Daniel

Daniel earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and has been teaching with the Halton District School Board since 2016. He graduated with an Honours Specialist in French and a minor in Economics. He enjoys the great Canadian outdoors by going camping and skiing every year. He is very knowledgeable in history and geopolitics. He has served on multiple deployments overseas with the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Gurnish S.

Gurnish is a Biomedical Engineering Graduate student at University of Toronto. She completed her Undergraduate Degree in Medical Physics at Western University in London, ON. During her time at Western, Gurnish worked with Frontier College as a tutor for elementary, and secondary school students helping them with math and sciences. Gurnish has also worked as a Physics Learning Coach where she integrated the course curriculum with valuable learning skills. As a tutor and mentor, Gurnish strongly believes in the power of appreciate advising, where we work together to optimize the student’s educational experience and goals. In her spare time, Gurnish enjoys reading, playing trombone and martial arts.

Stephanie I.

Stephanie is an Ontario Certified Teacher qualified to teach Junior and Intermediate grades. Stephanie has a Kinesiology degree from Western University and a Physical Education Specialist Bachelor of Education degree from The University of Maine. She has worked in the TDSB for 25 years, with a focus on middle school learners, and as a school-based math coach. Stephanie has successfully taught all subjects in grades 6,7, and 8. She has held roles as STEM instructor, EQAO math marker, and held various positions of responsibility (grade team leader) within her school. Stephanie is currently the head of Physical Education in a TDSB middle school.
Stephanie lives in the GTA area with her husband and teenage daughter. Outside of teaching, Stephanie enjoys coaching and playing various sports, dancing, and socializing with friends.

David C.

David is an Ontario Certified Teacher with over 8 years tutoring and teaching experience in both private and public schools. He has been a fulltime elementary teacher in both Canada and England, having started his career as a teaching assistant specialising in nurturing students with additional support needs. During his career, he has been responsible for delivering all curriculum subjects to children from kindergarten to grade 6. His students consistently record upward trends in their internal testing averages, and he has helped children to secure places at some of the leading high schools across London, England. David loves working with students who struggle with learning and those who want to extend themselves beyond their current grade level. His teaching utilizes a wide variety of technology, with regular integration of hands-on activities, fun manipulatives and learning projects to inspire and motivate the students. In his spare time, David enjoys swimming and writing children’s literature – his first picture book is due to be published next year.

Jigyasa S.

Jigyasa is an enthusiastic and a diligent teacher with natural ability to appreciate and inspire children.
Having acquired a bachelor degree in Information Technology, Bachelors in Education and Masters in Psychology, she possesses thorough understanding of implementing its use in lesson preparation while understanding the mindset and requirement of students. She possesses in depth understanding and experience of teaching in an IB school along with thorough comprehension of Ontario curriculum.
With a rare combination of Numeracy and Language, and more than 8 years of tutoring experience in Maths and French, Jigyasa has documented and quantified success in providing activities and materials that engage and challenge the students intellectually.

Kelly B.

Kelly is an Ontario Certified Teacher. After graduating from Don Mills CI, she attended York University, where she completed an Honor Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Communication Studies and Sociology. She then attended and graduated from York University’s Faculty of Education in 2010. Shortly after graduating from teacher’s college, she was hired by the York Region District School Board, where she is currently a primary teacher.
Kelly is most passionate about teaching our earliest learners. This passion is evident as she has, and continues, to take a number of courses and attend workshops around the development and learning of children in the early years. In 2018 she began to work towards her Kindergarten Specialist, which she completed in May 2019. Her area of particular interest is supporting our youngest learners in the development of literacy behaviors and skills (oral, reading, and writing). Through her in-class experience, she has had the pleasure of working with many students whose needs and abilities range, this includes supporting and working with learners with language barriers and exceptionalities, such as Autism and Learning Disabilities. Kelly genuinely believes that with care, encouragement, patience, and one-to-one support, all students are capable of being both happy and successful when learning. In addition, she finds great joy in communicating and working with families as a partnership to support a child’s learning.

When taking a break from teaching, Kelly spends her free time with family and friends. She enjoys spending lots of time outdoors in the summer, traveling, dancing, and working out.

Darlene B.

I went to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia to obtain my Bachelor of Arts Degree after I graduated from a small high school in Manitoba. From there I decided to return to my home province and become a teacher with a Bachelor of Education degree from Brandon University, Brandon Manitoba. After teaching for two years, I knew I wanted to specialize in Inclusive Education and Educational Psychology. The remaining courses and degrees were undertaken on a part-time basis while working as an educator, culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan.

I have worked as a classroom teacher, resource teacher, curriculum and program developer, administrator of special education, educational psychologist, consultant for ESL and English Enrichment for First Nations’ Peoples and as a university professor.

One of my highlights as a professor was the mentoring of a bright, graduate student who had severe learning difficulties, winning the Governor General’s award for her thesis for her Master of Education degree. She and I had spent many hours labouring over the task of conceptualizing, researching and writing the winning thesis. It was an honour to work with her to help showcase what remarkable skills people possess and their ability to succeed if given the appropriate supports.

I retired from university life at the outset of Covid but I have continued to work online as a mentor with post-secondary students from across the globe. It is rewarding to meet people from all walks of life and to be part of the exciting opportunities presented through online education experiences.

During the pandemic I also volunteered in my community with the food kitchen and donated face coverings to organizations such as the hospice and local schools where parents were not readily able to pay for the cost of masks for their children. I sewed and donated more than 2500 cloth masks. I strongly believe in the spirit of community and social responsibility.

Ruby S.

Ruby realized her passion for sharing knowledge with others at a very young age. Throughout elementary school Ruby would often volunteer to help children younger than her improve their reading and writing skills. Ruby then went on to obtain her Bachelors in Psychology from Brock University. There Ruby would occasionally work with underclassmen and peers and tutor them in certain psychology concepts. Ruby has always been interested in and extremely passionate about psychology.

Due to this. Ruby went on to work with the Canadian Mental Health Association as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Coach. In this role Ruby would work with adolescents, adults and seniors, she would teach them how to use it to boost their mood, face their fears, and overcome things that cause them anxiety. Ruby’s objective has always been to ensure those she works with are confident enough to be able to carry on what Ruby taught them in the form of long-term healthy habits, regardless of if Ruby is there guiding them.

In order to broaden her knowledge of psychology and work with people at a deeper level, Ruby is currently pursuing a Masters in Clinical Psychology at Adler Graduate Professional School. Ruby is currently working as a student psychotherapist and as a student psychometrist in two different private practices. Ruby hopes to graduate later this year and continue working with a wide variety of populations to support them mentally, but to also teach them habits and coping mechanisms that contribute to their wellbeing. In her free time, Ruby enjoys catching up on the latest Netflix Original, reading, cooking and sharing laughs with her family and friends.

Rupak H.

Rupak Haque is an Ontario Certified Teacher. He grew up in USA, moving to Windsor to complete a Degree in Education from the University of Windsor. Prior to which, he completed a BSc in Applied Physics from Pennsylvania and an MBA from Alabama . Rupak developed a deep love of travel and took the opportunity to explore the world following the completion of his degree having visited most of the countries in Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North America. It was during his stay in South Asia that Rupak discovered his passion for teaching and working with children. Having decided to pursue teaching as a career Rupak moved to Canada. It is through teaching that Rupak has been able to foster his love of Physics and Math. In his spare time Rupak works one-on-one tutoring with high school students of Math and Physics. Rupak understands the importance of friendship and mentorship with his students in order to help them grow in their learning. Having grown in his career over the years, Rupak has amassed a whole plethora of techniques and strategies in teaching Math and Physics that his students find invaluable.