Instructor Bio's

• Driver's Education, Economic Driving School has been in business since 1978. All instructors are credentialed school teachers and are certified by the State of California to teach Driver Education. Our teachers average over 20 years of experience.
• Jensen School for the Performing Arts - Est. 1979, offers one of the most extensive and diverse programs in the area. The teaching staff, one of the bay area's finest is comprised of several very talented and devoted instructors. All instructors are certified to teach and members of Dance Masters of America. We at Jensen's strive to provide the community with a family oriented, positive learning environment where students, pre-school thru adult, can experience the exciting world of dance and the performing
  Arts!
• City Beach, Fremont, built from the ground up in 2002, is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's premier indoor sports and recreation facilities. Included with in the wall of City Beach is our world famous indoor high elements ropes course, the 16,000 sq. ft. rock climbing gym, four professional volleyball courts, restaurant, bar and conference room. City Beach is a perfect place for family and friends.
• My First Art Class has been providing art experiences to toddlers for over 20 years. Our instructors have a wide range of experience and include Early Childhood Education graduates as well as artists. All instructors have children of their own and have in common a love of children.
• Kidz Love Soccer 2.5-12 years of age learn the worlds most popular sport from professional coaches trained in the Kidz Love Soccer method; a session experience includes age appropriate activities: skill demonstrations, fun games, and instructional scrimmages conducted in a non-competitive, recreational format. Kidz Love Soccer: ³where the score is always fun to fun²
• Master Loren Chin is a Certified Senior Tai-Chi Instructor conferred by the Chen Qingchou Martial Arts Association in Wenxian, China (birthplace of Tai-Chi). He is the 20th Generation of direct lineage of Chen Family Taijiquan (oldest & ancestor of all Tai-Chi styles).
• Michiko Shimoda was awarded Teacher Certificate from Sogetsu School in Japan in 1974, Vocational Teaching Credential from State of California, Achievement Certificate for Ceramics. She had Ikebana & Ceramics exhibition in San Jose at last year.
• Noteworthy Music School Established in 1984, is dedicated to enriching the lives of children through parent-funded, after school learning programs. Noteworthy teachers have various musical backgrounds but all share the love of teaching music to children.
• Play-Well TEKnologies has been teaching engineering to kids in the Bay Area since 1998. All of our instructors enjoy working with kids; have a passion for engineering, and a love of LEGO(s).
• Dunia, Belly Dancing, has captivated audiences since 1976, with her mesmerizing moves and effervescent stage presence. Dunia’s talent, warmth, grace and humor, shine through as she conveys to her students her love of the dance.
• Joyce Byrne has taught guitar in the Bay Area for over twenty years. She specializes in classical guitar for beginners.
• Jill Chen-Chun Yeh, Little Panda, grew up in Taiwan and received her BA in English at Chung-Hsing University. She has an MA in Education from San Jose State University and has a passion for sharing the joys of Chinese language and culture with children in the United States.
• Learner's Heaven is a high quality research-based program, which is being developed in consultation with leading educators and researchers. The program is focused on applying teaching methodologies and philosophies that maximize learning and are best suited to real world learning in the area of Math and Science
• Music Together, Irene Saxe received her Music Together teacher training in January, 1999. She received her Music Together Level 1 Certification in 2001. Irene Saxe is trained as a violinist/violist and is currently a violist with the Silicon Valley Symphony. She enjoys playing chamber music. She is a trained
  Montessori preschool teacher. She has specialized training in the Montessori Music curriculum for preschoolers through elementary grades. She teaches general music at a Montessori junior high school and group guitar. Irene enjoys playing both folk and classical guitar.
• Funakoshi Shotokan Karate, Kyle Funakoshi, is a 6th Degree Black Belt and International Champion in both forms and sparring. Kyle has been an instructor for 20 years and provides seminars and demonstrations internationally.
• Winnie Poon has a Psychology degree from UCSC, and is certified in teaching communication and parenting classes. She also has led groups on Domestic Violence counseling. After working in the corporate world for several years, Winnie has decided to devote herself to education. Winnie is also a jewelry designer on the side.