Meet the team
Hi, my name is Purnima,
you can call me Puma!
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I am the lead teacher at True Nature Kid!
I'm a mother, a learner, and a nature lover!
I received my Bachelor's of Education
from UBC Vancouver, in 2017.
I also have a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from California College of the Arts.
I believe that learning is a lifelong inquiry
and should be fun and engaging.
I like to make time to read
awesome children's books to my daughter,
go on long walks and bike rides,
be surrounded by nature, do yoga,
cook delicious healthy meals for my family,
make art, and dance for fun!
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I did my Emergency Child Care First Aid
+ CPR B / AED (Oct. 2023).
Puma's Relevant
Teaching Experience
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Leading Outdoor Spring & Summer Camps around Kelowna
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Teacher On Call for School District #23
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Teacher On Call for Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School
PAST: - Volunteer at South Kelowna Elementary
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Teacher at We Think Outside - Lead summer camp 2023
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TOC for New Westminster School District
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Teacher Intern at Crofton House School (Vancouver)
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Teacher Community Field Experience at Growing Chefs (Vancouver)
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Teacher at Evergreen Montessori Preschool - Created School Garden (Vancouver)
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Teacher at Skills4Kids - Taught English Language Learners (Vancouver)
We’re so excited to welcome
a Plants & Arts teacher
to our team this year!
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Meet Tibo
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Tibo grew up with roots in France
and Belgium and now calls Canada home.
He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from ESA Saint-Luc in Brussels and a Horticulture degree from the UBC Vancouver Botanical Garden.
He has completed
Responsible Adult training,
a Criminal Record Check, and Child First Aid + CPR certification (Nov. 2025), grounding his gentle presence in strong safety and care.
We’re so grateful to have Tibo on our team
for his contagious smile, his deep love of plants, and the way his artistic spirit fills our walks with curiosity, magic, and meaningful connection
to the natural world.
