Meet our Staff

You are the artist of your life. Don’t give the paintbrush to anyone else. – Chriag Arora

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” - Unknown

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” - Albus Dumbledore

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. –Paulo Coelho

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. - Edith Wharton

You can only become accomplished at something you love. - Maya Angelou

Do. Or do not. There is no try. – Yoda

Anything worth learning is usually hard, and therefore worth giving it your all.

"Hustle beats talent when talent doesn't hustle"

There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. - L. Frank Baum

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory. - Dr. Seuss

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. - Oprah Winfrey

Never, never, never give up. – Winston Churchill

Failure is my enemy. – Pundit Hari Prashad

“Education is not just about putting information in. We have forgotten that it, in fact, begins in the child’s heart.” Vince Gowmon

"I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our a***s kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.” - Brene Brown

I really enjoy reading, drawing, and hiking with my dog! I love taking pictures while I’m out in nature, especially during the summer and fall. My favourite way to relax is by re-watching beloved sitcoms or seeing a scary movie.

"Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger” - Barbara Kingsolver

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story” – Stanley Fish

The journey of a thousand miles begin with one step. – Lao Tzu

Hobbies: During my free time, I like to follow the world news, travel and share my skills with others in different domains.

"The school should always aim to give its students a harmonious personality" - Albert Einstein.

"Children don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." John C Maxwell

“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” ― Alan Turing

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - A.A. Mine

"Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I am passionate about languages, travel, wellness, the environment, and is focused on helping students develop a love of learning. In my free time I love running, pilates, yoga, horseback riding, scuba diving, and swimming.

"Today is a perfect day to feel proud of yourself"

“A different language is a different vision of life” - Frederico Fellini

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. - Malala Yousafzai

“All students can learn and succeed, but not in the same way and not in the same day.” - William G. Spady

“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.” Abraham Maslow

Hobbies: I have enjoyed teaching for 30 years. In my spare time, I enjoy working on renovation projects.

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” Mark Van Doren

If you don’t sacrifice for what you want. What you want becomes the sacrifice – Jay Shetty

Hobbies: Listening to music, spending time with family, travelling and reading inspiring books

Hobbies: I enjoy being active, camping and the outdoors. I play hockey, volleyball, golf and tennis. I love adventures and being a teacher.

“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.” Pablo Picasso 

“All of man’s problems stem from his inability to sit quietly in a room by himself.” - Blaise Pascal

“Mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” – Albert Einstein

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. – Albert Einstein

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. – John Wooden

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C.S. Lewis

"Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right - Henry Ford"

Change your thoughts and you change your world.- Norman Vincent

Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care – John C Maxwell

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations. - Yuval Noah Harari

Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better - Walt Disney

‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn’ - Benjamin Franklin

‘Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little bit better than the day before. It all adds up.’ - Dwayne Johnson

‘Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.’ - Thomas A.Edison

‘There's always magic in the air. ’ - Peter Gabriel

‘I want to leave the world as a better place than I found it’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hobbies: While not teaching and taking a break from technology, I like playing scrabble and tennis.

“Obvious’ is the most dangerous word in mathematics.” - Eric Temple Bell.

My favourite quote is Theodore Roosevelt’s 'Man in the Arena' Speech

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” - Francis de Sales

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." - Joshua J. Marine

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" - Malcolm X

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions she can ask her pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions she inspires them to ask which she finds it hard to answer. ― Alice Wellington Rollins

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
Malcolm X.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. - Albert Einstein

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world"

It matters not what someone is born, but what they will grow to be. – Albus Dumbledore

"We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out - and we have only just begun"

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." Winnie the Pooh

Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will. - Suzy Kassem

"Inclusion is not simply about physical proximity. It is about intentionally planning for the success of all students." - Anonymous

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - Michael Jordan

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Seuss

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” - Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The more that you read, the more things you will know; the more that you learn, the more places you'll go" - Dr. Seuss

Do the thing that is hard to do, and the power will come!

“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered” – Michelle Obama

The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing – Albert Einstein

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison

When first things are put first, second things don't diminish, they increase. – C.S. Lewis

"The important thing is to never stop questioning." - Albert Einstein

Success belongs to those who dare to achieve it.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. - Zig Ziglar

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. -B.B. King

The expert in anything was once a beginner. – Helen Hayes

Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile. - Anonymous

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. – Winston Churchill

“Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.” - Anne with an E

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart

You are always free to make decisions, but you are never free of the decisions you make – a variation of a quote by Ezra Taft Benson

Keep your face always toward the sunshine- and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” - Wayne Gretzky

“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page. Jodi Picoult ”

Don’t dream it, be it!

Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back. - George Skolsky

Life is the hardest teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.

Haste makes waste

“Don’t be an electron, always stay positive”

“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.”— George Evans