Julia Countway has worked as a school teacher for the last 15 years, but has never taught inside a public school setting.

Instead, she’s built her career at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, where she’s one of seven teachers working full-time at the facility.

“My job is to help students while they’re in hospital keep up with their schoolwork or re-engage with their learning,” she said.

Countway teaches patients within the hospital’s Mental Health and Addictions program.

She says her top priority is ensuring students don’t fall behind on schoolwork during their hospital stay, along with building back confidence for patients who’ve missed…

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