Sean Hacker Teper
Science, Marine Science, and Biology teacher, Ice Hockey Coach
B.A. (Boston University), M.Sc. (Memorial University), B.Ed. (UBC Okanagan)
Mr. Hacker Teper was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. From a young age, he gravitated towards water and conservation. As a keen young scientist, he could often be found “rescuing” frogs with his younger brother, transporting them from streams to the local lake for the purpose of providing them a “better” life. On family vacations, he always pushed to see the local aquariums. This interest led him to Vancouver Island in the summer after Grade 11, where he completed a marine biology course and earned his scuba diving certification. Back in Toronto, Mr. Hacker Teper’s involvement as a coxswain on his high school rowing team earned him a position on the Boston University men’s rowing team. He graduated with a degree in Marine Biology and memorable fieldwork along the Massachusetts coast, Belize, and Ecuador. He returned home to Toronto for a year to pursue a budding photography passion before heading east to Newfoundland to earn his master’s in marine biology. In St. John’s, he learned biochemistry on the fly as he investigated a food web for little critters living in rhodolith beds. As he completed his master’s degree, he realized he loved teaching and headed westward to BC, where he earned his teaching credentials and has taught since 2020. Outside of school, you can find him baking fresh sourdough, fermenting strange foods, playing pickleball, doing astrophotography, or somewhere underwater exploring British Columbia’s reefs.
Scientific Drawing
This drawing course offers an innovative interdisciplinary approach, integrating science as a theme and the subject of artistic study—while encouraging visual, literary, and critical thinking. It will offer a structured approach to scientific and observational drawing, bridging the gap for students who are both artistically inclined and also interested in biological and environmental subjects. Students will:
- Develop technical drawing skills and artistic expression
- Create original artworks based on scientific observation and inquiry
- Build visual communication skills using both traditional and digital media
- Analyze and interpret historical and contemporary scientific illustrations
- Reflect critically on the creative process through sketchbooks and critiques
Inspiration for the coursework as provided by Mr. Hacker Teper as well as sketches from a related unit in Brentwood’s Life Sciences 11.
Where Students Choose To Be
+1 (250) 743-5521
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2735 Mount Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC, Canada V8H 1K8