About Us

Sarah has a wide range of experience teaching students. She has taught world studies at a large public high school in Brooklyn, New York for three years, moved to Baltimore, and then taught at a middle school in a D.C. suburb for two years. She has experience creating a rigorous and engaging curriculum to meet the varied needs of her students.

When not teaching, Sarah likes to spend her time traveling to other countries and bringing those experiences back to the classroom. She also enjoys spending time outdoors running, hiking, and going to the beach with her husband and her Goldendoodle, Waffles.

Though he began teaching with a focus on the classic English canon, his primary interests lie in teaching students the skills needed to design and implement creative work in their lives: genre literacy, considerations of audience and purpose, mastery of the writing process with a heavy emphasis on revision skills. The classroom is a laboratory setting in which students have the opportunity to test out their ideas about living in the world – responsibilities to themselves and their communities, ethics, questions of good and evil- all the big debates they are likely to face as adults. It is important that students be more than consumers of culture, and by studying our own, students can more meaningfully create a culture they value.

Daniel enjoys learning different languages, traveling to foreign lands and surfing.

Vicky is the recipient of the Stephanie Hopp Memorial Scholarship 1993-1995 at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles. She also received a Gold Orange County Award for her work with Fujitsu’s and Toshiba’s online advertising.

Vicky’s diverse art career includes design work online and in print for Rip Curl International and Pacsun. Her artwork has appeared everywhere, from the pages of Surfer Magazine to the storefronts of surf shops around the world.

When Vicky became a parent, she exchanged her corporate job for motherhood, yet her need for artistic expression never wavered. She relished teaching her own kids about art and exploring different mediums around the kitchen table. Soon, other children were often found painting, drawing, or working with clay alongside her own children. Every Friday night became art night in her studio, and from there, The Blue Easel was born.

Over the years she has taught all existing high school math courses: from Algebra I to AP Calculus BC, and even Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus. Dr. Koroleva stays current with pedagogical approaches, so in 2017 she became a National Board Certified Teacher. She uses a blend of traditional methodology and Exeter’s Problem-based Learning approaches to inspire real-world learning and the application of math skills. In her free time, Dr. K likes to travel and spend time with her family and her dog.

This motto enables me to build a bond with my students so they feel safe and motivated while being challenged.

I have worked with a variety of ages, ranging from 5-18y/o and am recognized from my “youthful, yet passionate personality”.

I believe that being able to communicate and understand my students leads to a successful school environment.

Creating a positive, safe learning environment where students feel comfortable trying new ideas and accepting new challenges is key to personal and artistic growth. She has found Theatre to be uniquely capable of furthering student success by creating motivated, goal-oriented individuals. Invaluable life skills displayed by performing arts students include collaboration, adaptability, innovative problem solving, time management, empathy, commitment, and discipline – all necessary tools for navigating in our contemporary and ever changing culture. Celena strives to provide her students with opportunities to practice their skills and learn to take pride in doing something at their very best.

Celena has directed Discovery Prep’s first musical performance of Shrek The Musical Jr. and Laguna Beach High School’s productions of Our Town, Little Shop of Horrors, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Man Who Came to Dinner. She has co-directed and assistant-directed multiple plays, musical productions, and class performance projects for both LBHS & TMS and has taught Drama for grades 1st-5th at the Top of the World Elementary School. She has worked as a private acting coach and has taught master classes in monologue study, audition technique, vocal performance, and improvisation. Celena is pursuing her career as a vocal performer and recording artist for the original vintage inspired Blues Rockabilly Jazz band MoonShine, established in 2012 with her brother Dylan.