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Hello...I'm Mr. Bourgeois, or Mr. B, as most students tend to refer to me. I am a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher at Durham School of the Arts, where I have now taught for over a decade. Outside of my teaching responsibilities, I serve as the CTE department chair, School Improvement Team representative and adviser for the tabletop game club.
Prior to working in education, I was employed by a small, nonprofit research organization managing their network, creating custom applications and building databases as well as conducting scientific research. I also served in the U.S. Air Force where I was stationed at Ramstein AB in Germany as an F-16 Avionics Technician. I completed my Bachelor of Arts at Franklin Pierce College (now University) in Rindge, NH where I majored in Psychology and minored in Computer Science.
After coming into teaching through the lateral entry program, I furthered my education by earning a Master of Arts degree in Business Education from East Carolina University. I am always interested in growing as an educator and to that degree, I was a cohort in the Kenan Fellows Program during the 2015-16 school year where I participated in an internship working with nanotechnology at the NC State ASSIST Center.
One of the highlights of my career has been to lead a team of advanced students who undertook a project using virtual reality to model an abandoned prison for a rural NC nonprofit, Growing Change. This team had the opportunity to work with local professionals in the field of VR from Lucid Dream. The project also brought me to the attention of Luminary Labs, who were in charge of running the EdSim Challenge for the U.S. Department of Education. Through them, I was invited to first serve as a reviewer of contest submissions followed by assisting in mentoring the selected finalists.
Over the years, I have taught a wide variety of CTE curriculum at DSA in both business education and the digital art studios. Currently, my focus is the Game Art & Design concentration, which is an area that I have been interested in since childhood. The studios I currently teach include:
I was recently selected by Adobe to act as an ambassador for their software suite by becoming an Adobe Campus Leader. To be recognized by Adobe, I completed several of their online courses through the Adobe Education Exchange. These are amazing, free courses taught by skilled professionals that anyone to take. So, if you are interested in their software, click the link and sign up for a couple! I am currently working towards earning the Adobe Education Trainer credential.
Outside of school, I am married and have two grown children plus a granddaughter. Our daughter graduated from DSA, attended the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham and is employed locally as a graphic designer. Our son attended Randolph Community College and is employed as an assistant photographer in High Point. I guess you can say digital arts runs deep in our family!
If you have any questions about me or my classes that are not answered on this site, feel free to contact me using the links below. While you can always call my classroom at 560-3926 ext. 23489, please understand that I respond to email quicker and it is the preferred method of contact.
Prior to working in education, I was employed by a small, nonprofit research organization managing their network, creating custom applications and building databases as well as conducting scientific research. I also served in the U.S. Air Force where I was stationed at Ramstein AB in Germany as an F-16 Avionics Technician. I completed my Bachelor of Arts at Franklin Pierce College (now University) in Rindge, NH where I majored in Psychology and minored in Computer Science.
After coming into teaching through the lateral entry program, I furthered my education by earning a Master of Arts degree in Business Education from East Carolina University. I am always interested in growing as an educator and to that degree, I was a cohort in the Kenan Fellows Program during the 2015-16 school year where I participated in an internship working with nanotechnology at the NC State ASSIST Center.
One of the highlights of my career has been to lead a team of advanced students who undertook a project using virtual reality to model an abandoned prison for a rural NC nonprofit, Growing Change. This team had the opportunity to work with local professionals in the field of VR from Lucid Dream. The project also brought me to the attention of Luminary Labs, who were in charge of running the EdSim Challenge for the U.S. Department of Education. Through them, I was invited to first serve as a reviewer of contest submissions followed by assisting in mentoring the selected finalists.
Over the years, I have taught a wide variety of CTE curriculum at DSA in both business education and the digital art studios. Currently, my focus is the Game Art & Design concentration, which is an area that I have been interested in since childhood. The studios I currently teach include:
- 8th Grade Digital Arts Studios (Creativity & Design and Innovation & Invention)
- Digital Design & Animation
- Digital Design & Animation II
- Game Art & Design
- Advanced Game Design
I was recently selected by Adobe to act as an ambassador for their software suite by becoming an Adobe Campus Leader. To be recognized by Adobe, I completed several of their online courses through the Adobe Education Exchange. These are amazing, free courses taught by skilled professionals that anyone to take. So, if you are interested in their software, click the link and sign up for a couple! I am currently working towards earning the Adobe Education Trainer credential.
Outside of school, I am married and have two grown children plus a granddaughter. Our daughter graduated from DSA, attended the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham and is employed locally as a graphic designer. Our son attended Randolph Community College and is employed as an assistant photographer in High Point. I guess you can say digital arts runs deep in our family!
If you have any questions about me or my classes that are not answered on this site, feel free to contact me using the links below. While you can always call my classroom at 560-3926 ext. 23489, please understand that I respond to email quicker and it is the preferred method of contact.
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