Kurt received the Teaching Excellence Award for 2025-2026 from the Government of Manitoba's Excellence in Education Awards!

Kurt Hangle joined the Exchange Met School as a teacher advisor over four years ago, bringing nearly two decades of experience teaching industrial arts.

In his current role, he teaches the same group of students through all four years of high school. This allows him to build strong relationships while supporting their interests, strengths, and goals. Through project-based learning and internships, he helps students meet curriculum outcomes while encouraging them to develop their unique gifts.

Hangle also builds important community connections, including a partnership with North Forge, where students can design and build using professional tools and technology. His guidance has supported major school projects like creating a warming hut for The Forks River Trail and six access ramps, in partnership with the City of Winnipeg. His love for the outdoors and land-based learning shines through during the multi-day canoe trips he leads on the Stewart Lake Loop and with his involvement with the cultural credit program. There, students learn practical skills such as fishing, dressing a deer, working with leather, and cooking outdoors.

In the Student Leadership Group, Hangle brings contagious enthusiasm and steady support to student-led activities, including fundraisers, spirit weeks, and school-wide events. As a teacher, role model, and mentor, Hangle helps students grow into resilient and thoughtful young people prepared to face the future with confidence and purpose.