ABOUT US

Imman is a French and English teacher who is currently teaching Gr. 12 English in summer school. Starting September, she will be teaching Gr.9 Core French and Extended French Geography.

She is a lover of languages, a bookworm, and a foodie. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and when time permits, getting lost in a really good book.

Jessica works at a Toronto based not-for profit, that focuses on enhancing public education in Canada by providing experiential learning opportunities to students from K-12. Specifically, she works on a series of programs that bridge the gap between business and education, ensuring students have opportunities to explore real career options, in order to make the school to work transition as smooth as possible.

Jessica received her B.A from Ryerson in Early Childhood Studies and spent several years working at daycares, early years centres, schools and as a private childcare provider. Jessica made the transition into the not-for profit industry in 2013, and spent two years at Free The Children as an Educational Programming Coordinator, supporting educators as they integrated social justice based programs into their existing curriculum. Jessica is currently pursuing a M.Ed in Social Justice Education at OISE, and it set to graduate Fall 2016.

A Drama and English Teacher in the York Region. Has a flare for the dramatic is not afraid to challenge the status quo. Favourite school moment: Being able to perform Hamlet and nobody was bored.

Naguib always strives to instill a love of the arts into all disciplines of learning and models these practices in his work. The constant struggle to making the work in class relate to the world of students and parents/guardians is always a motivating factor for this.

The greatest thing to do is inspire those to each their full potential and find your voice. This is a principle Naguib hopes you can use in your space is as well.

Shari is a Behavior Therapist with a background in teaching. She provides home, school, and community based programming for children with diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Problematic Behaviours, Communication Disorders, and Attention Deficit Disorders.

Shari strives to infuse applied behavioural analysis (ABA) principles as well as principles from other behavioural modalities such as cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) into the educational teachings from the child and adolescent development courses she has taken, special education training and the outdoor education seminars that she participated in, into the classroom or with children in a one-to-one or small group setting. Adding these elements into students’ learning experiences can turn lessons that may have been forgotten into memorable, real-world understandings.Shari is dedicated to helping students reach these real-world understandings by creating a sense of wonder about our constantly changing world.