Meet Our Team
The Block 8 Team is made up of a diverse group of members who all share a passion for guiding and supporting children . We hold degrees in Education, Psychology, Business and Early Childhood Education. Some are also educated in Behavioural Intervention and Special Education. Our multicultural, multi-generational team combines experience and energy to ensure our students are engaged, educated.. and having fun!
Each team member has a valid first aid certificate and has completed training in child development.
Each team member has a valid first aid certificate and has completed training in child development.
Cindy Sepp
Owner, TeacherCindy is a BC certified teacher who is known for her innovative techniques of combining games, field trips, music, stories and learning. Cindy has led children on international trips while teaching about cultural differences and has delivered musical productions while instilling musical knowledge, leadership qualities and organizational skills in the students. Currently pursuing her certificate in Intercultural Studies, Cindy has lived, worked, photographed and studied the local culture in 4 different countries. Her stories keep children entertained while they gain an understanding of how vast the cultural differences can be within our city and our world.
Miss Cindy's goal is to create opportunities for learning while the students play, do artwork, make and listen to music, and engage in physical activities. Cindy has her ARCT from the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music and uses Orff and Kodaly methodologies combined with folk songs in her teaching. |
Danita Sepp
OwnerDanita is both an entrepreneur and a mother, and has spent many years in the BC swimming and Canadian National Rowing Team worlds.
With a BCOMM majoring in computer science, from UBC, she spent many years in software development. Now, however, she has chosen a more flexible career which has her devoting her time to setting up childcare instead of information systems (although they truly have many similarities!). Having been an athlete and coach at various levels, she enjoys motivating groups of children to attain the highest level of performance possible, understanding that achieving excellence is a state of mind. Her experience with Canadian and Estonian National Rowing teams has given her insights into different motivational techniques and how they can apply to different individuals. |
Roxanne
Child Care Worker,
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Katherine
Child and Youth Care Worker,
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Laleh
Preschool TeacherMiss Laleh's bio is coming soon!
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Corey
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Braeden |
Child Care Worker & DriverMiss Corey is coming back to her roots in Early Childhood Education and Outdoor Summer Camp work as she happily joins the Block 8 community!
During her 25 year hiatus from ECE, she raised four amazing adult children who taught her everything she knows about the world. She has lots of experience in entrepreneurship and has always been an activist supporting women and children around the globe and in Canada. Miss Corey felt a pull to nature and children and when the pandemic happened, she found Block 8 and aligned with their values and vision for Before and After School Care. Corey loves nature, hiking, yoga, writing, making music, and dogs. She is known for working on communication and language with children to create a sense of autonomy and knowing their own voice. |
Preschool Assistant, Driver
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Child Care Worker & DriverBraeden’s career working with children began as a swim coach, lifeguard. At the age of 18, he moved to an isolated town called Norman Wells where he was head lifeguard and pool coordinator. He also appreciated the amazing opportunity to live in this isolated northern community that is accessible only by flying in, or by boating in along the MacKenzie River, or by the winter highway once everything is frozen.
As a child living in Thailand, Braeden discovered his love of hip hop. Once back in Canada he began training semi professionally in all styles, going on to join Harbour Dance Centre’s Intensive Training Program after high school. This introduced him to the professional and commercial side of dance. He was accepted into a semi professional hip hop team – TwoFourSeven Company, where he has been training, competing and creating projects for the past three years. Mr. Braeden enjoys being a child care worker with Block 8, as well as a hip hop instructor at Vela Academy of Movement. |
Jaden
Child Care Worker
Jaden's bio is coming soon!
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Kelsy
Child Care Worker & DriverMs Kelsy's bio is coming soon!
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Jocelyn
Child Care Worker & Driver
Ms Jocelyn recently moved to Canada from Washington state. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Western Washington University.
Ms Jocelyn grew up speaking both English and Spanish at home, she even completed her minor in Spanish. While in university, she worked as a classroom helper and as a tutor in a local elementary school. She finds it very rewarding working with children and that is why she decided to pursue a job in the childcare field. Her favorite things to do with the kids are any kind of craft or experiment! |
Rachel
Child Care Worker & DriverMiss Rachel is a teacher in training who is currently working on her bachelors degree in education and French at SFU. She’s passionate about children and being outdoors, both of which she is happy to be able to do at Block 8. She values staying active and being respectful and hopes to instill that in the children she’s working with.
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