Our Story through Pictures
A living record of where the program has been and who it has served. From our humble roots in a garage to the community classrooms of today.
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KidWorks collaboration
A recent collaboration that tested the program in today’s world. Faster minds, shorter attention, phones everywhere. The same truth still showed up: when the room feels safe and structured, students lock in and learn together.
KidWorks collaboration
The Gardena studio chapter
A mixed-age room that proved something important. In math, age does not guarantee understanding. Students learned to respect truth over ego, and they built their own safe space to learn.
The Gardena studio chapter
Building at Delhi
A chapter where the class had to stand on its own. Small group, real commitment. This is where peer teaching became normal, and learning accelerated because students started building each other up.
Building at Delhi
Esperanza adult learners
Women, mostly over 40, pushing toward a diploma while balancing work, family, and pressure. This chapter showed again that empathy is not a bonus. It is the anchor that makes real learning possible.
Esperanza adult learners
After school program
A large after-school class, tired kids, and one of the most profound lessons of my teaching life. This is where I learned that safety and patience matter more than speed, and math can become a tool for real healing.
After school program
Santa Ana library focus chapter
Small groups, quiet focus, and students actually thinking instead of performing. This chapter captured what happens when patience is normal and empathy is the anchor.
Santa Ana library focus chapter
Private tutoring chapter
This chapter made the pattern impossible to ignore. The struggle is universal, but the expression is personal. The job is to read the student, build safety, and bring them back to belief in themselves.
Private tutoring chapter
Where it began in a garage
The earliest roots of the program. A garage, a small community, and the first proof that structure and patience can change how a student sees themselves.