Meet our Staff

Meet our Staff K-8

Lynda Joanisse

Executive Director at SLA since 2013-14

Teacher - 5/6 Language and Mid-Week Motivators

B.A. English Studies - Concurrent Education Program

E.C.E. Accelerated Program - Honours

A.I.M. French Language Acquisition - 2015

Bilingual Certificate

Handwriting/Learning Without Tears - 2017

Empower Training - 2018

Sandra Nandoo

Director of Academics

Grade 3/4 Homeroom

Teacher - Mathematics Gr. 3-8

Founding member of SLA, teaching since 2007

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Child & Youth Studies first class standing

Bachelor of Education

Math Part 1 AQ - 2016 ETFO

Handwriting/Learning Without Tears 2017

OCT

Jennifer Noseworthy (Ireland)

Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher

Teaching at SLA since 2019

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Child & Youth Studies first class standing - Brock University

Bachelor of Education

OCT

6 years experience as Director - Ottawa Childcare

Kristy Drost

Director of Operations, Book keeping

Grade 7/8 Homeroom Teacher

Science and Social Studies Gr.3-8

Outdoor Education Specialist

Curriculum Specialist

13 yrs teaching

Alice Larose

K-8 French Teacher & Physical Education Specialist

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology (Honours)

McMaster University

Bilingual Certificate - Academie Catholique Ange-Gabriel

Victoria Bradley-Reeder

K Room Teacher

Bachelor of Arts - Religion and cultures, Minor in English and Sociology

Nipissing University

MATH - Fundamentals of Arithmetic for Educators

PSYCH - Developmental Psychology for Educators

Deanna Walker

Music Program K-8

Instrumentl/Vocal/Theory

BA Music Ministry (Magnum Cum Laude) - 2014

Kingswood University

Caroline Hosick

Art Specialist

OCT

Angela Moodie

Office Administrator

Jean-Marc Joanisse

Facilities Manager

Jenn Reston

Custodian

Wendy

Bus Driver

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken

joy in creative expression and knowledge.

- Albert Einstein