Instructional Team
All course teachers in VFIS’s programs are BC or Ontario-certified teachers with 8+ years of experience in 8-12 teaching and course development. Our class facilitators have between 2-10 years of experience working with ELL students; most of them also have graduate degrees and/or teaching certification in Canada. Meet some members of our instructional team below!
MR. THOMAS HYNES
Education_
BSc in Math & Science, University College Dublin
Teaching Specialization_
Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
MS. KATY CHURCHER
Education_
BFA, Simon Fraser University
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English
MR. KEVIN CHA
Education_
BEd in Business Education,
University of British Columbia
Teaching Specialization_
Economics, English, ELL
MS. RINA CHUA
Education_
PhD Candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English, Social Studies
MR. MAHMOUD SHARKAWI
Education_
PhD Candidate in Applied Mathematics, Western University
Teaching Specialization_
Math, Physics
MS. SARA STANTON
Education_
BA in Mass Communication,
U.A.E. University
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English
MS. SAMANTHA PAASCHE
Education_
MA in TESOL, Trinity Western University
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English, Economics, Social Studies
MS. KAMLAH MILAD
Education_
MEd, Northeastern State University
Teaching Specialization_
English
MS. RUBA SHARKAS
Education_
BA in Mass Communication,
U.A.E. University
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English
MR. AHMED ABDELRAHIM
Education_
BEd in STEM, Western University
Teaching Specialization_
Math, Physics, Chemistry
MS. MAGALI SANTANA
Education_
MMSt, University of Toronto
Teaching Specialization_
Physics, Math
MS. LAURA CHAN
Education_
BEd in English,
University of British Columbia
Teaching Specialization_
ELL, English, History