Alec Lepage
Alec Lepage is the Director of Government Relations and Partnerships at Partners For Youth Inc. where he also organizes the New Brunswick Youth Council and is a SPORT3 program coordinator. Originally from Moncton, Alec studied at a francophone high school before earning a Bachelor of Commerce with honors in Economics and a minor in Math from Mount Allison University, followed by a Bachelor of Education from UNB.
His diverse career has included roles as a school teacher, kayaking tour guide, financial worker, and small business consultant. Now living in Fredericton with his partner and their Belgian Malinois, Maple, Alec enjoys kayaking, climbing, woodworking, exploring the outdoors and being silly. He values kindness, inclusion, individuality and wisdom. A lover of geography, politics, board games, maps, and nature, he embraces life with curiosity, inquisition and humor, believing in the journey of lifelong learning.
Building Better Conversations through Physical Activity & Wellness
Building Better Communication skills through physical activity is an inquiry based teacher methodology that is focused on social emotional learning. Are your students restless, student management a struggle? This interactive fun presentation will talk about how the brain is engaged through play and engaged through debriefs. Using this evidence based 3 part methodology allows your students to learn self regulations, active listening skills, confidence and conflict solution skills Teachers using this methodology are finding they are able to teach more and have students more engaged.