August 31, 2015

On August 25, management team and about a hundred teachers from the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) attended a presentation given by Mrs. Kim Bearden. This internationally renowned speaker is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly-acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator training facility in Atlanta.

Over the past twenty-seven years, Kim Bearden has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school board member, staff development trainer, and middle school principal. “Through her unique ability to blend innovation, discipline and creativity in the classroom, Kim Bearden succeeds in ensuring that all students remain committed to the learning process. Her relevant experience may prove beneficial for our teaching staff who strives to offer our students a motivating learning environment.”

Kim Bearden. Kim was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities Teacher. The Milken Family Foundation selected her as one of 155 teachers from across the nation to receive the Award for Excellence in Education. She was the chosen from among 7,000 teachers as Teacher of the Year in Cobb County, Georgia. The Women Works Media Group recently named her one of Georgia’s Most Powerful and Influential Woman.

Kim’s book, Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me, was released by Simon and Schuster in July. Her book made numerous best seller lists, Los Angeles Times Best Seller list being one of them.

The Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario offers a French Catholic Educational Program that is widely recognized for its excellence. The CSCNO provides a quality learning environment and academic program that runs from early childhood to adult education, with some 7,000 students in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.

Source:

Paul de la Riva
Communications and Community Development Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
(705) 673-5626, ext. 294
(705) 677-8195 – cell phone