crafts.
awoudstra@bcsbrantford.ca
 
Leanna Silver,  Grade 3 Home Room
Leanna Silver  teaches grade four in the mornings.  She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Redeemer University College.  She has skills in constructive classroom management as well as in assessing individual student needs.  She is delighted to be back after her maternity leave. lsilver@bcsbrantford.ca


Jannette Mazereeuw  Grade 4 Home Room.  Mrs. Mazereeuw is not new to our community because she is a parent and has served on the Education Committee. She has also been our supply teacher for several years. Mrs. Mazereeuw has received her teacher training at the Christian University of the Netherlands and University of Western Ontario in London.
jmazereeuw@bcsbrantford.ca
Barbara Vandersar   Grades 5/6 Home Room.  Barbara has been on staff since 2005. She is a graduate of Redeemer University-College with a degree in Education.  She enjoys teaching the Creation Studies program in grades five and six.  She also teaches Spelling in Grades seven and eight.

bvandersar@bcsbrantford.ca

Carly Dreise, Grade 4-8 Music Teacher Carly Dreise teaches the grades three through eight music.  Carly has a passion for music and a love for her students.  She is a graduate of Redeemer University-College and holds an education degree.

cdreise@bcsbrantford.ca


Jeff Summerhays, Grade 7 Home Room
Jeff Summerhays comes to us from Imlay City where he taught for five years. He is a Dordt College graduate with a Phys Ed major. He loves to run and coach sports teams. He is our grade 7 home room teacher
jsummerhays@bcsbrantford.ca


Karen Kamphuis, Resource Teacher
Karen Kamphuis is our Learning
Resource teacher. She has her BA from Calvin College, and her Teacher's Certificate from the University of Toronto. She has many years of experience in the area of resource. She has also developed experience in the area of teaching ESL students.

kkamphuis@bcsbrantford.ca


Heather Van Hoffen, Art 3-8 & Music 3
Heather Van Hoffen is our art teacher. She has her teaching degree from Calvin College. She has taught for several years in other Christian schools and loves to inspire students to praise God with their creativity.

hvanhoffen@bcsbrantford.ca

 
 


Dave Routledge, Custodian
Dave has been our custodian since 1990. He operates his own business Proper Maintenance Services. His business is mainly window washing, along with a cleaning contract with BCS.




 
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