Meet the fantastic teachers of NCSA
Transitional Kindergarten
Kindergarten
In Kindergarten we strive to show loving kindness to one another throughout our day.There are 20 students in our morning’s only kindergarten class. We have an aide to help us with small group work and many parent volunteers.
Kindergarten is a time of boundless wonder. This year I am thrilled to join the children on a journey to discover the intrigue of nature and science, creative expression, books, mathematical thinking and social connections.
1st Grade
In the Helping Hands class, we pride ourselves on our strong sense of family and community. We have virtues that we discuss and practice on a daily basis. We have a small class size of 22 students as well as an instructional aide. In the first grade, students build confidence, critical thinking, and leadership skills.
2nd Grade
There are 20 students in our class. We have one aide who helps throughout our day. We hold literacy reading class in small groups and math in both small and whole group depending upon the activity. We do many science lessons and often enjoy them with our second-grade partner class. We are a class of authors writing daily.
There are 20 students in our class. We have one aide who helps throughout our day. We hold literacy reading class in small groups and math in both small and whole group depending upon the activity. We do many science lessons and often enjoy them with our second-grade partner class. We are a class of authors writing daily.
3rd Grade
By exploring the curriculum in a hands-on manner, academic knowledge becomes more meaningful and more memorable. Our class goes on several field trips each year. Art and movement are incorporated into each and every subject to promote creative, happy and freethinking individuals while also keeping learning meaningful and fun!
This is a year of enormous growth. This is the year the students enter a larger world and take our first overnight field trip the end of the year.
4th Grade
Welcome to fourth grade! We are going to have a great year, full of learning and fun.
We are a class of 26 students who enjoy exploring our world. This year we are exploring the 5th-grade social studies curriculum of the United States. We learn about the geography and the historical events that shaped our nations through hands-on and interactive studies. As an art school, we incorporate the arts in social studies, language arts and science.
5th Grade
My name is Jeff Martinez and I am thrilled to be joining Nevada City School of the Arts this year as part of the fifth grade team. Over the course of my career I have taught kindergarten through twelfth grade in diverse learning communities in schools located in Malaysia, Italy, Indonesia, Austria, the Caribbean and California.
Welcome to 5th grade! My name is Danielle Yzaguirre (Is-a- gear-ee) and I have been a teacher for over 16 years. My teaching experience has included teaching both art and elementary school and this will be my 6th year teaching 5th grade.
Middle School
Mr. Brown-Woods is a new member to the NCSA team. He has a Masters in Teaching and a multiple subject credential from the University of San Francisco. After graduating, Mr. Brown-Woods spent two years teaching 5th grade at Guerneville Elementary.
Devin Cormia is joining NCSA as the 6th grade Math and Science teacher in the 2019-2020 school year. Devin has worked as a science educator throughout California (and a short stint in Portland, OR), leading hands-on inquiry-based lessons for students ranging from Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade..
Hi! My name is Audra Hoyt and I am excited to be teaching 7 th grade History and Language Arts.
In 2005, I earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Botanical Sciences from Humboldt State University. I traveled and worked as a field Botanist for several years where I applied my love of the outdoors and affinity for environmental protection.
Hello and welcome! My name is Lisa Lane and I will be teaching 7th /8th-grade mathematics.
Hello! My name is Ron Charles, and I am very much looking forward to teaching 7th Grade ELA and 8th Grade Social Studies. My family moved to Nevada County in 2007 from Mendocino County, where I was a classroom teacher at River Oak Charter School in Ukiah.