Meadowbrook Case Study

The name Meadowbrook, was created by a student named Scott Mallory in the “Name the school” contest in East Gwillimbury. As for the design it was given an open-concept design that was controversial in the neighbourhood. The school itself was not completed on time (started September 1968). Since the school was not ready there were shifts to accommodate the students; primary and junior students 8-12a.m. and intermediate from 12:30-4:20p.m. The school was finally finished in December of 1968 and the first principal was Dr. Art Boynton.

In Meadowbrook there are three kindergarten teachers; Mrs. Meere (support Mrs. Daniels), Mrs. Umansky (support Mrs. Choo Chong), and Mrs. Drysdale (SK/1 split). The kindergarten program is 100% child centered.
Furthermore, I am able to do smaller tasks such as put each child’s folder into their bag. Although this is a small task it saves time for the teachers because they are able to do more important things such as longer lessons etc.
Benefits of doing CO-OP at Meadowbrook would be having real life in-class experience which is super important since I want to become a kindergarten teacher which ties into my second benefit of resume building. Another benefit of CO-OP is just my overall happiness. In addition, since my placement at Meadowbrook I have gained many new employability skills that will aid me in my future endeavors of becoming a teacher.
Academic/Fundamental: Fundamental skills that this CO-OP placement has given me are responsibility and initiative. Although I believe I already had these skills the placement has made the grow stronger. Responsibility is a key skill and working with children and watching after them essentially forces me to be very responsible because you have approx. 26 children’s lives in your hands. Initiative is the other skill I feel that has grown since starting CO-OP. At my placement I am never sitting still, it is a fast pace environment where things always need to be done which has helped my initiative skills
Although I would like to say that the genders are treated equally I feel that parents are more skeptical of male teachers, especially teaching younger grades (K-3). In the teaching community both genders have equal tasks and responsibilities; teach and protect students. I have seen both male and female teachers in Meadowbrook and they are treated the same by their co-workers. Students tend to listen better to male teachers because they see them more as authority figures (from what I have seen). But, overall, I believe that as long as you’re becoming a teacher because it is your passion it doesn’t matter what gender you