OSC Staff Bios

REGULAR STAFF

 

ROBERT has been working in Child Care for over 18 years. He started working with children with Autism while studying at Langara College. He is a certified Education Assistant. He recently completed his Early Childhood Education (ECE) and is now a certified ECE Educator. Robert favorite part of working with children ages 3 - 12 years old, is being a silly and fun child himself. Robert loves working in a diverse and ever-changing environment. On his off time, Robert enjoys trying out new exciting foods and travelling to find new adventures, mainly from food.

 

ESTRELLA is a proud mother and a grandmother. She has her ECE from MTI College and has been an auxiliary worker at Britannia Childcare since 2010.  Estrella also works for the Vancouver School Board as a CTA 1. Estrella has supervised and coordinated the Kidsafe program at Grandview Elementary School. She also supervised the KidsFirst Project where she facilitated baking projects for students. She volunteers at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, teaching ESL to new immigrants. Estrella has many years of experience working with children and families; “working with children is my passion”.

 

Masuma is a certified ECE Educator.  She enjoys doing sewing projects with children, besides playing badminton, cooking, baking, playing board games, reading, laughing and listening to children telling their stories. She believe in building safe and caring relationships. She is originally from Bangladesh and a mother of three children.   She believes in listening to the children and following their interests which can best support their natural learning. She also encourages a welcoming and inclusive environment that inspires opportunities for children's freedom to explore and create.

 

AUXILIARY STAFF

 

MERANDA is originally from Thailand; she has been in Canada since 2013. She completed her Early Childhood Education Assistant certification in Canada in 2014. She has over 10 years of child care experience, internationally. Meranda has worked at many child care centres in Vancouver, with both toddlers and school age children. She enjoys working with all ages of children.

 

ZACH started at Britannia in February and is loving it. Zach has worked with children since he was a teenager. He is an avid fan, of theatre, history, and tabletop roleplaying games, and is keen to utilize his passions in his work. Zach briefly attended Britannia as a child, and is thrilled to have returned.

 

 

SENIOR SUPERVISOR (Britannia Preschool and OSC)

LORRAINE completed the Child and Youth Care Counseling (CYCC) program at Douglas College and third year CYCC courses at the University of Victoria. She has completed countless hours of professional development courses in the CYC and ECE field. She is also a certified ECE Educator. In addition to coordinating and planning many events, Lorraine has been at Britannia for many years and is honored to work in such a diverse, exciting and ever changing environment. Lorraine looks forward to getting to know all of your beautiful children.