About me
Amanda's spark for science ignited at an early age exploring nature with her family and grew into a flame for space exploration as she followed Canada's journey skyward. She teaches Junior High STEM classes in both English and French in Beaumont, Alberta. Alongside her colleague Julie Arsenault, Amanda is a proud recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Achievement in STEM, the 2018 ATASC Outstanding Science Teacher Award and the 2021 LSF’s Earth Steward Teaching Award. Amanda is a CSA Canadian Space Ambassador, on the Board of Directors for Inside Education, the Division III Director for the ATA Science Council, a Let’s Talk Science Teacher Leader and an active public speaker/STEM consultant.