STAFF PROFILE
Autumn 2014
KATE SAUNDERS
Primary Visual Arts Teacher Kate Saunders joined the Discovery College Primary team this year as the Visual Arts teacher. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, where she grew up by the beach, Kate spent her younger years travelling and camping around remote parts of Australia with her family. She continued to pursue travel through her early 20s visiting parts of Europe, Central America, and Asia. Along the way, she lived and worked in Guatemala, Thailand, South Korea, Melbourne and now Hong Kong. Most recently, Kate was teaching on Jeju Island in South Korea - a beautiful island with huge mountains and lots of walking trails. Although a beautiful place, Jeju Island does get very cold in the winter, and it is somewhat remote. Kate says she was drawn to Hong Kong because of the bustling city, beautiful mountains, sensational food, lots of water, and all the interesting people you meet from all around the world. As the primary visual arts teacher, Kate’s day at DC revolves around her favourite space in DC - the primary art room. Spending all of her class time there as she teaches all 630 primary students, she says the bustling art room is like a second home. Kate has found that adjusting to DC has been relatively easy because of the community feeling at the College. Kate says that because everyone loves to help each other out and offer support in any way they can, she already feels like she’s been here for years and is a part of the family. In addition to teaching primary art, she’s also gotten involved at DC as one of the coaches of the cross country team, and recently enjoyed seeing them race in the championships. She says she really enjoys being part of a team that is working toward a goal. Kate is a keen runner herself, and although she suffered some injuries over the summer, she is looking forward to getting back into running training and tacking a marathon early next year. When she’s not at school or off running, Kate also enjoys spending time with new friends. She says she she especially likes gatherings that involve food, since she enjoys every aspect of that - from shopping for and preparing to cooking, eating, and especially sharing with friends and family, especially her daughter Zali. Michelle Mouton Communications and Development Manager STAFF PROFILE
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