Saturday, June 3 was a special day at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus as the Faculty of Education – with more than 190 volunteers, including students, faculty, staff and community members – celebrated 40 years of outstanding teacher education during the largest and most successful SFU Open House to date. Apples and fun while learning were the theme of the day’s event. The Pleasantville Elementary School Choir welcomed visitors as they entered the Education building to learn about countless possibilities for an academic or professional career in education and participate in some fun activities, such as cookie decorating, juggling lessons and games of Apple Twister and Apple Bowling.

Faculty members were available to answer questions and facilitate discussions in a variety of workshops. In the Act Like a Man and Act Like a Woman sessions, Ozlem Sensoy led a discussion about gender stereotypes. David Zandvliet and his students led visitors on an ecological tour around campus. Those curious about education in distant lands visited Don Northey, who showcased a photo display about teaching elementary school in India or enjoyed a dramatization about the education system in China, performed by masters students in International Programs. Other highlights included tours of Stephen Campbell's educational neuroscience lab, ENGRAMMETRON, trying Philip Winne's gStudy software created for The Learning Kit Project, and learning imaginative education, Kieran Egan's exciting new approach to teaching.