Meet Our WOLO Team

Meet our team of talents consisting of committed, passionate and experienced teachers!

Monica W.

Anne H.

Fiona Y.

Centre Director

Head Educator

Head Piano Teacher

Monica is a Reggio Emilia-inspired Learning Advocate and Early Childhood Educator who has worked with children for over 20 years. As the vice-chair of a non-profit organization and mom of two, she is also a philanthropist as well as a supporter of sustainable living.

​Monica loves animals and enjoys giving back for such causes.  With her background in business and previously being a Shop Steward for a union, she decided to build WOLO to be a space teachers wake up excited to work at. She believes in teaching children to have a sense of humanity and compassion to make the world a better place.  Our children are our future!

Anne has been working with children for fifteen years. She is a certified ECE and has worked and taught at several children’s institutions and top private schools in the Philippines.

Anne has experience with toddlers to grade school aged children. She also ran her own toddler class and tutorial centre before moving to Canada. She has worked with children in Vancouver for five years before joining WOLO. Her passion and sincerity for the development, well being, and happiness of young children makes her a dedicated teacher to this day.

​Fiona is a piano teacher, preschool teacher and Behaviour Interventionist who has worked with children for over 5 years. Through teaching children with autism, she believes that every child is unique and born with numerous potential. She is patient, caring and passionate about teaching piano and music.

​Fiona strives to create an engaging and fun musical experience for children and inspire them to develop their strengths and interests. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and minors in Education from Simon Fraser University and is a certified ECEA.

Angela C.

Operations Coordinator

​​Angela has been with WOLO since its opening in 2017 and has worked closely with parents and students alike. She has a Bachelors of Arts from Simon Fraser University, and enjoys taking her dog out on hikes and working out in her spare time.

Her favourite quote is "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead.

Cara L.

Dani S.

Community Outreach & Educator

Administration

​​Cara has a great passion for teaching and stimulating young minds to feel inspired to learn in their everyday lives. ​She received her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of British Columbia and has a focus on working with youth and families. 

Cara has worked with a wide range of youths, from toddlers to high schoolers, for over 7 years in various settings, such as at day camps, musical therapies and in the classroom.

She believes in the importance of empowering young minds and instilling confidence and independence in all children, and hopes to support them in striving to reach their fullest potential.

Dani is an experienced administrative assistant.  Prior to joining WOLO, she worked as the administrative assistant to the Director of the Institute for European Studies at UBC.  Dani also studied Political Science with a focus in International Relations at UBC and received her B.A. in 2019.  She believes in the importance of self-driven education and instilling a love of learning in young minds. 

Melanie H.

Educator & Dance Teacher

Melanie has been working with children since 2018 and joined WOLO in 2019. She believes that guiding and caring for children is an important step in their childhood and hopes to enlighten their days at school. 

She has recently completed her ECE and hopes to continue working with and inspiring children for many years to come. 

Solmaz M.

Kindergarten Prep & Arts Educator​

Solmaz is a resourceful and imaginative Art educator and artist, highly trained in a wide array of artistic mediums and styles. She has experience working with students from different ages and different styles of learning. She explores modes of instruction inspired by Reggio Emilia's philosophy and pedagogy, fostering creativity.

Solmaz started her teaching career as a college instructor in 2011, she loves being around children, her love and care for early childhood education was the main reason she shifted to teaching children, she has been teaching art to children since 2015.  

Solmaz graduated with a Bachelor of fine arts (BFA) with a major in painting and sculpture, and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines where she received the best thesis award of the year in 2010. She has recently graduated with her second Master in Art Education, with a focus on early childhood art education from the University of British Columbia.

Ashley G.

Educator & Piano Teacher

Ashley is an optimistic teacher whose goal is to help her students discover a love and passion for music. She began teaching voice and piano lessons in 2013 and has discovered a love for helping her students reach their musical goals. Music has always been an integral part of Ashley’s life. She began music lessons at the age of 4 and went on to pursue a Bachelors of Music degree with a major in Vocal Performance from the University of British Columbia School of Music. She is currently working towards a degree in Education.

Miku N.

Educator

Miku is a skilled nursery teacher from Japan. She moved to Canada in 2021 from Japan where she was a nursery school teacher for 6 years. Certified with her Japanese and Canadian ECE, her goal is to provide an age-appropriate learning experience to enable children to explore different cultures, enjoy communication, and to foster gratitude.

Miku believes that in order to build a relationship of trust, continuous involvement is necessary. Even if you act casually, it is important to acknowledge and reflect on the process. One of her biggest beliefs is that building trust and closeness is vital when working with children.

Emily L.

Eileen L.

Piano Teacher

Emily began playing piano at a very young age and has studied with master pianists from both China and Canada. With their expert guidance, she has completed her ARCT piano studies, theory music and has participated in an array of music festivals such as the Kiwanis festivals. She also actively performs in various community recitals and concerts and has won various trophies and awards from her performances.  ​

Piano Teacher 

Eileen began playing piano at the age of six and has participated in numerous music festivals such as Kiwanis festivals in Vancouver and Richmond. In 2008, she completed her ARCT with a high mark of 90 and subsequently won the ARCT trophy for piano for highest mark in Richmond branch. Following this achievement, she was invited by the chairperson of Trophy to perform at the honours recital for BCRMTA. Ms.Liu continued her musical education with Professor Arthur Rowe for her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria and graduated with honours. She also holds a Master’s degree from University of Ottawa for piano performance under the guidance of Professor Andrew Tunis.
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She has performed actively in concerts as a trio group and soloist, and has played for pianists such as Jamie Parker and Shoko Inoue in Master classes. 

Alvina Y.

Piano Teacher

Alvina is an inspiring musician and music instructor. She studied two years in Music at the University of Victoria under the guidance of Professor Arthur Rowe. She has a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Education with a Double Minor in Early Learning and Psychology from Simon Fraser University. She has been recognized for her musical achievements with her Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano Performance and ARCT in Elementary Piano Pedagogy. She has also competed in numerous music festivals and has performed in a Piano Quartet for the Vancouver Orchestra Club. Alvina has participated in Master classes with highly respected pianists including Edward Parker and Ian Parker.

Alvina has extensive experience in working in various settings helping children develop their musical talent. She incorporates her years of experience to provide a method of learning that encompasses the basics of music principle and theory, psychology, and communication techniques. She tailors her teaching method to accommodate the child’s learning ability. She uses creative, engaging, and imaginative teaching through storytelling, singing, and movement in her program. Alvina believes in building a positive and secure relationship with her students to enhance their cognitive, emotional, and social development

Lavina W.

Piano Teacher

Lavina is passionate about inspiring and instilling a love of music onto children through teaching piano. She believes in making a fun environment for students to grow and learn. Learning piano from a young age and ultimately graduating abrsm grade 8, she is aware of how to best develop her musical skills and is able to share her insights with her students.​

Anny S.

Cantonese Class Head Teacher

Anny came to Canada from Hong Kong in 1997 with her family and grew up learning English as her second language, and continually spoke in Cantonese with her friends and family. She has dedicated her entire career to Early Childhood Education, working with children from infant to preschool age and she enjoys doing it everyday.  She has two children of her own.

Anny has been a Licensed Early Childhood Educator for more than 10 years and currently holds the ECE, Infant & Toddler, and Special Needs Licenses. She also hold a Montessori certificate from NAMC. She has been a Cantonese Teacher since 2012.

From being a ECE teacher, she learned that each child is unique and talented in their own different way. Her goal is to provide a non-traditional and age appropriate Cantonese learning experience to cultivate the attitudes, habits, and appreciations that will enable the child to explore, question, and discover the Chinese culture. The goal of our program is to provide the basic knowledge of the Chinese culture which inspire their interest to pursuit on their own.