Meet the Teacher: Owen Smith
Subject: Geography, Civics, Careers
Grades: 7 – 10
Mr. Smith grew up in Toronto. Both of his parents were teachers. His mother taught English at Riverdale, Monarch Park, Forest Hill and Harbord. She started her career in 1975 and retired in 2006. His dad taught Phys Ed at North Toronto for 33 years from 1979 until 2012. Owen has one younger sister who works for Sobeys and has two children, Leo and Ava. She and her husband, Mike, have been married since 2016.
During the winter, Mr. Smith coaches AA hockey. He loves being on the ice and helping young hockey players improve their game. He is also and avid golfer. During the summer, he tries to spend as much time at his family cottage as possible.
Growing up with teacher parents helped inspire him to join the profession. He also worked at a lot of hockey programs in high school and got into coaching while in university. He enjoyed working with young athletes and students to help them achieve their goals, both athletically and academically. He really has fun coaching at Crestwood.
Mr. Smith has many talents. He is a fantastic cook and every summer he makes dill pickles.
