Following a 14-year career as a police officer in the City of Vancouver, Phil returned to school in 1990 and completed the teaching program at Simon Fraser University. His first teaching post was a rural school in central BC, where he first experienced the value of outdoor education. In 1995 he accepted a counseling position with the Canadian Rockies Public School Division in Canmore and began work on a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership at the University of Calgary in 1998. In the midst of his studies Phil migrated to Calgary where he assumed the position of school counselor at ABC Public Charter School (now Westmount Charter School). In 2004 he introduced the counseling and student services program at CSS before moving into an administrative role as Assistant Principal in August 2007.
Phil enjoys the students, staff and families at CSS and values deeply the role that CSS plays in providing a unique learning experience for inquiring minds. In the spirit of lifelong learning, he is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Education degree program at the University of Calgary and expects to be completed by 2014.
When Phil is not at school he spends time in the great outdoors with his wife, Sue, and their very active and busy family.

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Darrell began teaching in Jasper in 1993, immediately after completing his Bachelor of Education degree (Elementary Education major) from the University of Alberta. After teaching in Jasper for a few years he moved to Calgary and began working with the Science Alberta Foundation, providing teacher workshops and developing instructional resources. The Foundation shortly thereafter began a charter school, later to become the Calgary Science School, and hired Darrell to teach grade 6. A few years later he became assistant principal, and, after earning his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, he became the third principal of the Calgary Science School in 2008. He has two young daughters and enjoys spending time with his family camping and enjoying the out of doors.

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Dr. McKinnon’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan; a Master of Education degree from the University of Alberta and a Doctor of Education degree from Brigham Young University. His 35 years experience in schools and school jurisdictions includes serving as a junior/senior high school mathematics and science teacher; guidance counselor; school principal and superintendent of schools. He retired in 2003 after serving as Superintendent of Schools for 25 years in the County of Wheatland and the Golden Hills School Division. Since that time he has served as an educational consultant and as an instructor at the University of Calgary in the Bachelor of Education program working with future teachers and in the Master of Education program instructing individuals in school leadership roles. He has been Superintendent of the Calgary Science School since February 2010. He is tremendously impressed with the work of the staff and students and the support and involvement of parents and he is thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to be involved in the exciting work of the Calgary Science School.

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Scott previously worked for the Science Alberta Foundation where he developed and presented Science and Technology integration workshops to teachers throughout the province. He has a B.Sc. in Biology and a B.Ed. Scott has worked at CSS since the school’s inception. He began as a Math/Science teacher and is now the Educational Technologist, overseeing all of the technology and infrastructure at the school. Scott initiated and manages the school’s 1:1 laptop project. He works with students and staff to ensure that technology is effectively integrated in the classroom. He is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and an Apple Professional Development trainer. Scott presents numerous workshops to teachers throughout the province each year.