Our Staff
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Education & Certification: Zaporizhzha Municipal Pedagogical College, Zaporizhzha State University (Ukraine); Early Childhood Educator Level 3 Certification (Government of Alberta).
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.
Favourite things about working at Kalyna Kids: “I love to work with children at this age because they are open, curious, inquisitive – it is a lot of fun to work with them and they also give me something to learn from them.”
Iryna Shevtsova, Supervising Teacher
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Education & Certification: Diploma with Honours from Sumy State Teachers’ Training Institute; qualification of Teacher of the English and German Languages and title of Secondary School Teacher; Early Childhood Educator Level 3 Certification (Government of Alberta).
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 (Ksenia) Shoykhet, Supervising Teacher
Natalya Shyyan, Program Supervisor, Supervising Teacher
Oksana (Ksenia) Shoykhet, Supervising Teacher
Education & Certification: Teacher in Preschool Institutions with Right to Teach the English language, Junior School Teacher, Teacher of the English Language and Literature, English Teacher (Ukraine); Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification.
Started at Kalyna Kids: 2016
Other child/classroom experience: English Teacher in Ukraine for 7 years; Teacher at Russian Saturday School (11 years).
Alla Semenko, Assistant Teacher
Alla Semenko, Assistant Teacher
Oksana (Ksenia) Shoykhet, Supervising Teacher
Education & Certification: Art College (Belarus), Academy of Publishing (Lviv, Ukraine); Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta).
Started at Kalyna Kids: 2011
Other child/classroom experience: Ukrainian Drama Club for 5-15-year-old children (11 years).
Favourite things about working at Kalyna Kids: "It is so fun to work with the children; they love to learn and it gives me so much pleasure to teach them. I enjoy using my art background to help the children with new arts and crafts."
Natalka Bogdan, Assistant Teacher
Alla Semenko, Assistant Teacher
Bonni Wengreniuk, Operations Manager
Education & Certification: Tavrida National University (Simferopol, Ukraine),
Philologist, Teacher of Russian Language and Literature; Early Childhood Educator Level 1 Certification (Government of Alberta).
Started at Kalyna Kids: 2012
Other child/classroom experience: In Ukraine: Junior/High School teacher of Russian language and Literature; Sadochok teacher (3-6years old); Tutor for University entry-level students.
Edmonton: Russian Saturday School director/teacher( 11years) and Summer Camp director (10 years).
Hobby: Teaching Group Fitness
Bonni Wengreniuk, Operations Manager
Alla Semenko, Assistant Teacher
Bonni Wengreniuk, Operations Manager
Bonni looks after the daily administrative non-teaching activities such as Registrations, Program Handbook, parent communications, finances, regulatory items, charitable registration, and liaising with St. Martin School.
Started at Kalyna Kids:
2013 (as a volunteer)
2019 (as Operations Manager)