LIRA M.

Lira believes in creating an inclusive learning environment for students. Lira has completed her Bachelors of Science in Biology and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Education. Lira can tutor students from grade 4-10 in math, literacy and science.

HANNAH G.

Hannah is currently finishing the last year of her Bachelor of Education at Queen’s University, and is expected to obtain OCT certification in July of 2024. Hannah has over 5 years experience teaching both primary/junior and intermediate/senior students. Hannah has taught Math, English, Science, and Social studies to students of all ages and grades. Hannah is passionate about helping all her students succeed and believes every student has the ability to succeed.

Christian H.

Hello! My name is Christian. I am a Science and Mathematics teacher at Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School here in Kelowna BC.  I moved to Kelowna in 2009 to attend UBC-Okanagan where I completed my BSc in Microbiology and BEd in Secondary Math and Science Education. Through my time at UBC-Okanagan I was also fortunate to work for Interior Health doing research in the Microbiology department eventually leading to me presenting at international microbiology conferences in Germany, USA and Canada and even having a paper published.  When I am not in the classroom, I love to be outdoors or involved in anything sport related! I look forward to helping you achieve your academic goals!

Amrit T.

Amrit is a behavior therapist and tutor who graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Arts, major in Criminology and minor in Counselling. She grew up in Surrey British Columbia and is fluent in 3 languages. Back in BC, Amrit had been tutoring kids for over 12 years in all subjects for grades K-12. Over the past two and a half years, she has also acquired experience working with kids ages 2-10 with ASD as well as ADHD. It was through her work as a behavior therapist in both centers and homes that Amrit discovered her passion for teaching and working with children. As the lead behavior therapist on all her teams, she got the opportunity to not only implement behavior plans but because she often worked the most one-on-one with the child, she was also often given the opportunity to come up with her own programs to implement to help the child to farther succeed as well as work alongside a BCBA to come up with entirely new plans. Upon graduation, Amrit moved to Toronto to be with her family and further pursue her passion for working with young children and guiding them to reach their full potential. Amrit truly believes that the best way to engage a child is to use the child’s curiosity and interests to help them succeed. Her ability to form strong relationships with her students is what has helped her identify and meet her their needs and develop their learning and success. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking, going to the gym, and spending time with her loved ones.

JENILEE H.

Jenilee had a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology, as well as a Bachelor’ of Education. She is a certified teacher in Alberta and has taught science, math, and sports medicine at the high school level as well as grades 5 and 6. She has subbed all ages from K-12.

FARAH M.

Farah is a passionate teacher with more than 15 years of experience in teaching at schools and tutoring. She has a Master’s degree in Education and linguistics, and speaks more than 3 languages fluently. She has studied and taught art as well in all its mediums. She also studied singing, playing the acoustic guitar, and music reading at the conservatory. She has worked with kids from preschool to grade 12, as well as with adults. Her classes combine the academics and the fun activities, and she likes to incorporate visual arts to make her lessons more interesting and easier to comprehend. She strongly believes that being a teacher is the most rewarding job because, not only she helps shaping the students’ future, but she also learns a lot from them.

Serena L.

Serena is a friendly and enthusiastic tutor with a broad range of experience working with kids, teenagers and adults. Her specialty in the Sciences but is passionate about all areas of education. Serena has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Ottawa in Biology as well as a Master’s of Science degree from the University of Guelph.

In her free time, Serena is active in the community and plays or coaches in softball, dodgeball and martial arts. As a student who once needed extra help before thriving academically in her later years, Serena understands that students all have the potential to succeed and is excited to help students find their own excellence.

Joshua L.

Josh is a Certified Teacher, having completed his Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Having an Undergraduate Degree in Biology and a Minor in English Literature gives him backgrounds in Science, Math, and Language Arts to draw from as a tutor. He believes in having a strong relationship with students as a means to build their confidence, using their interests to inspire their curiosity, and developing good study habits. Alongside learning all sorts of weird and wonderful trivia, Josh also enjoys playing guitar, creating and performing songs, playing video games, badminton, and being awestruck by the vastness of space.

ORLIN V.

Dr. Vakarelov was professor in Philosophy and Information Studies at Duke University, where he taught classes in philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. He also taught for the UBC Master of Data Science program, as well as for the University of Arizona, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toronto, and Humber College. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Cognitive Science from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in Logic and Computation from Carnegie Mellon University, and an M.A and B.Sc.+– in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Toronto. After home-schooling his son during high school in Vancouver, and after sending him off to join the class of 2027 at Cornell University this coming fall, Dr. Vakarelov will be able to help other students improve their school experience and support them in their preparation for and transition to university. When not teaching, Dr. Vakarelov runs a technology company that develops web software applications.

Jan M.

Jan possesses master’s degree in science. He is in his second year of completing his master’s degree in teaching (in the junior and intermediate level) at the University of Toronto (U of T). Jan is currently employed by U of T Scarborough within the Department of Environmental Science as a lecturer. He teaches a masters level course titled Aquatic Ecology and Biomonitoring. For the last 20 years he has worked with students ranging from grades 4 to grade 12 and at the University level. He also works as a coach and as a mentor preparing high school and university students for interviews, helping them with resumes and cover letters, as well as task and time management strategies so that they can be more successful within their chosen career paths. He enjoys fishing, camping, playing soccer and kick boxing