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At Kalyna Kids, our team of experienced professionals are dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment where your child can learn, grow, and thrive.  All our teachers are certified Early Childhood Educators (ECE) Level 1, 2, or 3 and possess valid First Aid certificates. 

 

In each of our classes, we have a Supervising Teacher and an Assistant Teacher. This is done regardless of the class size, which we strive to keep as small as possible. This allows our teachers to provide more individual support for each child. An additional teacher may be added to support larger classes or classes with more diverse learning needs.


The Supervising Teachers are responsible for coordinating, establishing, and delivering weekly class plans that present similar ideas, themes, or focuses across all our programs.  We strive to maintain as much consistency as possible; but how the teachers present and address the ideas, themes, or focuses depends on each class age group and individual child development. 


Assistant Teachers support the Supervising Teachers in conducting the class. All teachers address individual child support, preparing appropriate materials for activities, engaging children. 


The teachers are supported by our Operations Manager, who looks after everything except direct childcare.  This allows the teacher to focus on what they love best - interacting with your child!

Natalya S. (Pani Natalya)

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher


Education & Certification 

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 3 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice
  • Exploring Early Childhood Curriculum: Play, Possibilities and Participation (Flight)
  • Zaporizhzha Municipal Pedagogical College (Ukraine)
  • Zaporizhzha State University (Ukraine)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2004 


Other child/classroom experience 

  • Teacher of Ukrainian Language and Literature at a school in Ukraine for 5 years
  • Summer camp Scout Leader

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 3 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Exploring Early Childhood Curriculum: Play, Possibilities and Participation (Flight)
  • Diploma with Honours from Sumy State Teachers’ Training Institute (Ukraine)
  • Teacher of English and German Languages  (Ukraine)
  • Secondary School Teacher (Ukraine)
     

Started at Kalyna Kids: 2019
 

Other child/classroom experience   

  • Sumy general educational school of I-III levels (18 years)
  • Osoivka general educational school of I-III levels (2 years)

Oksana S. (Pani Ksenia)

Iryna S. (Pani Iryna / Ira)

Alla S. (Pani Alla)

Supervising Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Exploring Early Childhood Curriculum: Play, Possibilities and Participation (Flight, in progress)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)
  • Teacher in Preschool Institutions with Right to Teach the English language (Ukraine)
  • Junior School Teacher (Ukraine)
  • Teacher of the English Language and Literature, English Teacher (Ukraine)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2016 


Other child/classroom experience

  • English Teacher in Ukraine for 7 years
  • Teacher at Russian Saturday School (11 years)

Alla S. (Pani Alla)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Alla S. (Pani Alla)

Assistant Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)
  • Art College (Belarus)
  • Academy of Publishing (Lviv, Ukraine)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2011 


Other child/classroom experience

  • Ukrainian Drama Club for 5-15-year-old children (14 years)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Assistant Teacher

  

Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)
  • Tavrida National University (Simferopol, Ukraine)
  • Philologist, Teacher of Russian Language and Literature


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2012 


Other child/classroom experience

  • Junior/High School teacher of Russian language and Literature (Ukraine)
  • Sadochok teacher, 3-6years old  (Ukraine)
  • Tutor for University entry-level students (Ukraine)
  • Russian Saturday School director/teacher (11years)
  • Summer Camp director (10 years)


Uliana L. (Pani Uliana)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Natalya B. (Pani Natalka)

Assistant Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)
  • Ivan Franko National University (Ukraine)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2025 


Other child/classroom experience

  • Sadochok teacher (Lviv, Ukraine)
  • Child Development Assistant (Edmonton) 

Luca B. (Pan Luca)

Nataliia D. (Pani D) - on leave

Bonni W. (Pani Bonni)

Assistant Teacher

 (casual)


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Religious Studies and minoring in Education (in progress)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2022 


Other child/classroom experience

  • Plast Ukrainian Youth Association head scout
  • supporting and mentoring children in  Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company

Bonni W. (Pani Bonni)

Nataliia D. (Pani D) - on leave

Bonni W. (Pani Bonni)

Operations Manager


Bonni looks after the daily administrative non-teaching activities such as program operations, registrations, communications, finances, regulatory items, charitable registration, and liaising with St. Martin School and other organizations.


 Started at Kalyna Kids: 

2013 (as a volunteer)

2016 (as Operations Manager)


Education & experience

No formal education in childcare but has been "trained" by our wonderful educators. B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, multi-discipline engineering project manager.  

Nataliia D. (Pani D) - on leave

Nataliia D. (Pani D) - on leave

Svitlana H. (Pani Svitlana) - on leave

Assistant Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)
  • Uman Pavlo Tychyna State Pedagogical University (Ukraine)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2023 


Other child/classroom experience

  • Early Childhood Educator, Kindergarten "Rosynka" (Ukraine)

Svitlana H. (Pani Svitlana) - on leave

Svitlana H. (Pani Svitlana) - on leave

Svitlana H. (Pani Svitlana) - on leave

Assistant Teacher


Education & Certification

  • Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta)
  • Possibilities for Practice (Flight)


Started at Kalyna Kids: 2024 


Other child/classroom experience

  • coming soon...

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