Our Teachers and Staff

Program Director

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In her 15 years as an educator, Crystal has taught a wide variety of subjects and students including high school performing arts, middle school English, elementary music, and play based preschool. She earned her BA in English before continuing on to a post-graduate study in education at San Jose State University. Her dream is to expand Sprout and Spark to serve elementary and middle school students as well as preschoolers.

Crystal enjoys anything that allows her to flex her creative muscles, especially cooking, writing, and composing elaborate impromptu operettas with her three kids.

Assistant to the Guides (Meadow)

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 At the age of 12, Chelsea started her journey in childcare as a babysitter. She knew had a passion for children and wanted to spend her free time inspiring and enjoying them. At the age of 14 she started volunteering in her church's nursery on Sunday mornings. She also volunteered in various children's summer program including Vacation bible school and Outdoor school. Then, as an adult, she spent time working in a certified daycare before she had children of her own. She took a break from working to be with her children and is now getting back into the field. She has always loved kids and thoroughly enjoys guiding them in learning new things. She has a huge passion for helping kids feel safe, secure, and understood in their journeys of learning and growing into the next generation of adults. 

She is a mother of 2 beautiful children, Garrett and Ezra. Garrett is 5-year-old Autistic boy and Ezra is a 3-year-old boy. She is a single mom and sole provider of her children. She loves playing soccer, camping, hiking, gardening, swimming, and cooking. She is passionate about woodworking and photography and looks forward to sharing these arts with the children. 

Groundsmaster General

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After spending the last decade designing electric airplanes at Ampaire and getting rockets off the ground (and back on the ground again) at Space X, Jason can't wait to bring his technical expertise and love of science and engineering to our school. Jason is our do-everything and make-everything guy: fences and furniture, sonic shelters and structurally sound sandboxes. 

A devoted father of two young boys, and one opinionated baby girl,Jason also enjoys playing guitar, designing tabletop games, and creating beautiful and precise CAD drawings.

Reggio Emilia Guide

Assistant Teacher