Blended Programs & Courses

Libby Voth lives in Abbotsford with her husband and two children.

Originally from the UK, Libby earned her BA from the University of Stirling. Several years later, she took the teacher education course at SFU part time while working as an EA with special needs students. She taught for 6 years in an independent Christian school in Abbotsford before joining the TLA team in 2017. She is passionate about connecting with students and is excited to be part of facilitating their learning and growth.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, taking photographs, and drinking chai.

Shelley has always loved anything active and athletics related. She has years of experience playing
a wide variety of sports and volunteering as a coach for various teams and sports camps. She is
excited to be able to share this passion with the students of TLA in the blended PHE program.

Shelley lives in Langley with her husband Paul. She feels blessed to spend the majority of her week at
home managing her active household of five sons and one daughter. She also loves to volunteer for
activities at her church.

Amy Jones lives in Cloverdale with her husband, Marty, and her 3 children, Judah, Myah and Joshua. She and her husband are also foster parents.

Amy graduated from university with her Bachelor of Education in 1998 and specializes in teaching French as a second language. She is currently part of the K-9 Home Program serving families in the Lower Mainland.

Amy loves spending time with her children, going to sporting events, visiting family and friends and working on the odd DIY project. She is very thankful to be a part of the TLA team.

Joyce Froese is a high school Math and Science teacher. She has considerable experience teaching Math and Science at all levels, as well as teaching students with various challenges.

She enjoys exploring, creating, growing and learning.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia.

It was the joy of helping other students in his computer class in high school that convinced Edward that he might enjoy teaching – enjoying computers was a given.

Edward obtained his BA in History and his BEd in SS-History from UBC, spent time in Japan and New York, then returned to the Lower Mainland with his family.

In his first year at TLA, Edward served as the school’s English and Social Studies Specialist, Grad Coordinator, and Tech Guy. As TLA has grown and others have stepped in to take over some of those roles, Edward has been blessed with the opportunity to focus once again on one of his first loves: helping others utilize computers!

Rita has been a part of the TLA community for over a decade as a homeschooling parent. She has dedicated her life to educating students, from her own three children as well as other children, in a variety of settings. In addition to homeschooling, she worked as an Education Assistant in the Catholic school system and as a volunteer catechist at her parish. Her own passion for learning fueled her desire in nurturing and teaching her own children, with the goal of imparting a life-long love of learning and with the idea that learning can take place anywhere.

Prior to having children, Rita taught university-level students as a Teaching Fellow while pursuing her graduate studies in Economics in the United States. She was excited to come back to TLA, this time as a Blended Teacher, entering a new chapter in her life.

When she’s not busy with all her commitments, Rita enjoys the outdoors with her husband and children, kayaking, hiking, and camping.

Suzanne was a high school Social Studies teacher in Richmond before homeschooling her two girls, Mary and Abigail from K-12. She is passionate about Canadian history and encouraging teens to be proud, responsible Canadians. Suzanne has a BA in History from TWU, and studied for a term at Oxford. She is excited to be sharing her love of history and investing in the lives of our TLA teens.

Always on a hunt for great historical moments, Suzanne has dragged her husband Jason around the globe since 1993, enjoying many amazing adventures together. When trips are not in the cards, then kayaking, quilting, and spending time with family are her favourites.

Deanna earned a Science degree with a major in Math. Since then, she has enjoyed passing along her love for math to her students. She has been teaching Math and other subjects for over 8 years, and continues to enjoy the challenges it brings. Her goal is to work with students in collaboration with their parents as they tackle the later years of high school mathematics.

In her spare time, she is an avid volleyball and tennis player, and enjoys reading a good book, although spare time is not easy to come by with four children in her home. She thoroughly enjoys the time she gets to spend with them every day.

Caroline Tuhten is a dedicated educator with over ten years experience homeschooling her own
children. She holds a BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and a BA in Psychology.
Caroline loves science and enjoys sharing her passion for learning with her students.

In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, four children, two cats and dog!
She loves tennis, kayaking and hiking in beautiful British Columbia with her family.

This is Caroline’s second year teaching with TLA.

Darcy joined TLA in 2021 as an Education Assistant. She is passionate about forming connections with students and creating lessons that suit each individual’s needs.

Darcy is excited to come alongside families in supporting their children through the Blended 2-day Program. Her hope is for her students to see learning as a life-long process and to enjoy that process.

In her spare time, Darcy can be found volunteering within her Church, spending time with family, walking in nature, reading, and building puzzles.

Christina is a graduate of Trinity Western University.  She’s come to TLA after spending many years teaching French Immersion in the Surrey School District.  She’s also been a piano teacher, and has had chances to teach core music and children’s choirs at different times in her teaching career.

In her free time, some of the things Christina loves is reading, drinking coffee, and enjoying her moderately thriving garden.

Joanne joined TLA as an Educational Assistant in 2022, working with grades K-8 in various blended classes. Prior to that, she worked for the Surrey School District as an ABA Support Worker for six years. She has a Bachelor’s of Music Therapy and a Diploma in Music, enjoying playing the flute and piano, and singing.

Joanne grew up in Surrey, where she continues to reside with her husband. She has many arts and crafts related hobbies, including diamond painting, cross stitching, journaling, and crocheting amigurumi. She also enjoys collecting books, which she sometimes reads, and is continually trying to learn how to take proper care of her house plants. She is excited to join the TLA teaching team for the 2023/24 school year!