Mr. Yan

Mr. Yan is an elementary school teacher currently employed by the Vancouver School Board. He believes that as a teacher, it is part of the profession to provide learning opportunities for all students, give students all necessary resources to succeed, and engage students in their own learning by fostering independence in his teaching practice. Mr. Yan subscribes to the social-constructivist notion that students learn better through social interactions with others. You can contact him at syan@vsb.bc.ca.

Testimonials

Thank you for being an awesome teacher! I will miss being in your class. Have an awesome summer and work on your jokes!
—Waverley Student, June 2024

Thank you and thanks for doing such a great job with the girls. They all are really enjoying your coaching style. You are kind and that makes all the difference.
—Oppenheimer Parent, November 2021

Thank you for all you did this year! We appreciate all your time and dedication throughout this pandemic so the kids could have some kind of normalcy! Have a wonderful summer!
—Bruce Parents, June 2021

Thank you Mr. Yan for making Grade 4 an enjoyable & memorable year for [our child]. He loved his time in Yanland!
—Henderson Parents, June 2020

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The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.
—Martin Luther King Jr.