Alicia Crowley and Nadia Handsor

Alicia Crowley and Nadia Handsor
Posted on 04/28/2021
Celebrating Staff LogoEvery week we celebrate SMCDSB staff members who have been recognized by a parent, student, or colleague.

This week we are celebrating Alicia Crowley and Nadia Handsor.

Alicia is a teacher at St. Angela Merici Catholic School. Alicia Crowley She was nominated by a staff member who said:

“Alicia is an amazing educator who goes above and beyond for her students. Her lessons and activities are thought-provoking, engaging, fun, and planned with all of her student's individual needs and abilities in mind. Her kindness and compassion extends far beyond the classroom and to her coworkers and parent community as well. She is always willing to help others in any way that she can and her contributions do not go unnoticed. St. Angela is a better place because of the hard work of incredible teachers like Alicia. ”

Alicia was also nominated by a parent who said:

“Two of my sons have had Mrs. Crowley and we have never encountered a teacher like her. She cares, she gets to know your child, and she takes so much extra time to educate, foster and build self confidence and independence”

Nadia HandsorWe are also celebrating Nadia Handsor. Nadia is an Educational Assistant at St. Dominic Catholic Secondary School. She was nominated by a staff member who said:

“Nadia goes above and beyond when supporting our students. She is always smiling, and willing to help in any way she can. She extends her compassion beyond the classroom to the families of the students she supports. Recently, a student lost her collection of favourite movies and Nadia searched second hand stores to help the student replace them. Nadia models service to others and seeing God in every child. It is a privilege to work with Nadia every day!”

We would like to thank Alicia and Nadia for their commitment to Catholic education at our board.