Busy as a bee, The Hub is a hive of activity!! We've expanded and now occupy ALL of Suite 100 in the Pilot Butte Plaza building. More space, more resources, more programs: TAKING NEW CLIENTS+NEW CLASSES&CLUBS
Spotlight on local business run by families who support The Hub!
This month is IDA's Cupcakes--3 locations and perfect for the upcoming holidays or just because! They even have pupcakes for your furry friends.Stop by today for a sweet treat and tell them The Hub sent you!
Purchase a gift voucher for future sessions($60,$120,$200) or a $50 punch ard for upcoming classes & clubs. Great for grandparents or others who wish to help out or for that "unique experience" gift. Or purchase a "sponsor-a-session" card to help subsidize sessions for students who might need some financial assistance.
The Hub Ed Support provides a time and a place to outline what is needed and how to get that support (for students as well for you, parents!). Consultations can be independent (one time deal) or as part of getting started with session work.
The Hub specializes in support for students with dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, those on the spectrum, 2e (twice exceptional) and those neurodiverse students who need someone who understands that they learn differently and who wants to work with them in ways that might be "outside the box" but that help them to thrive and succeed.
FREE CONSULTATION!
Call or email to set up a 30 minute consultation session...this may be the first step to getting set up with regular session work or just the opportunity to get some extra support and perspective, a few extra "tools" in the toolbox for managing all these transitions plus your own personal cheerleader (me!) that will give you one-on-one support and encouragement!
REFER/SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND!
Discounts will be applied when you refer a friend or sign up together for session work
ONGOING PROMO:
Substantial discount will be applied for multiple sessions per week. A sibling discount will also apply if you have more than one family member seeking session work.
Please call 541.633.6430 for more info!
THE RETURN OF the SECOND SATURDAY SERIES!
The Hub is super excited to bring back the
Second Saturday
community-service-social events.
We will gather together to build connections, support our neighbors in need, and have some fun too!
Monthly, we will be collecting canned and non-perishable food for The Bend Food Project.
GAME CLUB
SAT FEB 12th 2-4pm
Come play some classic board and card games and learn some new ones!
Feel free to bring a favorite game from home to teach others to play! Bring a friend!
(please RSVP on our Facebook page if you are interested in coming!)
This is a free event.
Donations are always gladly accepted.
2022 SCHEDULE
SAT JAN 8th 2-4pm
SAT FEB 12th 2-4pm
SAT MAR 12th 2-4pm
SAT APR 9th 2-4pm
SAT MAY 14th 2-4pm
SAT June 11th 2-4pm
Testimonials for this month come from three of my newest clients and their parents:
"I love coming to the HuB! I'm always excited to come here and do new stuff. I really like it cause Janna makes it fun and it doesn't seem like work."-Jasper, Grade 4
"We are so grateful to have Janna's expertise and support this year. Our son has experienced some academic challenges and has needed additional support. Janna has been patient and committed to supporting him and his individual needs. This year has been increasingly challenging with online learning, yet with Janna's support, creativity, and knowledge, our son is more engaged in the learning process."-Amanda C. (parent of a 7th grader)
"Three weeks into distance learning, knew we needed to increase our team and supports for our 2nd grader, so we hired Janna two days a week. Our son continues to see her two times a week, loves going, and is motivated to practice and work on his writing in session and outside session work. It has helped grow his grit to do work with his teacher through distance-learning also. So so grateful for Janna! She makes it fun, engaging, and she knows what she is doing; she is a teacher and she is the best advocate for kids!" -Amy A
Thank you for your kind words and for allowing me to be the "gardener", to tend and nurture growth for your children!
The Hub Ed Support is OPEN and seeing clients IN PERSON (and virtually too- I have weekly ZOOM clients in California!)
As we continue to rapidly shift and flow to meet the ever-changing guidelines, expectations and "normalities" of the moment, the one constant is the endeavor to find balance and support and to create consistent, meaningful connections.
One major benefit of working with an educational coach/tutor is the ability of the coach having focused one-on-one time with and attention on the student. This is one major pillar of The Hub: I wanted to be able to fully focus in on my students without other distractions.
Now is the perfect time to get this personalized, unique approach dialed for your child. I have so many resources and ways to enrich,engage, support, and sustain your child's educational journey, especially through this ongoing, uncertain time.
Over the past 24 months(!), many students have disengaged from active learning due to the overwhelming nature of "distance learning". Let's close that gap and work together to get them back on track and excited about new skills and strategies and to help them this school year with a renewed open mind and willingness to "try it again"-learning from what works and isn't working!
Sessions at The Hub are tailored to your child--get one-on-one help with specific projects or subjects, catch up on late or missing assignments, manage new systems, fill in "lagging skills", give your student individualized attention.
Throughout 2021, clients at The Hub have been participating in bringing in canned and non perishable food items for The Bend Food Project. We will continue this outreach during 2022 as part of our 2nd Saturday series events. Please bring a few items to Game Club or to weekly session work. Thank you!
This phenomenal kiddo has brought in items every collection (she and her family fill a bag or a huge box all on their own each collection month!) WAY TO GO!!
The Hub will be reintroducing the Second Saturday series events, when we will highlight a local community nonprofit organization. Who should we sponsor? Looking for new ideas!
VALENTINES for VETERANS will return to the Hub for the February Saturday Service project as part of the 2nd Saturday Game Club. Come make some cards, have some cookies, and spread some love! Remember to wear a mask and bring a friend!
The Hub is excited to be able to reopen following the safety guidelines maintaining 6 foot distancing and encouraging face masks coverings.
All participants will be expected to wash their hands upon entering the office and use hand sanitizer or wash hands during sessions or classes as needed and then again when departing. Enter and exit doors will be utilized as needed. All surfaces and areas will be sanitized frequently. Most materials will not be shared; in the event that materials (like books) might need to be shared, they will be sanitized before use.
If you are feeling unwell for any reason: sneezing, coughing, sore throat, fever, stomach ache, please please LET ME KNOW and then stay home. It is important that we stay well for each other! If you do get sick or you have been in contact/exposed to someone who has COVID-19 symptoms or tests positive, it is crucial for you to take care of yourself, your family and your community by sharing this information with anyone you have been in contact with. I appreciate open and honest communication about risks/exposure--thank you!
These are ongoing meetings that will run through the school year - a great approach to getting your child connected and creating!
From learning the art of storytelling to drawing/cartooning, puppet making, poetry, music, movement and drama, we can integrate and infuse creativity into everything we do--so many options!
Come ready to create!
So many ways to move and get strong! Choose from Bliss Dance Workout, Core de Force (mixed martial arts/boxing inspired workout), or yoga: 30 min sessions (or longer if you are up for the challenge!)
Drop in or punch card. These will be available LIVE!
Who was Stan Lee?
Learn all about his life and how he changed the face of comics, superheroes, and MARVEL. So much to explore here and great overlap into history, mythology, creative writing, and graphic art.
EXPAND YOUR MIND!! GET A FEW FRIENDS TOGETHER AND LET"S LEARN TOGETHER!
Get 3-4 friends together, pick a book (or ask me for a recommendation!) and let's read! Virtual or in person book club meetings will be coordinated and facilitated according to group preference. A fun way to connect with friends.
Stay tuned for title of book for our monthly book club (and day and time of meeting)--have a recommendation? Let me know!
What better way to learn (or improve!) your Spanish than by chatting with others? Casual conversation on a variety of topics will improve vocabulary and confidence.
(start date TBD)
$15 per class (or buy a 5 class punch card for $50)
Learn American Sign Language (ASL): alphabet, finger spelling, name signs, colors, numbers/counting, food, favorite activities, emotions, and more! Based on the Kids Love to Sign(TM) class (taught by Janna 2004-2012).
(start date TBD)
$15 per class (or buy a 5 class punch card for $50)
FOR THE YOUNGER ONES!
What better way to build foundational skills in math and literacy than through songs, books, stories, games, poems, and play? This one is tailored to ages 3-5.
More info to come!
Come learn about the benefits of signing with your baby. Background research&resources to get you started (whether you are expecting or have a baby ages newborn to age 2!) Did you know signs can help reduce frustrations, create closer bonds, expand vocabulary, and help with successful potty training at an earlier age? Parents, grandparents, caregivers welcome!
2 hour workshop, times to be determined.
$20
*or you customize your own!
Each week learn a new set of signs for helping your baby with communication and to lessen frustration! Themes are: mealtime, bedtime, bathtime, getting dressed, at the park, potty training, and more! Based on the popular Baby Signs(R) Sign, Say & Play program (taught by Janna 2004-2012).
Get 2-3 friends together and create your own class!
ONLINE PAYMENTS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Call TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS!
-Daily Reading (anything--graphic novels, comics, magazines, any books of interest, nonfiction, autobiographies, novels, picture books). Libraries are OPEN!!
-Reading to your child/reading together--pick a series or a level book that is "higher" than your chikd's current reading level. Reading together is a great way to raise interest in books and to tackle those classics or books that are more fun when read aloud! (tip: often the "classics" are free on Kindle or even available online)
-Listen to audiobook or podcasts. Audible is a great resource, Kindle as well. The library also has a huge digital library available.
-Daily journaling or creative writing: these are some crazy times! Write for flow and fun. Just tell your story of what it's like in 2021-2022 or interview someone you know and write their story (from their life, growing up, not just currently!).
-Write a letter, postcard or send a homemade card to a friend or family member! (can be emailed!0 Everyone appreciates this, especially now with fewer opportunities to talk in person. This can also be a gratitude activity: send somone a thank you note for something they have done that has meant a lot to you or something you miss about being together with them!
-COOKING projects! Anything that requires a recipe is a math lesson! Learn to cook something new or "from scratch"! Reading a recipe is often mind boggling for younger people: fractions, abbreviations (T vs t, TBS vs tsp, C, oz, lb?!? temp, time, prep, etc). Cooking vocab is more complicated than we realize (dice, chop, mince, shred, simmer, boil, bake, broil)...not to mention the importance of the steps in a process--reading ALL the directions first and then following those directions! (real life learning at its best!)
-Break out the good old card, dice, board games! SO many of these are math related (Yahtzee, Farkle, any games with counting spaces or money, Battleship, checkers, chess, mancala, cribbage). Games like Scrabble, Boggle, Scattergories, Trivial Pursuit, Guess Who, Head's Up all reinforce language and literacy skills. Most games require a lot of reading or review of the rules and reinforce social skills like following directions and the rules of the game, taking turns, being respectful, good sportsmanship with some competition thrown in for fun! Play some silly ones just for fun too: Twister, Operation, Charades---take a break, get off the screens, and laugh together!
-go for a hike, bike ride, snowshoe. Use a map or compass. Or try Geocaching! Anything to get out and about but also building skills for navigating your neighborhood, town, world.
A shift of perspective, obligations, urgency, parenting...here are a few resources to help but the number one thing is to find the things that make you happy and relaxed and DO THOSE (listen to music, call a friend, take a bath, get dressed up! or stay in your PJs, be silly, play a favorite game, watch a favorite show or movie, take a nap, read a book...just be. (along with letting me work with your kid an hour a week!)
Interactive journaling and mindfulness: personal growth and community building tool created by Bend locals Carol Delmonico and Casey Davis:
High Desert Museum and Sunriver Nature Center/Observatory--always fun and informative!
Many Bend Park and Recs facilities: parks, trails and playgrounds are OPEN--walking, hiking, biking and skating; the Pavilion is open for ICE skating and ice sports. Juniper Swim& Fitness Center is open for rec swim, swim lessons, lap swim and fitness classes.
NEW LARKSPUR COMMUNITY CENTER is now open with an amazing warm water pool for swim lessons, open rec swim, water running and water exercise, 2 state of the art rooms for yoga and fitness classes, top of the line PRECOR workout machines and equipment, and an indoor walking/running track!
Looking for something you can't find? Reach out and I'll see if I can help or connect you with what you need. That's what The Hub is all about!
I have been involved with education ever since I can remember. Around age 4, I would line up my stuffed animals (and my reluctant but patient) two older brothers to play school so that I could be the teacher. The summer of 1987, I got my first "real" job working at a local preschool (Highlands Preschool in Piedmont CA) and then aided in a nearby Kindergarten class during my last 2 years of high school. I also worked with the elementary summer school programs and as an assistant teacher at Case dei Bambini Montessori School in Oakland.
I entered UC Davis as an English major, immediately seeking coursework to prepare for my teaching credential. Throughout my undergrad, I worked at a local preschool in Davis, peer tutored, was a reader for various English classes and pursued a double minor in both Education and Human Development. I graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1993 with Honors in English.
I completed my Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program through UC Davis, student teaching in West Sacramento in Title I schools with students from diverse language, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. I traveled to Costa Rica in 1996 as part of an intensive language program. From 1996-2002 I taught 2nd grade in Hayward CA, taught adult ESL classes, helped start a charter school in San Leandro (lead teacher/2nd grade), and then relocated to Bend with my husband in 2003. I was interviewing for jobs while packing! I taught 1st grade here but took leave with the birth of our first son in May 2004.
During the years I took off from being in the classroom, I continued to teach: as a sub and tutor with the district, as a Baby Signs instructor and as a mom!(I had 2 more sons, one in 2006 and one in 2009), and as a Bliss Dance Workout fitness instructor at Juniper Swim & Fitness and Athletic Club of Bend.
From 2012-2013, I completed my Masters in Education, Instruction and Curriculum: Integration of the Arts through Lesley University. Learning through music, art, poetry, drama, storytelling, and movement as well as Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences and entry point theories resonated with me as THE best practice for all learners, but especially for those who struggle within the traditional school environments and systems.
I have subbed and taught extensively in the Bend La Pine School District and have tutored students of all ages. From 2014-2019 I worked at Realms Middle School as the 504 Coordinator, Special Education Inclusion Educational Assistant, Literacy Intervention teacher and Aquila Crew (Advisory) leader. I currently hold an Oregon Professional Teaching License: PreK through Grade 12: Elementary-Multiple Subjects; ESOL (English to Other Speakers); Legacy Middle Level; Specialization-Early Childhood Education.
My favorite part of teaching has always been working closely with students and their families, building relationships together to find options and approaches for success and confidence. THE HUB Ed Support and Services is my dream come true of providing specific, tailored support to individual students and families that will create a more dynamic, engaged and creative educational experience and journey.
photo courtesy of wild teacup photography, 2021