Aubrey assumed principalship at Halifax Christian Academy after moving from Kingston, Ontario. His experience includes twenty-five plus years of school leadership and almost ten years of corporate ownership. He began his career in education with the Pentecostal Assemblies Board of Education and moved to Kingston, Ontario to continue in Christian education after public funding for the Pentecostal school system was discontinued in Newfoundland and Labrador.

As a graduate from Memorial University, his education includes a B.A. and B. Ed. in Junior/Senior High School and a Masters in Educational Administration with a thesis studying multi-grade teaching and learning. He is also a graduate from the University of Toronto with a Doctorate in Educational Administration with his dissertation focusing on teaching and learning in a multi-age classroom. His research and study regarding multi-age grouping informs his philosophy of differentiated teaching and learning. During his time in education while in Ontario, Dr. Penney also completed the required courses for the Ontario Principal’s Qualification Program.

Dr. Penney had the privilege of being raised in a Christian family and attended a Christian day school from grades Kindergarten through high school. With a deep love for children and teens in Christian education, he is very excited to be in leadership at Halifax Christian Academy where the vision is “transforming lives through dynamic Christ-centered education and discipleship”.