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Shea C. Megale joins Compass as the advisor of the Compass Collaborative student newspaper and facilitator of the teen Filmmaking Club. Shea is a published author of works in fantasy, science fiction, non-fiction, biography, and children’s literature. She was a gold medalist in the 2020 Reader Views and IPPY Awards and served as a judge … Read more
Helen Xu offers private and small group tutoring in Mandarin to students in K-12th grade. She currently teaches Mandarin at Hope Chinese School in Annandale. She uses both traditional teaching approaches along with songs, games, and art to engage her students. Helen is certified in Chinese Research, Curriculum, Learning and Evaluations from Beijing Language and Culture … Read more
Felipe Ramos is a former adjunct professor of ASL at North Central University in Minneapolis. He has led several ASL immersion workshops in the area and serces as Vice President of the Latino Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association of the Metropolitan Washington DC area. Felipe is a member of theDeaf community and is also … Read more
Karl Peterson has been playing chess for fifty years and teaching chess for fifteen years. He is a member of the US Chess Federation (USCF) where he is also a certified tournament director. Karl is a regular at the DC Chess League and the Arlington Chess Club, where he has earned a rating of 1700. … Read more
Kathy Jensen is a private tutor in elementary and middle school language arts (reading and writing) and math. She works with private tutoring students in kindergarten through 8th grade and tutors at the Living Stone Academy in Centreville. Ms Jensen has experience homeschooling her own now adult children. She earned a law degree (JD) from … Read more
Virginia Fredrick earned a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from George Mason University. She has worked in classroom instruction and child-centered administration since 2011. She instructed 2nd and 4th grade students through Fairfax County Public Schools and has directed several daycare programs. Virginia is the office manager for Compass and is responsible for a … Read more
Ashley Ramsey earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Frostburg State University. She has worked with homeschoolers in the Northern Virginia area for more than a decade. Ashley has taught higher-level high school math as well as elementary math for her own children.
Kathryn Beirne earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Education, Counseling and Development from George Mason University. She is certified in the Orton-Gillingham educational method and as an educational therapist through the National Institute for Learning Development. Kathryn works as both a professional and school counselor. She is the co-founder of … Read more
Ruth Jeantet earned Bachelors of Arts degrees in French and Spanish from Dickinson College. She studies English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese. In college, Ruth completed language immersion programs in France, Spain, and Argentina. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching Spanish and French to students from preschool to twelvth grade. She has … Read more
Mercedes “Mercy” Wolverton is a Cybersecurity Engineering major at George MasonUniversity. She attended the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering inHuntsville, AL, and completed college coursework at Calhoun Community College asdual enrolled student. Mercy was homeschooled for the majority of her education whichafforded her the time to hone her expertise in coding, computer science, … Read more
