Our Teaching Team

Tara Robertson, B.Ed – Assistant Director, Lead Educator

We feel so fortunate to have Tara on our teaching team.  Tara earned her Bachelor of Education Degree (Elementary Specialist) with honours at the University of Victoria in 2007. Prior to joining ArtsCalibre, she taught Kindergarten to Grade 5 with the Saanich School District, and filled her summers as an independent tutor, program assistant, and youth and camp leader.  She is also specially certified to teach environmental awareness in the BC curriculum.  Tara has literally lived the Arts her entire life, with remarkable talents in Visual Arts, dance, poetry and writing.  Combined with her extraordinary teaching skills and warm, nurturing personality, she has created truly excellent and welcoming Kindergarten and Elementary environments at ArtsCalibre.  Since the arrival of her daughter in 2009, Tara says that “motherhood has enriched my teaching abilities to lengths I’d never imagined”.  We believe her.

Read Miss Tara’s lovely and inspiring commencement address at ArtsCalibre Academy’s 2011/2012 Kindergarten/Grade 1 Graduation ceremony — which we believe speaks volumes about the environment that we have created at the school.

Pre-Kindergarten Program

Bonnie O'Neill, ECE - Early Childhood Educator

Anna Liu, ECE - Early Childhood Educator

Sydney McDonald, ECE Assistant

Elementary School Program (Kindergarten to Grade 6)

Teachers:

Chris Bowen, M.Ed

Nadia Lotriet

Educational Assistants:

Teresa Allen

Hailey Carr

Middle School Program (Grades 7 to 9)

Teachers:

Trish Snowdon, B.Ed

Educational Assistant:

Tracey Nolan

Multi-School Faculty

Stacey Larche, Administrative Coordinator