Leanne Salton
Owner
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Leanne holds both a degree in English Literature from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Queensland, Australia. She has 15 years of experience working in the field of tutoring and has taught at private schools in both Canada and Britain. She believes that building students' confidence through academic improvement is the key to successful lifelong learning. She has travelled to over 20 countries, has lived in four continents and loves to spend time with friends and family.
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Breanne Salmon
Education Director
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Breanne holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a certified assessor who loves creating a friendly and educational environment to welcome Oxford Learning parents and students alike. Prior to joining the Oxford Learning team, Breanne was the English Department Head for a private school in Seoul, South Korea and lived in Asia for 5 years. In her spare time, Breanne loves photography, cooking, and travelling the world (she’s been around the world three times!).
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Lesley Merriman
Little Readers and French Teacher
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Lesley has worked at Oxford Learning Don Mills for over 10 years as a Little Readers and French teacher.
Lesley has taught Sunday School with large classes and has been responsible for the administration, set up, and teaching of Summer Camps with enrolments of over 250 children of all ages. Lesley has a Bachelors of Science and Pharmacy from the University of Montreal.
In her spare time, Lesley enjoys cooking, baking and spending lots of time with her grandchildren. She is a devout reader and delights in passing on her love of books to children of all ages.
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Tashon Daley
English Teacher
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Tash graduated at Toronto Metropolitan University with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a Minor in History. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish.
Through journalism, Tash's passion to teach comes in the form of educating the public. Tash believes education is a driving force to expanding our minds, learning about the world and how it works.
Tash takes pride in being a history buff. After all, the study of history is to learn from our past to make future decisions to problem-solve.
Tash is also a happy, kind-hearted, and positive person. She is a globe trotter, a fan of arts, and is obsessed with cultural anthropology. She also geeks out on all things Supernatural (the TV show).
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Zoe Michailidis
French and English Teacher
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Zoe graduated with High Distinction from the University of Toronto, with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Double-Major in French and English. Zoe is continuing her studies at UofT, where she is currently studying at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, pursuing her Master of Teaching.
Along with being a full-time Master’s student, Zoe teaches students at all levels in French and English and is a research assistant at the University of Toronto. Her research is based on experiential learning with a focus on French.
Zoe is trilingual in English, French, and Greek. She also loves to travel and experience new cultures and traditions.
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Eirini Abadeer
Education Coordinator and Teacher
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Eirini holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in English Literature, Visual Arts and French Studies from the University of Toronto, with a major in English Literature and a double minor in French and Visual Arts.
She has previously taught at Montessori Private School and has volunteered as a teacher in non-profit organizations and community centres.
Eirini enjoys both playing and listening to music, reading, and making animations. She has a deep passion for analyzing and studying critical theories in all disciplines, in particular, but not excluding race, gender and disability studies. Many of her interests also include history, film, mythology, ancient and contemporary literature, philosophy and fashion.
Eirini aims to foster curiosity and encourages looking at education through an interdisciplinary view. Some of her favourite writers and artists include, but are not limited to, David Chariandy, Sandra Cisneros, Mina Athanassious, Frida Kahlo, Man Ray, Van Leo, and Rajni Perera.
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Frederic Azar
Education Director
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Frederic holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases and in Public Health. He has previously been a summer camp leader and now teaches math, English, French and the sciences at the Oxford Learning Center.
Frederic has lived in Lebanon and the Netherlands, where he has had the chance to travel across most of Europe and the Middle East. In his free time, he likes to read and has a particular interest in Astronomy, History, Languages, Politics, and Biology.
His favourite quote is: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” -Calvin Coolidge
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Ashley Scoburgh
English and French Teacher
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