Our faculty is the key to our success as educators. They are selected for a unique combination of qualities that set them apart and help empower the Blyth Academy learning experience.

Our teachers have:
    • Excellent teaching skills and depth of knowledge.
    • Dedication to each student in and out of class.
    • Ability to relate to today’s students.
    • Experience working in small class settings.

    • Complete familiarity with current Ministry of Education curriculum and assessment policies.
    • Skills to deal with learning accommodations and special needs.

Some of our teachers include:

Dr. Peter Flaherty
Dr. Flaherty holds a Ph.D. from York University and is the former head of the History Department at Runnymede Collegiate Institute. He is the author and coauthor of several textbooks and writes for MacLean’s magazine and CBC News-in-Review. He is a part-time professor with York University’s Faculty of Education. He spends his summers teaching abroad with the Blyth Education International Summer Program and spends the academic year teaching in Toronto with the Blyth Academy Full-Time Program.

Ms. Frances Bleviss
Frances Bleviss loves studying English with teenagers; she believes they teach her more than she can ever teach them. Her goal is to empower students with the confidence and skills necessary to articulate their opinions both orally and in writing. A lifelong learner, curious about everything, except how cars and computers work (and why), Ms. Bleviss believes that everything we do informs who we are and how we see life, the universe and everything (thanks to Douglas Adams!). Ms. Bleviss obtained an Honours B.A., B.Ed., and M.A. from the University of Toronto. She is the former head of English at Northern Secondary School and head of the Gifted Program at Woburn C.I.

Mr. Sam Blyth

Sam Blyth M.A.(Cantab) was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Paris.

He has taught at the Ecole St. Louis de Gonzague in Paris and at Blyth Academy-International and in Canada for over 30 years. He has written frequently for the Globe and Mail and the National Post and lectured widely around Canada and the United States. He chairs the Cambridge University Scholarship Fund in Canada and interviews for Pembroke College, Cambridge. He teaches careers and provides guidance to students at both Blyth Academies.