Grade 7;  English 7 & 8;  French 7 – 10

Mr. J.O. Eriksson comes to Aspengrove with a diverse range of interests and experiences. He has worked as a teacher, photographer, writer and radio host in Delta, Langley, Vancouver, Toronto, Finland, Prague, Dublin, Berlin, and Kyrgyzstan’s city of Osh.

J.O. has a passion for fostering global stewardship and exploring different forms of communication through education. He has written 2 children’s books and his writing and photography have been published by the CBC, UBC’s Roots magazine, and Montreal’s maisonneuve magazine. Mr. Eriksson holds a B.A. in English Literature (1995) and B.Ed. (1999), both from the University of British Columbia. He recently completing his M.Ed. in Imaginative Education through Simon Fraser University. In his spare time, J.O. enjoys spending time with his family and friends in the great outdoors, reading, making art, and cooking.