Nashoba Brooks ConneX starts in January! Interested?

Instructors

Nashoba Brooks is a true learning community where every member is dedicated to that life-long journey of learning and growing. We are incredibly proud of the work we do, and we are never complacent. Our teachers are highly trained in the science and art of child development and inspired education. We are thrilled that our new extension program will be powered by the creativity and experience of former and current Nashoba Brooks teachers -- they are excited to meet you!

Over the past ten years of knowing Leta, she has always believed in our girls and they both have thrived and flourished. - Nashoba Brooks parent

Leta Kniffin

If you have a child who may be struggling to learn to read, Leta can offer you a program to ensure his or her success so that they can begin to use reading both for discovery and pleasure. Over the past forty years, Leta has worked as a reading specialist with elementary age children in a variety of settings, most recently at Nashoba Brooks School. Prior to that, Leta worked at the Carroll School, The Institute for Learning and Development, and also ran her own private practice. Early on in her work Leta recognized that there is not one approach that fits the need of each student, so she is trained in a number of different methods, including Orton Gillingham, Project Read and Lindamood-bell. Over the years Leta has developed a bottom up, multi-sensory approach that ensures that each student can experience success as a reader.

Emily Whitledge

Emily has taught Grade 3 at Nashoba Brooks for the past seven years and especially loves making math fun and engaging for students. Emily also enjoys weaving art and art history into her classes. She earned her B.A. in Art History from Williams College and her M.Ed. in elementary education from Lesley University. She previously taught at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, New Canaan Country School in Connecticut, and in Japan.

John Kelly

John is a tutor with over 20 years of experience. He has had the pleasure of working with Nashoba Brooks students and alumni as a private tutor. While his main focus is on middle and high school, he works with elementary school, college and graduate students. He helps students with academic support, standardized test prep, as well as executive functioning, organization, study skills, and self-advocacy. He lives in Groton with his wife, two daughters (a 7th grader at Carroll and a sophomore at Lawrence Academy), two dogs and two cats. In his free time he enjoys coaching soccer and working in the yard.

Christine Nelson

Christine is an educator bringing twenty years of working with students of all ages. Currently, she teaches Grade 4 at Nashoba Brooks. For the past 12 years, she was a behavior therapist and teacher assistant at Newton Public Schools. She provided direct instruction and classroom support to students with learning challenges such as those with autism, ADHD, and anxiety. She has taught children and adolescents strategies on organization, study skills, time management, reading and writing. Christine values relationships and meeting students where they are.

Laura Lande

Engagement and creativity are core to Laura's approach to education. Laura has more than 15 years of teaching in independent schools and has taught elementary students in Toronto, Australia, Dubai; and most recently, the last eight years at Nashoba Brooks School as the Grade 4 Math Teacher, as well as the K/1 Math Specialist. She has taught Singapore Math (Math in Focus), the Everyday Math curriculum and is a certified International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme educator. As a native Montrealer, Laura is fluent in English and French. Here is a picture of Laura with her one-year old daughter who keeps her on her toes!

Yully Cha

As Director of Strategic Initiatives at Nashoba Brooks, Yully gets to launch new programs like this one and work closely with the amazing team at the School. Previously, Yully served as executive director of Bridge Boston Charter School, a PK-8 public school in Roxbury. For 15 years at The Steppingstone Foundation, Yully led programs for middle and high school students to prepare for college success. One of her favorite roles was as a teacher, studying To Kill A Mockingbird with her sixth-grade class. Her first job out of undergrad was as an admission officer for her alma mater, Hamilton College; Yully completed her MBA at Babson. She grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, she also works as an independent consultant, and resides in MA with her family, raising two daughters, ages 10 and 14.

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