{"id":2133,"date":"2021-10-06T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=2133"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:08:41","slug":"meet-giselaine-ballantyne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/meet-our-staff\/meet-giselaine-ballantyne\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Giselaine Ballantyne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-79uwro-fe8bfa157f22a047eac9aa18576cd118 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5xcq44-e65decf96e92cca35fae5f942a7cdfae\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-e65decf96e92cca35fae5f942a7cdfae img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-e65decf96e92cca35fae5f942a7cdfae .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-5xcq44-e65decf96e92cca35fae5f942a7cdfae av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2409 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2409 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Giselaine.jpg\" alt='' title='Giselaine'  height=\"418\" width=\"627\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Giselaine.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Giselaine-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Crystal Clear Photography<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3jyitg-7dc9ae7bfd938e99ea6724cb93b8e8b1 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-9zhas-1706e05f8ebe571051cabe311847f5d9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>My name is Giselaine Ballantyne.\u00a0 I work in the Indigenous Education office for School District 71, providing administrative support for our K-12 NIDES Indigenous Online learners.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years I\u2019ve had careers in various fields of work and have been working in School District 71 since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 I was privileged to be assigned to the Canadian military for three years to help implement their new healthcare software.\u00a0 \u00a0It gave me the opportunity to travel across Canada and meet very dedicated clinicians and military personnel who shared their various cultures and experiences so openly.\u00a0 It was a personal life experience I will never forget.<\/p>\n<p>Helping people learn and become independent is something I enjoy immensely.<\/p>\n<p>I have two adult sons; 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