About
the Instructor
Mr.
Mark Loewen has taught at WJ Mouat Secondary School, in the
community of Abbotsford, British
Columbia, Canada since 1991. His
tenure as Head of Physical Education
at Mouat (2000-2010) saw the department’s elective courses
grow from 4 to over 24, as students
were drawn to innovative approaches
to teaching and learning. He has directed Mouat’s Community Recreation Program since its
inception in 2000. The program started with two classes and 50 students total.
It is currently seven classes strong with over 200 students enrolled.
Mark has a BA in both English and Physical Education, and holds a Professional Teaching Certificate from
the BC
Mark and the program have been
featured many times by the local news media. You can access some of those
stories below.
Backpacks for Notebooks (Abby Times June
12 2007)
The Good Ones Deserve Our Thanks (Abby Times June
2008)
Having a Wild Time (Abby News May 2009)
In 2008 the program ran the Great Mouat Adventure Race, which challenged groups of students
to complete a course filled with trail running, mt
biking, orienteering, kayaking, swimming, and snowshoeing.
The Great Race Abby Times April 29, 2008
In 2009, the Great Mouat
Adventure Race morphed into the Three Alarm Adventure Race. In partnership with
the Abbotsford Firefighters Burn Fund and local adventure based businesses, the
original concept was expanded and opened up to the public.
Three Alarm 2009: A Real Adventure (Abby News
April 2009)
Three Alarm 2009: Race Takes Over Abby (Abby
News May 8 2009)
Mark resides in Abbotsford with his sons
Zak and Pace. Besides his love of learning, he enjoys whitewater kayaking and colouring outside the lines. And pizza.