Chris L.

Growing up in Cardiff, Wales, Chris was drawn to the outdoors despite the city’s amenities. As a child, he joined outdoor clubs, cubs, scouts, and played various sports; fostering a love for new activities, challenges, and meeting people. This passion led him to the Sea to Sky region, where a temporary visa turned into a lifelong adventure. For Chris, the satisfaction of overcoming a challenging target, problem, skill, or puzzle has always been worth the effort, work, and occasional pain and frustration

While in university, Chris worked at a summer camp in North Carolina, where he helped campers grow physically, socially, and emotionally, sparking his interest in academic teaching. In 2013, he earned a BA in education from the University of the West of England, Bristol. Through this course, he was incredibly fortunate to have extensive placements in a range of settings, with a range of grades. Chris has worked in both traditional and non-traditional settings; in schools with everything imaginable and schools with almost nothing; and taught from the very youngest learners up to adults in their golden years.

Chris blends educational theory with his active outdoor background to create engaging, multidisciplinary learning experiences, emphasizing hands-on learning and understanding rather than doing. He strives to find creative ways to show that learning is real rather than a lesson in a room. Chris loves finding opportunities to get outside and do something, rather than learn about something. He encourages movement, noise and active participation. Critically and fundamentally, Chris believes in teaching a person at their own individual level and to their own individual needs, encouraging everyone to take ownership of their learning and to support them in overcoming challenges to aid understanding and ability.

Making mistakes and finding things hard is the first step to learning something. If it was easy, were we learning, or just completing tasks?

Sarah B.

Sarah is an educator with 6 years of teaching experience and has a Bachelor of Primary Education. She was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and has a love for all things outdoor. Sarah has recently relocated to Squamish to further pursue her dream of living an active lifestyle in the mountains. She enjoys snowboarding in the winter and hiking in the summer.

Sarah began her tutoring journey while studying at University and has continued tutoring alongside being a classroom teacher for the last 6 years. Sarah loves to see the joy it brings children when they learn and achieve new things. Sarah is a well rounded educator with extensive experience in tutoring mathematics, reading and writing skills. Sarah has a strong passion for helping all children excel academically and enabling them to acquire valuable skills for their futures.

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Karen D.

With a Masters in Education degree from Niagara University and an Honours Music Undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, Karen has worked as a special education and elementary classroom teacher for over 20 years, specializing in primary/junior education, early literacy intervention, social-emotional learning and individualized education planning and implementation.

While in the role of Mental Health and Well-being consultant at the Waterloo District School Board in Ontario, over 12,000 students accessed a Social-Emotional Program she created for children and youth in grades one through eight. This past year, Karen was a part-time lecturer with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Education, teaching “Mental Health in the Classroom” to teacher candidates.

Karen believes all children can learn and thrive, and it’s the teacher’s role to create a space that is safe, kind and inspiring. Having recently relocated to the area, Karen is thrilled to be joining the team at Prep Academy to work with students here in Whistler!

Silian S.

Silian is a seasoned educator with five years of experience in leadership development, including roles as a university lecturer, researcher, and coach. Originally from Europe, he has recently relocated to Canada and has also lived in the US, Germany, and the Netherlands, bringing a rich international perspective to his teaching. Silian holds a BSc in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and an MSc in Human Resource Management, specializing in leadership development.

His deep interest in personal growth drives his dedication to tutoring, where he empowers students to take charge of their learning process through thoughtful, collaborative support. As someone who has experienced ADHD symptoms throughout school and continues to navigate them as an adult, Silian deeply values the power of tailored, empathetic support. He draws from his own positive experiences with tutoring to create a space where students feel truly seen, understood, and encouraged to thrive.

Outside the classroom, Silian loves to move and to be outside, filling his time with backpacking, biking, running, and embracing any chance to explore nature.

Geneviève N-R.

Geneviève is a recent graduate in Biochemical Engineering from Queen’s University. Throughout her undergrad, she was a chemistry tutor teaching students one-on-one, in small groups, and in lecture halls of over 150 students for pre-exam workshops. She also worked as a Chemistry TA, teaching in-person and online tutorial sessions to classrooms of students to review the professor’s weekly lecture material with lessons, assignments, and quizzes she prepared. As an instructor for the University of Toronto’s Jr DEEP Program, she gained experience teaching elementary and middle school-aged students, having developed and taught a weeklong curriculum of biomedical engineering-related lessons to groups throughout the summer. Finally, she has ski instructed students aged 6 to 21 for the past eight winters with Snowhawks Ski & Snowboard School in Ontario. In her spare time, Geneviève is a rock climber, backcountry skier, dabbles in alpinism, and volunteers at the Squamish Foodbank.

Geneviève has always enjoyed the teaching process of breaking down tricky concepts in fun, easy to remember ways, and strives for that “aha” moment in a student’s eyes when you can tell they’ve developed an understanding for a new concept. Also, she is informed in teaching students with different learning styles and/or neurodivergence. So, whether it be in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Math, English, or French, Geneviève looks forward to working with your family to offer extra support or enrichment in your student’s learning!

Julianna M.

Julianna is a primary school teacher from Ireland. She graduated from Dublin City University with a Masters Degree in Education in 2020. Currently she holds the position of Assistant Principal in her school. Over the past four years Julianna has been in charge of and taught different age groups from 1st class (six/seven year olds) to 6th class (twelve/thirteen year olds). Julianna has a broad experience of teaching. Since she completed her grades in Speech and Drama she has regularly helped out in a Speech and Drama school. She also taught Irish in an Irish summer school. Julianna is currently working with children with dyslexia – focusing on writing and spelling skills. Julianna is an enthusiastic educator who regularly incorporates workshops and outings into her classes. Julianna has a reputation for being eager and energetic and brings these attributes with her to whatever she does!

Thomas H.

Thomas is an enthusiastic tutor, who moved to the Sea to Sky area after graduating from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Statistics with Honours. He takes a particular interest in how his studies can be applied to real world scenarios in various industries, particularly data analysis in sports.

Believing that personal connections are essential for effective tutoring, Thomas focuses on understanding each student’s unique needs. He developed strong interpersonal skills through various experiences, which he now uses to create a supportive and comfortable learning environment for his students. His goal is to help each student feel confident in their studies and to make learning an enjoyable experience!

Kerrin C.

Kerrin has been an experienced teacher in Asia for 12 years, teaching senior chemistry, senior biology, mathematics 10, science 10, and physics 11. Kerrin is very passionate about science education and has numerous experiences assisting students to achieve their academic goals.
Kerrin has recently returned from Asia teaching first at Nisga’a Elementary Secondary School and currently teaching at Whistler Secondary School. Outside of work he often engages in numerous sporting activities.

Chad D.

Chad has a passion for helping people grow and see their full potential through formal education or personal and professional development. He has applied this passion over the past decade as a tutor, high school and college mathematics professor, and executive leadership and career coach.

Chad combines his Mathematics and Education degrees and his diverse experience to support his tutoring students with all aspects of their development – beyond the curriculum.

Outside of work, you will find Chad playing sports and going on adventures in the outdoors.

Sam R.

Sam is a tutor with subject area expertises in maths and chemistry. He is a honours mathematics graduate from Newcastle University in the UK and has moved out to Canada to enjoy the outdoor activities that Whistler has to offer. During his university years Sam volunteered as a peer mentor for new joining students, a role which he found extremely rewarding as he became not only a mathematics tutor but also a friendly point of contact for new students. He has a fascination for the intricacies of mathematics and always values the opportunity to pass along his knowledge to others.