
Tuesdays
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4:00pm - 5:00pm
10 Classes
1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24
Grade 1
20 students
Lawton Alternative School (BACR)
1570 31st Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Wednesdays
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3:45pm - 4:45pm
10 Classes
1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18
Grade 2
20 students
Francis Scott Key Elementary School
1530 43rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Wednesdays
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2:45pm - 3:45pm
10 Classes
1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18
Grade 2
20 students
Francis Scott Key Elementary School
1530 43rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Thursdays
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4:00pm - 5:00pm
10 Classes
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19
Grades TK-K
20 students
Lawton Alternative School (BACR)
1570 31st Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122






















Checkmate Champs: A Fun Journey Into Chess
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November 4, 2025
YMCA/Sutro Elementary
Perfect. This class always goes really well and it’s great to see the kids learning more and being excited about chess
Introduction and classroom expectations were done over. The kids played their first game of chess, half way through we took a break for me to answer any questions and to introduce the lesson of today. After that we switched partners and played untill class was over

EcoARTventures in the Animal Kingdom
🌙
November 1, 2025
YMCA/Sutro Elementary
Wonderful. Maybe the best class I’ve taught. We had a lot of fun and this class is a great way for kids to learn and be creative
Today theme was “nocturnal animals” I started the class showing examples and watching a small video. Our first drawing was a night time scene. We than played a small game for a movement break. Our second activity was making Halloween cards featuring nocturnal Halloween animals.

Creative Canvas Color Adventures
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October 31, 2025
San Francisco Day School
Today was fine, this is definitely my most challenging class. The kids are very energetic and rebellious. This class requires a lot of planning and effort. I keep the kids busy with hands on activities and they have fun.
Today we done Halloween crafts, making monsters and Halloween themed characters using craft supplies

Checkmate Champs: A Fun Journey Into Chess
♟️
October 28, 2025
YMCA/Sutro Elementary
Excellent, straight forward. It’s great to see the kids improving and enjoying chess more
Same like always, introduction + classroom rules. We played our first game of chess. Half way through we took a break for me to answer any questions and introduce the topic of today aided with a small video. After that we switched partners and played untill class was over :)

Creative Canvas Color Adventures
🎨
October 24, 2025
San Francisco Day School
Really good, after last week I wanted to put extra effort in preparing a class that was fun and engaging. The kids enjoyed this kind of creative hands on activity much more than learning art techniques. They stayed focused and had a lot of fun. I think I will stick to this style of class
We did a craft class, sometimes the kids struggle to stay focused and seated when we are painting/drawing. So this class was very hands on. We built “recycle robots” from craft materials.

Creative Canvas Color Adventures
🎨
October 17, 2025
San Francisco Day School
Today was slightly chaotic. The challenge I had prepared for the kids at the start turned out to be not so enjoyable for them. And unfortunately I think it set the tone for the lesson. Near the end I felt a little stretched thin as many kids needed individual attention, either with their work or to regain focus. However the lesson still went according to plan and i believe everybody had fun and learned something.
Today’s lesson was on “observation”. To start the class I began with a challenge, rapid fire trying to copy famous paintings with crayons. For each painting the kids were given one minute. After that I introduced the main topic of today, painting still life. I had brought flowers and set them in the middle of the table for the kids to observe and paint. Half way through the class we done a movement break. After our break I tasked the kids with shading their work. Near the end of the class kids got distracted and I had trouble keeping their attention. To end we talked about our paintings as a group.

Checkmate Champs: A Fun Journey Into Chess
😊
October 15, 2025
Sunset Elementary
Really well, everyone was in a good mood including myself, we all had a lot of fun. It’s great to see the kids are improving at chess
Same like always, greeting and small expectations refresher. Play some chess, take a break to introduce the lesson of today aided by a video, then back to our second game where we switch partners. For conclusion, a small recap on the lesson of today.

EcoARTventures in the Animal Kingdom
🎨
October 11, 2025
YMCA/Sutro Elementary
Easy peasy no problem 👌
5 minutes silent free drawing at the start of the class while going over expectations. I introduced the topic of the lesson and we made drawing based on the topic. Half way through I did a movement break. We continued the lesson and to close we put all of our art together and talked briefly about it.

Creative Canvas Color Adventures
🎨
October 10, 2025
San Francisco Day School
Super duper 👌 text book lesson
Today’s lesson was on “shading”. I started the class with a 5 minutes free paint. After that I introduced the lesson for today. I already had individual paper prepared for each kid with ways to practise shading. After that I let them decide a subject of their choice to paint and to shade. When class was over we put all our paintings together and the kids took turns guessing who painted what.

Checkmate Champs: A Fun Journey Into Chess
♟️
October 8, 2025
Sunset Elementary
Easy peasy no problem. Small group of good kids who love playing chess. They are all very young tho and want a lot of attention, I am getting better at managing this :)
Same like normal :), small intro and refresher. Then we start our first game of chess. Half way through we take a break to answer any questions and then introduce the lesson of today aided with a small video and real examples on the chess board. For the second half of the class we switched partners. At the end we had a quick wrap up and goodbyes.
