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Jul 12

Student Spotlight

Ethan Scull

Ethan is a 5th grader in Gregory Elementary School in West Orange. About three years ago his father brought Ethan to us and asked for help: his 2nd grade son was obsessed with Algebra that he tried to master over Internet, but at the same time refused to memorize a multiplication table :)
Under guidance of his Math teacher Ms. Diana he mastered his multiplication, and keeps working at advanced math topics.

Besides Math, Ethan spends time on the computer doing research and teaching himself different things, visiting the library or bookstore with his mom, family movie days, hiking in the reservation or going to Five Guys with dad. It's been a while, but he loves road trips and vacations. He likes to visit museums in New York & Washington DC, and Annapolis for crab legs. He loves theme parks and swimming in the ocean with dad.

Welcome New Students!

Alissa K. - Math
Andre S. - Piano
Andrew K. - Chess
Angela L. - Piano
Anna Maxine S. - Singing
Arjun R. - Piano
Arshia R. - Piano
Brooke B. - Art

Bez N. - Russian
Bradley L. - Violin
Thomas L. - Violin
Eva M. - Piano
Gabrielle F. - Art
Ishan R. - Math
Jaffery M. - Piano
John S. - Piano, Guitar

Kian S. - Piano, Guitar
Jonathan B. - Chess, Piano
Shaun B. - Chess, Violin
Katherine Z. - Piano
Ken Z. - Art, Piano
Livia Y. - Viola
Lucy Y. - Violin
Sophia B. - Piano

Thank you for helping us help others!

We donated $20 for each new student to the Community Food Bank of NJ: https://cfbnj.org/
This amount will help fund more than 350 meals.

Thank you for your help!

Meet Our New Faculty!

**Elena Sh., MATH**

A graduate of Moscow Pedagogy Institute (former USSR) with a diploma of High School Teacher of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Elena worked in various public schools in Moscow. After coming to the USA in 1993, she earned teaching certificates in the same subjects and taught in public and private schools in Missouri and New Jersey. The last 18 years she was teaching in Passaic Valley HS (Little Falls, NJ). Throughout her career, Mrs. Elena was also tutoring students of all levels , including at the Do-Re-Mi back in 2004-2005. All her students show significant improvement in their school grades, as well as SAT-1 and SAT-2 scores.

**Max F., Chess**

Max is a "rising star" in chess. With a BS degree from Rutgers, he decided to focus solely on chess, playing and coaching. He participates in big tournaments. The last one, Charlotte Open Online, raised his rating to 2005 which qualifies him as "USCF Expert". He has taught and coached chess for 6 years. We receive very good references about Max from the Do-Re-Mi students and their parents!

JiEunLeeJPG (1).jpg — **Jinny L., Violin**

Jinny is originally from South Korea where she started studying the piano and violin at the ages of four and nine respectively. As a teenager, she competed in a variety of competitions while also performing with the Korean Broadcasting Service (KBS) Symphony Orchestra and several Philharmonic Orchestras, among others.
After graduating from Seoul Arts High School, she moved to Paris to obtain several degrees including her DEM from the Conservatory of Paris, from the Conservatory of Versailles, and her Diplôme de Concertiste from La School Cantorum Conservatory. She attended the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship for her MM degree, completing her education with an Artist Diploma from Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, NY, USA.
Jinny was teaching privately while working at her diplomas, and taught in schools, such as The School Koeing American Conservatory, France (serving students 3-18 yrs), Gwangnam and Saebyeol Middle Schools and Shepherd International Education Elementary school (all in Korea).

Outdoor Recitals on Sunday, June 13

After being on and off remotely, some kids not seeing their teacher in-person for about 15 months, we decided to run a live concert outdoors. It turns into a real reunion with many nice performances, cooperating weather and a lot of fun.