Instructors

Saturday Enrichment Program (SEP) instructors design, teach and receive many accolades for their courses.

• Our distinguished faculty are selected from premiere schools in the Chicago metropolitan area. Most SEP faculty are certified teachers with two or more years of experience and often have advanced degrees or expertise in teaching gifted students. Instructors complete professional development training in gifted education and differentiation, and they all are particularly skilled at providing engaging, thought-provoking and varied classroom experiences.
• Our teaching assistants, some of whom are former Saturday Enrichment Program students, are pre-service teachers, university students or exceptional high school students. They are high academic achievers as well as strong relationship-builders with the ability to simultaneously build rapport and challenge students to excel.

Meet a few SEP Instructors and Teaching Assistants..

Dana Whether teaching algebra or advanced topics in math, Dana strives to create a relaxed and encouraging classroom environment. She likes to incorporate group and individual activities and present new information in multiple ways. Read more...

Brian Brian loves his role as an educator, and he finds Center for Talent Development students to be particularly fun to teach. “I enjoy the exceptional level of curiosity, engagement, and tenacity of learners at the Center for Talent Development,” he says. “I find the diversity of learning styles among these students, combined with their high level of energy and motivation, to be invigorating and inspirational.” Read more...

Mirielle Given her years of experience - including 8 years at DaVinci Academy in Elgin - in educating young children and knowledge of how to keep them occupied and engaged, Mirielle strives to maintain an organized yet flexible classroom. She knows her students need structure, and yet she also gives them ample opportunities to work in their areas of interest. Read more...

Julius Julius is known among Saturday Enrichment Program (SEP) students, parents, teachers and staff alike as one of the program’s most popular teaching assistants. Perhaps that is because they can tell how much he loves his job. Read more...

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