My teacher metaphor is a heart. Every year when my parents asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up it was always the same answer: a teacher. Being a teacher and helping children develop their interests and passions has always been at the centre of my heart. I created this collage to show what is important to me as an educator: being outdoors in nature, exploring, kindness, reading, developing creativity, mindfulness, and connecting to people, place and land.