Meet The Faculty

OJCS Staff 2024-24

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Administration
Faculty Leads
Lower School General Studies
Lower School Jewish Studies
Lower School French Studies
Middle School
Specialists
Department of Special Education

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Administration

Dr. Jon Mitzmacher

Head of School

@Jon_Mitzmacher

Keren Gordon

Principal

BA (Hons), B.Ed, M.Ed

@kerengordon26

Melissa Thompson

Vice-Principal & Teacher Grade 5 General Studies

B.Ed, MET

@melissa_thomp

Sharon Reichstein

Director of Special Education

BA, DSW, B.Ed, Spec. Ed

Jennifer Greenberg

Director of Recruitment

Yulia Elgin

Director of Development

Elana Ivanova

Chief Accountant

Ellie Kamil

Executive Assistant to the Head of School

Josh Max

Director of Technology

Faculty Leads

Josh Ray

Teacher, Middle School Science, Grade 8 Math, Phys. Ed. & Lead - Makerspace,

B.Kin (Hons)., B.Ed

Mike Washerstein

Teacher, Middle School Social Studies (English), Jewish Studies & Lead - Rabbi Bulka Kindness Project

Jess Mender

Teacher, Middle School Language Arts & Lead - Student Life

Lower School General Studies Faculty

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Andréa Black

Teacher, Kindergarten General Studies

Amy Kluke

Educational Assistant, Kindergarten

Riley Eisenberg

Educational Assistant, Kindergarten

Dikla Avissar Hirsh

Educational Assistant, Kindergarten

Julie Bennett

Teacher, Grade 1 General Studies

B.Ed

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Ann-Lynn Rapoport

Teacher, Grade 2 General Studies

BA, B.Ed, ECE

@MorahAnnLynn

Caitlin Honey

Teacher, Grade 3 General Studies

Charles Watters

Teacher, Grade 4 General Studies

Melissa Thompson

Vice-Principal & Teacher Grade 5 General Studies

B.Ed, MET

@melissa_thomp

Lower School Jewish Studies Faculty

Kitah Gan

Kitah Alef

Kitah Bet

Jaqui Gesund-Kattan

Teacher, Kitah Gan Jewish Studies & Middle School Hebrew Level Alef

Ada Aizenberg

Teacher, Kitah Alef Jewish Studies

BA(Hons), B.Ed, MA

Dana Doron

Teacher, Kitah Bet Jewish Studies

Kitah Gimmel

Kitah Dalet

Kitah Hay

Susan Wollock

Teacher, Kitah Gimmel Jewish Studies

Sigal Baray

Teacher, Kitah Dalet Jewish Studies

Marina Riklin

Teacher, Kitah Hay Jewish Studies & Math Resource Teacher

Lower School French Studies Faculty

Jardins

1re Année

Maryse Cohen

Teacher, Kindergarten & Grade 1 French Studies

Maryse Cohen

Teacher, Kindergarten & Grade 1 French Studies

Efi Mouchou

Teacher, Grade 1 & 2 French Studies & Grade 5 Extended French Studies

2e Année

3e Année

4e Année - Core

Efi Mouchou

Teacher, Grade 1 & 2 French Studies & Grade 5 Extended French Studies

Aaron Polowin

Teacher, Grade 3 French Studies, Grade 4 Core French Studies & French Language P.E.

BSc, B.Ed

@AaronPolowin

Aaron Polowin

Teacher, Grade 3 French Studies, Grade 4 Core French Studies & French Language P.E.

BSc, B.Ed

@AaronPolowin

4e Année - Extended

5e Année - Core

5e Année - Extended

Dr. Sylvie Raymond

Teacher, Grades 4 Extended French Studies, Grade 5 Core French Studies & Middle School Core French Studies

Dr. Sylvie Raymond

Teacher, Grades 4 Extended French Studies, Grade 5 Core French Studies & Middle School Core French Studies

Efi Mouchou

Teacher, Grade 1 & 2 French Studies & Grade 5 Extended French Studies

Middle School Faculty

Science

Mathematics

Language Arts

Josh Ray

Teacher, Middle School Science, Grade 8 Math, Phys. Ed. & Lead - Makerspace,

B.Kin (Hons)., B.Ed

Chelsea Cleveland

Teacher, Grade 6-7 Math & Math Resource Teacher

BA(Hons), BSc, B.Ed

@mathemachic

Josh Ray

Teacher, Middle School Science, Grade 8 Math, Phys. Ed. & Lead - Makerspace,

B.Kin (Hons)., B.Ed

Jess Mender

Teacher, Middle School Language Arts & Lead - Student Life

Social Studies - English

Social Studies - French

Rabbinics

Jewish Studies

Mike Washerstein

Teacher, Middle School Social Studies (English), Jewish Studies & Lead - Rabbi Bulka Kindness Project

Wanda Canaan

Teacher, Middle School Extended French & Social Studies (French), & French Resource Teacher

David Kogut

Teacher, Middle School Rabbincs & Music

Mike Washerstein

Teacher, Middle School Social Studies (English), Jewish Studies & Lead - Rabbi Bulka Kindness Project

Hebrew Level Alef

Hebrew Level Bet

Core French

Extended French

Jaqui Gesund-Kattan

Teacher, Kitah Gan Jewish Studies & Middle School Hebrew Level Alef

Liat Levy

Teacher, Middle School Hebrew Level Bet

Dr. Sylvie Raymond

Teacher, Grades 4 Extended French Studies, Grade 5 Core French Studies & Middle School Core French Studies

Wanda Canaan

Teacher, Middle School Extended French & Social Studies (French), & French Resource Teacher

Specialists

Library

Art

Music

Brigitte Ruel

Director of Library & Media Centre

Dina Medicoff

Teacher, Visual Arts

David Kogut

Teacher, Middle School Rabbincs & Music

Physical Education

Stephane Cinanni

Teacher, French Language P.E.

Josh Ray

Teacher, Middle School Science, Grade 8 Math, Phys. Ed. & Lead - Makerspace,

B.Kin (Hons)., B.Ed

Faye Mellenthin

Resource Teacher, Grades 5 - 8, Phys. Ed. Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE with QTS

Ashley Beswick

Resource & Phys. Ed. Teacher & Student Behaviour Support Coordinator

Department of Special Education

Sharon Reichstein

Director of Special Education

BA, DSW, B.Ed, Spec. Ed

Ashley Beswick

Resource & Phys. Ed. Teacher & Student Behaviour Support Coordinator

Faye Mellenthin

Resource Teacher, Grades 5 - 8, Phys. Ed. Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE with QTS

Dawna Hung

Reading Resource Teacher, Grades 1 - 3

Chelsea Cleveland

Teacher, Grade 6-7 Math & Math Resource Teacher

BA(Hons), BSc, B.Ed

@mathemachic

Marina Riklin

Teacher, Kitah Hay Jewish Studies & Math Resource Teacher

Corinne Baray

Jewish Studies & ESL Resource Teacher

Wanda Canaan

Teacher, Middle School Extended French & Social Studies (French), & French Resource Teacher