Aurélia Silva was born in France where she spent her childhood with her parents and sisters. She then moved to Portugal, her home country, where she did her studies at Coimbra University, one of the oldest University in the world. Aurélia has been in the Education field for over 25 years.
When she moved to Vancouver, she attended Langara College and Vancouver Community College to pursue her career in Early Childhood Education.
Aurélia has worked with all age groups but her passion is the little ones. This is her eighth year at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy as the Junior Kindergarten Head Teacher.
Aurélia sees her students as her own and spends the day sharing love and smiles! She is passionate for the yearly years and feels blessed to be part of the life of her young students. Aurélia is also the Director of “Our Lady of Fatima Portuguese School “which operates on Saturdays and serves the Portuguese community, teaching children from Preschool to grade 9.
During her free time, she enjoys painting, reading, travelling, sewing and spending time with her daughters and grandchildren.