Meet The Team

Carolynne fell in love with painting at 15. She studied at NYU & The National Academy and has Masters in Digital Imagine and Design and in Fine Arts. She brings the art to you with the goal of giving each student a voice through stimulating art activities.

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Manhattan

PreK - 5th Grade

Art & Art History

Originally hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, Claudia survived two Polar Vortexes (and a few milder Midwest winters) at The University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned two degrees: a regular Bachelor of Arts in Radio/TV/Film and a Journalism Bachelor of Arts with a focus on strategic communication (advertising and public relations) through the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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She has experience teaching and tutoring in grades Kindergarten through 5th across all subjects in both California and New York City. Currently, Claudia is a 1st grade head teacher at The Caedmon School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Previously, she was a 1st grade head teacher at Nightingale-Bamford School.

 

In her spare time, you can find her quoting Kristen Wiig, singing Broadway show tunes, or correcting your grammar.

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Westchester - Remote

Grades K-8th

Dance - Drama - Reading - Math

Natela began her musical studies at the age of six at the Special Music School for gifted children in Tbilisi, Georgia and eventually graduated with a doctorate degree from the Georgia State Conservatory. 

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Since 1994, Natela has lived in NYC with her husband and two sons. She teachers at Kaufman Music Center, Lucy Moses, and Manhattan School of Music and now M2!

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Manhattan

Piano