Sonja is an experienced Elementary teacher, school leader, and coach who has supported students and educators across Canada, Ethiopia, and Australia for more than 15 years.
Based in Toronto, she is the Founder of SP Coaching and is the first licensed provider of Dr. Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). Through this exciting partnership, she offers ICG courses across Canada with the goal of making high-quality professional learning more accessible and feasible to schools in Canada. She also works as an independent consultant with ICG supporting schools and school districts in the United States.
A certified coach with Growth Coaching International, Sonja holds the European Mentoring and Coaching Council’s Global Accreditation at the Practitioner level. She is a Senior Mentor Coach and facilitator with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Mentorship Program at the University of Toronto.
Having personally experienced the power of coaching as both a teacher and a school leader, Sonja saw the positive impact it had on her and those she supported. She is dedicated to advancing coaching and effective professional learning in education so that students, teachers, and school leaders everywhere have the support they need to flourish.
Guided by values of respect, kindness, and empathy, Sonja sees the best in others and believes in the limitless potential of every individual she serves. Outside of work, she volunteers for issues of social justice, loves pickleball and fitness, time with family and friends, cheering on local sports teams, and is on a mission to keep her plants alive!
Sonja is an experienced Elementary teacher, school leader, and coach who has supported students and educators across Canada, Ethiopia, and Australia for more than 15 years.
Based in Toronto, she is the Founder of SP Coaching and is the first licensed provider of Dr. Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). Through this exciting partnership, she offers ICG courses across Canada with the goal of making high-quality professional learning more accessible and feasible to... Read more »