MELODY H.

Melody is an Ontario Certified Teacher at the Junior/ Intermediate/ Senior level. She graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Science, before starting her journey towards her Bachelor of Education. Melody is qualified to teach all science and mathematics subjects at the intermediate and senior levels. In addition, Melody enjoys teaching English to students in grades 7 through 11. She currently works with the Toronto Board of Education, and is experienced working with grade levels 5 – 12. Melody has qualifications in both ESL and Special Education. In addition to teaching, she remains active in the community by volunteering with various organizations. Melody speaks 5 languages, and loves to cook!

TANESHA F.

Tanesha is a certified elementary teacher, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Education. She has over ten years of classroom experience and feels privileged to have worked with students from kindergarten to grades 6.
Tanesha’s greatest strengths include inspiring and motivating students. She strongly believes that all student can learn, if their environment is conducive, and when learning experiences align with their interest, individual strengths and learning styles.

SARAH R.

Sarah completed her Master of Teaching at OISE, UFT for the Primary, Junior and Intermediate grades, with an emphasis on Social and Eco Justice. Sarah has extensive teaching experience with the junior grades as she has held numerous teaching positions with the Peel board. Sarah enjoys to cook, read, and travel in her spare time.

Sarah’s teacher pedagogy is one that allows the students to take charge of their learning. The role of the teacher is to ensure the students’ education goals and expectation, as well as their present and future needs are met. The goal is to prepare students to confidently participate and contribute to society.

Irene T.

Irene is an Ontario Certified Teacher at the Intermediate/Senior level and has taught in the Toronto District School Board for over ten years. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Science and went on to complete her Bachelor of Education at the University of Ottawa. Irene is qualified to teach grade 9/10 Science, grade 11/12 Chemistry and grade 11 Biology. She also has experience teaching grades 1-10 Mathematics as well. Outside of teaching, Irene enjoys more active and creative ventures including: Zumba, table tennis, piano, scrapbooking, baking/cake decorating and is currently learning how to salsa and crochet!

HARRIS L.

Harris is an OCT certified teacher working towards a career in data science. Born and raised in Honduras, Harris has a Masters degree in Physics and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics. Harris has two years experience teaching high school in Toronto and a total of 12 years of combined tutoring experience dating back to his Undergraduate years. During Graduate school, Harris taught physics labs to pre-med students and gave lectures in physics to first year physics classes. His experience spans from tutoring math (grades 9-12 and first year university) and physics (grades 11-12, IB and first year university), tutoring grade 10 science, grade 11 computer science, grade 12 data management, and grade 12 calculus from the TDSB curriculum. Given his data science pursuit, he can also be of assistance with beginner’s Python programming language as well. Most computer science courses in high school are moving towards teaching object-oriented programming. Harris is a huge fan of comedy and sports so he uses both of those aspects to connect with students.

Deanna H.

Deanna is an Ontario College of Teachers certified biology and history teacher at the intermediate and senior levels. In the near future, she hopes to gain additional qualifications in math and social science instruction, as well. In addition to holding a Master of Teaching (MT) degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Deanna has also obtained an MSc in biology and an Honours BA in humanities from York University. For her academic achievements in these areas, she has earned several scholarships and awards, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, which she was the recipient of for two successive years.

Though she is an accomplished academic, teaching is Deanna’s true calling. Altogether, she has over 6 years of experience working and volunteering in education-related contexts with students of all ages and academic levels. In particular, she has obtained extensive volunteer experience with the national charitable organization, Let’s Talk Science, as well as York University’s Bethune College Junior Fellow Program, and U of T’s Global Ideas Institute. In addition to working as a teaching assistant for several undergraduate science courses at York University, Deanna has also acted as a course instructor for a variety of educational summer programs, including York University’s Helix Summer Science Institute and the University of Toronto Schools’ Bright Lights in the Lab summer camp. Deanna has obtained important experience teaching science, biology, and history in a number of Toronto Schools, as well, including North Toronto, Harbord, Riverdale, and W eston Collegiate Institutes.

When she is not busy teaching, Deanna enjoys playing video games, discussing politics, gardening, and hanging out with her cat, Thomas.