Brendan Rahn: Forty years on…. This year Brendan, a much admired and gifted Junior School teacher, commences his 40th year at BGS. In reaching this milestone, Brendan joins an exclusive BGS club as there are only eight other members of staff who taught at BGS for 40 or more years: Sarge Brown, Ray Muntz, Harry Zachariah, Mary De Salis, Rick Pemberton, Ken Robertson, Andrew Kerr and Peter Toms. Brendan has held numerous positions of responsibility in the Junior School including 15 years as Curriculum Coordinator and the coordinator of various year levels. As Curriculum Coordinator in the ‘90s Brendan led the revision of all curriculum areas in the
Junior School, an exacting task over a five year period. Recently, I asked Brendan to reflect on the following:
Why teaching? I have always had very fond memories of my school days which certainly influenced my choice of career. One teacher in particular, my Grade 5 and 6 Teacher Mr Williamson, was a terrific role model: he loved teaching, taking us for sport, just talking to us – his obvious satisfaction from his work inspired me to teach. AUTUMN 2020
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