Rio Terrace

Location Information

Rio Terrace, 7608 154 Street, Edmonton, AB T5R 1R7

Registrar: Heather, rioterrace@dkkplayschool.org or 780-721-3024

Class Schedule

8:45am-11:15am

Tuesday/Thursday & Friday

Teachers

Frau Kerstin

Kerstin Buelow is our teacher at the Rio Terrace DKK school location. Kerstin comes from a little town in the heart of Lueneburger Heide, Lower Saxony, Germany. Coming to Canada in 2007, she has been nurturing curiosity and inspiring imagination in the DKK family since 2009.

Motivating the children to actively participate in all classroom and outdoor activities, Kerstin believes that learning through mistakes contributes to building each child’s independence. It brings her joy to see the children joyful and engaged!

Frau Carina

Carina Barany is our teacher’s assistant at the Rio Terrace DKK school location. A newcomer to Edmonton and a special education teacher from Germany with a Masters in Education, specializing in emotional and social development, she also studied German, theology and holds a second Bachelor’s degree in Social and Organizational Pedagogy. Her teaching experience in special education as well as German and theology at a secondary school in Germany, involvement in youth migration services, after-school programs, and refugee support, have all strengthened Carina’s intercultural sensitivity and sense of social responsibility.

Passionate about creating supportive, playful, and individualized learning environments that help children from all backgrounds thrive, she is excited to contribute her expertise to the dedicated DKK team. When she is not at school, Carina loves hiking in nature and spending time with her dog.

Alex Dejager
17:38 02 Jul 22
Great program! Will sign up my next kid as well. The teachers are fantastic and go above and beyond and the kids love them
Janine M
17:00 24 Jan 21
I love the program! It gave my little one the tools to prepare him to Kinderschule and Elementary.

He really enjoyed his time there and the teachers were always amazing!

The classes are small, allowing teachers to work with our little ones hands on.

I truly recommend and see the value of this program.
Jen Tye
17:10 22 Jan 21
Wonderful preschool! Two of my children have gone to this preschool for two years each. They both learned so much and adored their teachers as well as made many friends. When my other two children are old enough I will be sending them here as well!
Stephanie Gerhardt
13:59 06 Jan 21
The DKK Preschool Program is amazing. The teachers are very friendly, fun and have distilled a love for school in my son. The class sizes are also great. Would definitely recommend this school to others.
Bess Callard
04:29 17 Feb 20
Die Kleine Kinderschule is a warm, welcoming, joyful and caring preschool. The teaching staff is excellent, they nurture students from their first day of “school” to the day they graduate and move on to kindergarten. There are many field trips, fun crafts, a library of German and English books, engaging toys and gym and outdoor time. The preschool is in Rio Terrace school and the transition from Preschool into Kindergarten is made so much easier because of that. I highly recommend the program!