June 19, 2013

Aleeza Lubin, Director, Middle and Upper School Divisions

Aleeza Lubin

Aleeza is a Director and math specialist with My Learning Springboard, overseeing case management, curriculum design, standardized test preparation, and service-learning.  Her diverse background inspired her to masterfully teach many subjects from anthropology to calculus. She began her teaching career in Toronto, Ontario at the largest private Jewish High School in North America. During her  read more…

Andrew Sices (Artist and Graphic Designer)

Andrew-Sices

Andrew attended Rhode Island School of Design, RISD, and received his B.A. in Studio Art from American University in Washington, DC.  He co-founded Monumental Construction and Moulding Company, Inc., where he worked for over fifteen years as Senior Designer and Principal Sculptor.  He recently completed a graduate level certificate course in Graphic Design at Boston  read more…

Bobby Irven (Mandarin, Political Science, Humanities)

Bobby Irven

Bobby graduated from Rutgers University with dual degrees in Chinese and Political Science with a focus in international relations. He also studied abroad at Jilin University in Changchun, China where he completed intensive Mandarin immersion classes. In addition to tutoring Mandarin, Bobby speaks conversational Spanish and Italian and has traveled the world attending conferences and  read more…

Emily-Greta Tabourin (French, Russian, English, History, Public Speaking and Test Preparation)

Emily-Greta Tabourin

Born in Paris to a French father and American mother, Emily-Greta is bilingual, French/English, fluent in Russian and Dutch, and is studying Italian. A modern day renaissance woman, Emily-Greta moved to New York City to embrace her passion for theatre and writing. At fifteen, Emily-Greta fell in love with Tolstoy after reading Anna Karenina and  read more…

Fred Weitz (Elementary and Middle School Literacy and Math)

Fred Weitz

Fred Weitz is a seasoned educator who brings many years of experience through a variety of roles during his academic career. Fred received his undergraduate degree in Speech with a minor in Education from Pace University in New York City. He then continued with his graduate studies at Herbert Lehman College, City University of New  read more…

Glenna Abend (History, Film Studies)

Glenna Abend

When she was a little girl, Glenna dreamed of staying in school forever.  With her current profession as a high school teacher, she has managed to achieve her goal!  For the past four years, she has taught US History, Global Studies, and Constitutional Law in several New York City public schools and brought her love  read more…

Grant Bergland (English, Literature, and Test Preparation)

grant-bergland

Grant Bergland comes from a family of teachers and has always loved seeing his students achieve. First and foremost, he believes that his students need to dream big dreams to make them a reality. Over the past 15 years, Grant has worked with students from the ages of 8 to 89 as a classroom teacher,  read more…

Greg Zimdahl (History and Social Studies)

Greg Zimdahl

At a young age, Greg knew he wanted to pursue a career in education.  While in high school, he tutored students of all ages in a variety of subject areas.  He attended New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies Education and just recently completed a Master’s  read more…

Jason Turetsky, Director, Standardized Test Preparation Programs

Jason-Turetsky

Jason has worked full or part-time as a tutor since 2003, teaching both in the classroom and tutoring one-on-one. He received his B.A. at Princeton University from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and earned his M.A. at the University of London in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies. Jason currently  read more…

Joshua Korenblat (Writing, Literature, Art, Digital Mentor)

Joshua Korenblat

A writer, artist, and educator, Joshua Korenblat works on educational projects that involve multimedia storytelling and intercultural communication. As a private tutor, he enjoys sharing in a process of discovery by working in the related realms of reading, writing, journalism, art and design, and art history. At present, Joshua is on the faculty of the Boston University Center for  read more…