Global Ideas Institute  

2012-13 Mentor Profiles

Crystal Bennett | Stacey Bocknek | Anupam Chaudhri | Michael Cienello |Hormuz Dadabhoy | Zachary Fanni | Michelle Forrester | Kaitlyn Green | Gordon Grisé | Shantha Karthigesu | Nessa Kenny | Justin Keung | Sarah Misu Lee | Leah Nosal | Mike Nyman | Fern Ramoutar | Amna Raza | Rebecca Roberts | Jordan Scantlebury | Krista Singh | Jason Stern | Kerry Sun

Crystal Bennett is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Education at OISE. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Laurentian University, where she was on the Dean’s List and studied English with a minor in social sciences. She chose English because she loves to read. She is hoping to become a high school English teacher and remove the dread of essay writing, hopefully making it so students want to write more, instead of struggling to develop their ideas on paper. Education and learning have always been central in her life. Knowing she wanted to become a teacher from the age of eight, she was involved with book clubs and tutored other students growing up. She also has a minor passion for social activism, and has been a part of a few protests while at Laurentian University, including the Occupy Movement (the group formed in Barrie) and a protest against hiking tuition costs in Ontario.