Mr Davidson at MAG

Alan Davidson moved from the other side of the world to take up an offer to work at Moama Anglican Grammar way back in 2007. In that initial year he taught the first Year 5 class in a portable classroom near the current Under-Cover Area. He’s now in his 15th year of teaching at the school, and is third after Kathleen Kemp and Maris Carmody in terms of length of teaching service.

Alan, who originally hails from Falkirk, Scotland, became acquainted with the Echuca-Moama region when he completed a year of teaching exchange at Echuca East in 2002. When the opportunity came up for his family to move to Australia on a longer-term basis, he jumped at it. Alan, his wife and new baby arrived in Echuca to begin their new lives – the plan was to spend the first three years in Moama and then see where they ended up…

Alan has kept himself very busy playing an active role in both the general community and within the school community. He was one of the founders of the Moama-Echuca Border Raiders Soccer Association where he has spent many years as either player or coach. He often found himself up against some of the students that he’d previously taught.

Around the school, Alan is well known for heading up some of the more ‘fun’ activities, including developing activities focused on the FIFA World Cub, Olympic Games, and his annual coordination of the Kris Kringle morning for teachers in December. As an avid photographer, Alan’s photos can often be seen featured in the school’s newsletters, social media posts and other materials.

Alan loves that having stayed in one job for so long, he can easily see the progression of his students, “I enjoy the teaching on a day-to-day basis, watching the students grow. It is wonderful to see my students continue on through high school, and then to run into them down the street and still be able to say hi and have a conversation with them. I’m lucky to have these ongoing connections – watching the cycle of students going off to university or into careers and then connecting with them again when they return to town”.

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