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Meet Amilcar Barnett, Physical Education Teacher at Hunter College Campus Schools, New York City.

Let's hear about your current role at Hunter College High School

"I work as a physical education teacher at Hunter College Campus Schools, a New York City public school for gifted and talented students. The school is a university-affiliated magnet school administrated by the City University of New York. In addition to teaching at the school, I also coach both middle school basketball and elementary/middle school track-and-field."

You graduated from ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ with your Bachelor of Education. What do you think sets us apart from other faculties of education?

"²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ is part of the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½, one the world's premier universities. Additionally, Toronto is an incredibly diverse city, making ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ uniquely positioned to be an important leader in teacher training and in education research."

Do you have a favourite memory from your time at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½?

"Apart from my teaching practicums, my favorite memory was participating as a player/coach and representing ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ on our intramural basketball team. It was a lot of fun!"

What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishments, both personally and professionally?

"Making a career change from working in higher education to working in K-12 public education is my greatest accomplishment, both personally and professionally. To me, there is nothing better than enjoying what I do professionally and looking forward to going to work every day." 

Any advice for current ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ students?

"Think globally and plan appropriately! Toronto, U of T, and ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ are some of the best places to prepare to live and work across the world."

With ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ I can...

"Be a positive and impactful member of our global education community."