The Learning Space only hires teachers! We believe in providing the best quality of education taught by only the best. Our teachers are not only credentialed, but also trained in our method of instruction. They love what they do and it shows.
Sabrina Soper |
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Sabrina Soper is the founder of The Learning Space. She noticed a need for quality tutoring for elementary students in her area. After fine tuning her skills for almost a decade, and years of planning, The Learning Space was born.
Sabrina graduated with multiple honors from UCLA, and went on to receive her teaching credential in elementary education. Sabrina began tutoring and found that she could really connect with her students on a much deeper level. She loves inspiring kids to discover their confidence. Educating to her is all about the individual, and making strong connections. Sabrina has a feisty five-year-old daughter, named Sienna, and a precious baby girl named Sloane. When she isn't tutoring, she loves being involved in her preschool, hanging around Lafayette, and fixing up a house with a list of unending projects. She is in the process of hatching lots of plans for what she wants The Learning Space to become. |
Katie Anderson
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Katie Anderson grew up in Roseville, CA, where she dreamed of becoming an educator and perfected her attendance technique by lining up her stuffed animals on her bedroom floor. A number of years later, this draw to education, as well as an interest in social justice called her to attend college at Saint Mary’s College of California. Here, she minored in Montessori Thought and Justice & Community while majoring in Liberal & Civic Studies. After earning her Bachelor’s, Katie continued at SMC for her CA Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, two Montessori teaching credentials and her Master’s in Education.
She comes to The Learning Space with over ten years experience working with young people in a variety of capacities. Katie has taught as an elementary school teacher for five years and is entering her fourth year teaching fourth, fifth and sixth graders at Eagle Peak Montessori School, a public charter Montessori school in Walnut Creek. She has also worked in summer camps for twelve years, including seven years at Camp Awesome, which is housed at the Lafayette Community Center, and four as camp director. When Katie is not busy working with young people, you can find her spending time with her fiancé, walking her dog, cooking, traveling, camping, or volunteering with any of her favorite non-profits. |
Sydney Chaney Thomas
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Sydney Chaney Thomas as been a reading and language arts tutor since 2005. She also teaches adult education seminars at UC Berkeley Extension to International students. She holds her adult education certification from UC Berkeley. Sydney has extensive experience working with children in and outside of the classroom. She is a certified ski instructor and has teaches at the Northstar Ski and Snowboard School for children. Sydney is a mother of two and resides in Moraga, California. |
Alison Rossen
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Alison Rossen grew up in Walnut Creek, CA, where she dreamed of becoming a scientist. After earning her Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from UCSB she worked as a biomedical research associate until she had her first child. While raising her three children she decided to pursue a career in teaching and earned her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California State University Hayward.
She comes to The Learning Space with over 15 years experience working with young people in a variety of capacities. Alison has taught as an elementary school science teacher for 15 + years, a reading intervention teacher and a summer school enrichment teacher in the Walnut Creek School District, San Ramon Valley Unified School District and the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. She was a Co-op Preschool parent volunteer, room parent and coached AYSO soccer and was awarded 2000 PHMSA Division Director’s Coaching Award for U-6 girls. When Alison is not busy teaching and tutoring she spends time with her grown children, travels or is outdoors hiking, running, skiing. She resides in Danville and has funny little kitten. |
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Stephanie Brown is a special education teacher for the Contra Costa County Office of Education. She teaches all subjects, and specializes in remediating math and reading. She has worked with children in settings as diverse as homeless shelters and summer camps. Stephanie has a PhD in cultural anthropology and has taught in the California State University system (at both CSU East Bay and CSU Long Beach).
Stephanie lives in Lafayette with her husband, two daughters, and assorted four-legged family members. She enjoys the outdoors, and helps to run a residential summer camp that focuses on backpacking and rock-climbing (www.campjackhazard.org). She also spends time gardening, travelling, and enjoying all the beauty to be found around the Bay Area. |