2111 International Boulevard, Oakland, California 94606, United States
mr. jimmy tran
Upper Grade Teacher
Mr. Tran is a first year teacher at CSCE and his second year teaching English. He went to community college at the Peralta Colleges which includes the campuses of College of Alameda, Laney College, Berkeley City College, and Merritt College. After finishing up his general education he transferred to the University of California, Davis for his undergrad where he was able to earn a Bachelor's in Asian American Studies where he got to study how race, class, gender, socioeconomic statuses, and diverse backgrounds, especially Asian Americans, affects how society treats each other on a sociological, political, or psychological level. This was where Mr. Tran learned how to critically think about the world, and it paved the way on helping him develop the skills of reading college level books and articles. After graduating with a B.A, Mr. Tran started off in Education as a Paraeducator working for the Hayward Unified School District, where he was able to gain classroom experience working with students that had mild to moderate as well as moderate to severe disabilities. After a couple of years of working as a Paraeducator, he pursued a Masters in Education with a Single Subject Credential to teach English. Mr. Tran started off by teaching grades 10th and 11th and transitioned to CSCE since he grew up in Oakland. He wanted made him the person he is today. Mr. Tran wants to help students develop the essential reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills they need to learn so that it sets them up for success as lifelong learners as they are continually developing their identity of who they are as a person, and who they want to be professionally as they continually grow personally and professionally. Another goal is to also help students learn important values and social and emotional skills such as having respect, integrity, good morals/ethics that allows them to make good choices that sets them up for success when they have to learn the skills of interacting with other people they may or may not agree with.
jimmyt@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org
Mr. Curtis Lin
Upper Grade Math Teacher
Mr. Curtis Lin is from Wichita, Kansas. He went to college at the University of California, Los Angeles where he earned a Bachelors in English. A few years later he went to San Diego State University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Accountancy. After being licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in California and New York and working in accounting for a decade, Mr. Lin decided to dedicate his energies to public education. He has since been teaching math in beloved public schools in the Bay Area for eight years. This will be his fifth year at the Community School where he is proud to teach math to his middle school Students.
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El Sr. Curtis Lin es de Wichita, Kansas. Asistió a la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles, donde obtuvo una licenciatura en inglés. Unos años más tarde fue a la Universidad Estatal de San Diego, donde obtuvo una Maestría en Contabilidad. Después de obtener la licencia de Contador Público Certificado en California y Nueva York y trabajar en contabilidad durante una década, el Sr. Lin decidió dedicar sus energías a la educación pública. Desde entonces, ha estado enseñando matemáticas en queridas escuelas públicas del Área de la Bahía durante ocho años. Este será su quinto año en la Escuela Comunitaria, donde se enorgullece de enseñar matemáticas a sus estudiantes de secundaria.
Dr. Anastasia Prentiss
Upper Grade Teacher
Anastasia Prentiss holds advanced degrees from San Francisco State University and The California Institute of Integral Studies. In teaching and learning spaces, she uses tools of mindfulness, movement, art, awareness of earth rhythms, and thoughtful conversation to create rich learning opportunities.
At Community School for Creative Education, she teaches language arts, health, art and is the the 7th grade advisor for the 22-23 school year. Dr. Prentiss has taught in classrooms, facilitated workshops, and performed in venues across the bay area since 1994. She serves on The Board of Third Stone Productions and is member of the Board of Trustees for Community School for Creative Education. A performer, artist, theatre movement and yoga instructor, she loves her family, teaching , dancing, gardening, yoga, mixed media art, and life!
anastasia.prentiss@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org
Ms. Leah Mckelvie
Science Teacher
