Nicole’s vision and mission with Sprout is to support students and families with developing their own personal toolkit, based on their strengths and areas of need in order to succeed both inside and outside of school.
Nicole Novach has been an educator, tutor, coach, and mentor for both children and adults since 2002. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The American University in Washington, D.C., where she studied both Elementary (K-6) and Special Education with a focus on Learning Disabilities (K-Adult). Since moving to the Bay area in 2012, she has worked in schools developing innovative curriculum for students of all ages, cultivating student centered programming and as part of administrative teams focusing on teaching and learning.
She believes that dynamic, project-based and experiential education is the key to truly engaging learners. Nicole enthusiastically creates a rigorous, individualized, integrated and arts-infused curriculum that can be accessed by all types of students!
Nicole has extensive experience in developing consistent and well-defined learning expectations and goals for students both in a classroom setting and on an individual basis.
Nicole is a board member of a local nonprofit organization that supports and mentors public school students in Grades 5-12 to engage in their education through and beyond high school. She enjoys time with her family and friends adventuring, rock climbing, dancing, cooking, and gardening. She also loves to travel, and prior to moving to Sonoma County, Nicole and her husband circumnavigated the world via 25 countries and 56,000 miles! Nicole is loving her newest adventure as a mom of two!
Testimonials
“If you’re looking for a private (online) teacher to augment any of your child’s learning needs in this new learning environment, look no further! Can’t say enough to recommend this teacher for all subjects! She taught our child in 5th & 6th grade and was amazing at her ability to quickly identify each child’s individual strengths & challenges – and then get them on track and up to speed. And, the kids love her! Nicole Novach is magic!”
“Nicole brought out the best in my child. She made her feel so able and special. It was like she saw the best version of her. The confidence she gained with Nicole is still with her today.”
“Often, I see kids with learning disabilities given work that does not respect their ability to think deeply. Nicole is able to challenge these children while providing the support necessary to ensure success.”
“My child struggles with reading, writing, rote memory, and ADHD. As a result, he has low self-esteem. Around Nicole, my child feels safe and relaxed. Her warmth, flexibility, creativity and experience made her the perfect match for my son.
“Nicole is always willing to put all the necessary time and effort into designing challenging, interdisciplinary, project-based academics that develop her students’ imaginative minds and inspire them to be joyfully engaged in the process of learning.”
“Nicole greatly values nurturing the whole child and fostering social-emotional learning and leadership.“
“Nicole creates a warm and trusting environment where students feel safe and gain awareness of self and the people around them”
“Nicole was my son’s favorite teacher ever. She made
him feel smart, special, and proud of his ability. Seven years later and he still talks about her.”