Nathaniel Brown — SMCDSB trustee Barrie Wards 1-5
I studied pre-health at Georgian College, and previously worked for a number of years as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the City of Barrie’s rec centres. In these roles, I got to learn exactly how important proper teaching, mentoring, and support are in a kid’s development.
While I currently work in the hospitality industry, creating the conditions for kids to succeed has always been a priority for me, which is why I am running to be your school trustee.
People pay attention to the mayor and councillor campaigns, but trustee races are often forgotten, resulting in people picking the first name on the ballot without knowing who they are.
I’m running to change that, so that you know when you see my name on the ballot, you know voting for me will allow me to bring specific, realistic goals that a trustee can actually implement.
My priorities as your trustee will be to:
1) Support teachers who champion extracurriculars
There is nothing “extra about extracurriculars. Sports, arts, leadership activities: they are all vital programs that help develop students into happy, healthy, productive adults, and should be treated as a priority and supported. As trustee, I will lobby the school board to ensure that teachers who take on extracurriculars after hours have proper equipment, supplies and resources to make sure these programs succeed and provide students with meaningful experiences.
2) Fund breakfast programs
Students cannot properly absorb what they are learning and think critically in the morning if they are running on the fumes of what they ate the previous night for dinner, if they even ate the night before. Eating sugary junk food doesn’t solve the issue, either. As your trustee, I will move motions to properly fund breakfast programs at every school with nutritious options. Every student, whether they don’t have food at home or simply just forgot that morning, needs to know that they can use the program anytime without questions.