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Shelley Park

Team Manager

My name is Shelley (Jinhyo) Park from South Korea and I am thrilled to be a part of Kuddles team. I have had a desire to work with all children since 2006 which is why I studied Early Childhood Education at The University in South Korea. After getting a bachelors degree, I  worked for 4 years in Kindergarten.  My position was a head teacher for 5 classes (approximately 150 children) aged 4 years old. My desire to learn more about children brought me here to Canada in 2015. My Diploma, ‘Teach English to Speaker of Other Languages’ (TESOL) advanced for adults and for children courses prove that I was eager to learn how children acquire new languages, especially English. I graduated the Post Basic infant and Toddler program at Vancouver Career College in 2016 while gaining valuable experiences with children, volunteering and working at various child care facilities in Vancouver. I became a member of Kuddles in West Vancouver in 2017. I have been working with infant and toddler to preschool ages at Kuddles. During this time, I also took the Montessori program at Sprott Shaw College. My passion of Early Childhood Education keeps me going further and continuously learning. I love to make strong connections with children and respect all kinds of families and cultures. I have a passion for good conversations with children. I strongly value building relationship and getting to know each child in order to present them with the best activities that will be engaging and enjoyable. I like to encourage independence and also positive peer-to-peer interactions. My favorite quote by the famous child philosopher, Maria Montessori reads ‘The child seeks for independence by means of work; and independence of body and mind." I enjoy having fun and laughs with the children during outdoor activity. I also enjoy promoting creativity through art; introducing messy art is one of my favorite things to do. I also love to attend workshops in order to flourish my knowledge of Early Childhood Education when I have free time.