We are fortunate to have a number of Ontario Certified On-Set Teachers available as set teachers / set tutors in Vancouver, British Columbia; as well as across Canada, the United States of America, Australia and elsewhere in the world. Meet Pamela Pascal, Shauna Chandler, and Lori Yearwood.
Pamela Pascal
French Teacher
As a bookworm since the tender age of two, an Ontario Certified Teacher, and a languages and croissants enthusiast, Pamela Pascal is forever daydreaming about all the little guilty pleasures of life.
Pamela has a bachelor’s degree in French Language Studies and Francophone Cultures with a minor in Classical Studies from Bishop’s University, a Secondary Studies Diploma in General Adult Education from Collège de Rosemont, and a Bachelor of Education specializing in Primary / Junior Teaching from the University of Ottawa. She tutors online and was part of the legacy of French language assistants for the Odyssey Program for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Named “favourite tutor” during her time at SOSteacher, Pamela is also leaving her mark at School Success as a tutor and teaching assistant in French as a First Language and English as a Second Language.
To share her passion for the French language and teaching, Pamela has been a French immersion ambassador for Teacher 5 Étoiles and is a promotion agent for the Ontario Ministry of Education. Always on the go, over the summer, she flies to San Francisco to make French fun with EFBA, Éducation Française Bay Area.
As a Disney Adult and author at heart, Pamela published her first book, a French children’s fairytale titled “Il était une fois“, while taking part in the University of Ottawa’s Primary / Junior Teacher Training Program.
Shauna Chandler
While based in British Columbia, Shauna Chandler holds an Ontario teaching certificate, in addition to her British Columbia teaching certificate. Her teaching experiences range from canoes to classrooms, and from Japan to Brazil. She has taught carpentry, gardening, math, science, language arts, social studies, and art. Her love of traveling and exploring have led Shauna to live in France, Japan, South Korea and on both coasts of Canada. Through these travels she has become adept at both French and Japanese. She aims to inspire and foster creativity in learning through the integration of the arts across the curriculum. Shauna loves to explore British Columbia’s beautiful forests and beaches, and can often be found riding her bicycle around the city. Being able to make good use of the outdoors has come in handy throughout Shauna’s on-set tutoring in Vancouver!
Should you be filming on Bowen Island, Shauna now resides there with her young family.
Lori Yearwood
Ahimsa Media’s Head of Education / Studio Teacher
Lori first discovered her love of teaching in high school as a dance instructor, teaching students as young as 4 ranging all the way to adults at recreational and competitive levels. This is where she developed her “Enthusiasm is Contagious” motto that she still applies to her teaching today. Lori believes that if a teacher is excited about what she is teaching, the students will be excited to learn. She went on to study education at the Institute of Child Study affiliated with OISE/University of Toronto. This is a research based program that equipped her with a thorough understanding of the learning process. Upon graduating, Lori wanted to explore a variety of teaching opportunities. She began by teaching students on location during film and television shoots in Toronto with Laurelwood Productions. Lori then became the Director of Education for Sylvan Learning Centre where she applied her skills and witnessed education from the perspective of the student, parent and fellow teachers. Putting her knowledge to the ultimate test, Lori created a family and had two children of her own, her are both now wonderful and conscientious adults! This has proven to be her greatest adventure yet.
Throughout the years, Lori has maintained her interest in theatrical arts and has acted as creative consultant for various productions, both live and media related. Her family relocated to Los Angeles and lived there for 5 years. She pushed her own studies forward by obtaining a California Studio Teacher’s license. A return to working with school-age actors has been the perfect fit for Lori. She views her position from many angles:
- Having had a husband and children who acted in film and television, she understands the needs of the students she works with and knows the concerns of the parents.
- Having experience on the production side, she also relates to the intricacies involved in completing a project.
- As an exceptional teacher and mom, who fought to ensure her kids got a quality education in both Canada and the United States.
When Lori brought her family back to Canada to reside in Vancouver, she found a great support system with Ahimsa Kids and enjoyed working with students from Canada as well as the United States. That relationship grew into Lori becoming Head of Education for Ahimsa Media and Lori being a Founding Board Member of our Non-Profit, the StoryToGo Society, which she co-created with Erica.
If you see Lori on set you are likely to realize she is meeting her goals of fostering a fun, nurturing environment for both students and fellow crew, creating an atmosphere that is safe for self-expression and growth, while promoting confidence in learners of all abilities.
