HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-05-07, Page 33THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,1997 PAGE 33.
Familiar face joins staff at Brussels PS
Returning
After an absence of a few years former Brussels Public
School teacher Howie Morton of Belgrave is back — this
time in the principal's chair.
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With just less than two months
remaining in the school year, the
students at Brussels are welcoming
a new principal, Howie Morton.
Former principal, Dave Kemp,
who is retiring at the end of this
term, is currently working on a
multi-media history CD for the
board. Coming into a school as its
principal at the end of a year, has
been "a highly desirable situation"
for both educators," says Morton.
"In addition to giving Dave an
opportunity to finish his project
before retirement, it is an opportu
nity for me to come in and get to
know the school and community."
Morton is not a complete
stranger, however. After beginning
his career 28 years ago, teaching
first at Carlton Place, his first full-
time position for Huron County
was at Brussels Public School in
1977, under principal Ken Scott.
He left in 1981. During those years
he taught Grades 4 and 7 and spent
time as the School Resource and
library teacher.
After leaving Brussels he went to
Wingham Public School where he
spent eight years before going to
Clinton.
Morton's leadership focus has
been on social skills development
and conflict resolution. While it is
an issue that may not be a problem
at this school, Morton says he
believes that children need to be
taught social skills, how to solve
problems and manage their anger.
Recently, he has been promoting
a program Second Step Violence
Prevention and has been involved
in training others to teach it. "Kids
have a tendency to react. There are
things they can learn that will save
them a lot of anxiety as they grow
up.”
The program educates children
about empathy skills, on how to
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identify problems, how to get con
trol of their anger, leam to come up
with several solutions to problems
then evaluate which is the safest,
fairest, and least harmful one. The
next step is to take a look at how
the solution is working.
"It’s a two-minute course that
takes all year to deliver."
Morton says the children's cur
riculum for the course is pre-school
to Grade 10. To introduce the kit
that would take students from Early
Years to Grade 8, which would be
the decision of the staff and Student
Advisory Council, would cost,
Morton says, $1,600. It can, how
ever be done in groups. East
Wawanosh Public School's primary
students are involved in the project,
which has the full support of Huron
County Board of Education super
intendents.
A parent kit is also available.
Morton resides in Belgrave with
his wife Judy, who is also a teach
er. The couple has two children,
Heather, who works at the Factory
Theatre in Toronto and Ian, a stu
dent at Wilfred Laurier University
in Waterloo.
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