Our Teachers

Skillabation teachers are experts in their field, who have a minimum of 6 years experience teaching kids their subject. All of our teachers have a bachelor’s degree in their subject area, and a master’s degree, or are working on obtaining their master’s degree. If you would like to work with us, please fill out the contact form here.

TEACHER NIKKI

Nikki is the owner and founder of Skillabration. She has experience teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language (ESL). She worked as a public school teacher from 2005-2016 teaching in a variety of subjects ranging from high school Spanish I, II, and III, and middle school dual language.

She decided to start teaching online in 2016 to establish more freedom and creativity in her classroom. She started as an online ESL teacher at VIPKID and iTutorGroup from 2016-2020, and shifted to teaching Spanish at Outschool in 2021. She offers both group classes of up to 10 students and 1-on-1 tutoring sessions. Students say she is patient and engaging, and she breaks down information in a comprehensible way.

She is able to keep my son engaged with fun and interactive activities and still learn the language at the same time. Highly recommend Ms. Nikki and her Spanish class!

TEACHER CHERRY

Cherry Man Ching Yeung is from Hong Kong. She has a dual Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Education. She has a 120-hour TEFL certification. Teaching is her passion. She has been teaching Chinese, ESL and other subjects online, in schools, in her center, and at students’ homes for 20 years.

She offers children and teenagers group classes and 1-on-1 tutoring sessions. Her favorite and happiest times have been spent with students. They explore language with virtual “trips” to supermarkets, parks, museums and convenience stores.

What students love about her class is that it is fun and engaging, so she uses many props such as toys, photos, flashcards, artwork and puppets. Also, students say she is patient and caring. She loves creating stories, dancing, singing, doing simple science experiments, listening to students and having fun conversations with them. She will take you on the wondrous journey of learning. She is looking forward to seeing you in her class.

Excellent, patient, and knowledgeable teacher!

TEACHER VAL

Valerie has experience teaching Spanish and English (ESL) to ages 3-18. She has over seven years of experience working with students from all over the world both as a school teacher and an online teacher.

She grew up speaking both English and Spanish in Texas. She has lived overseas in Madrid, Spain teaching ESL to students from kindergarten to adults. Through this experience, Valerie has adapted to the Spanish teaching culture and learned new ways to approach student learning.

Students love working with her because she is kind, engaging and a warm listener.

Valerie is from Texas and lives part-time in Spain
M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction (Presently Obtaining)
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, minor in Secondary Education
Teaching since 2017
Native Spanish Speaker (Simultaneous Bilingual)

She is a good listener and kind, also patient and understanding. I feel comfortable and don't get nervous when I talk to her. She is one of the best teachers I've met!

TEACHER TINA

Tina has experience teaching Spanish to many ages. Being half Cuban has inspired Miss Tina to explore her passion of her culture and share it with kids by teaching Spanish. She taught preschool Spanish for 1 year and is a current middle school Spanish teacher for the last 7 years. Tina also taught after school Spanish classes in 2018-2019 and online Spanish classes in 2020. She has her Masters in Teaching Spanish and her ESL endorsement as well. Students say she is engaging, passionate and makes learning Spanish fun!

Coming soon!

TEACHER SARAH

Sarah has been teaching Spanish since 2017 and has taught both middle school and high school. She has a mater’s of science in education and a bachelor’s in Spanish. Sarah is a passionate, driven educator. Her goal is to make an impact on each individual student. She love seeing students have lightbulb moments with Spanish. Students say she is positive and engaging.

My daughter is enjoying the class and excited to learn Spanish. She always tells me what she learned and that is saying a lot.

TEACHER RAMONA

Mademoiselle Armour has experience in teaching French. Mademoiselle Armour has been teaching in schools since 1994 and has taught students ages 6 to 18, although, she has mainly taught high school.

Mademoiselle has taught levels I through Advanced Placement French and serves as an AP Reader for the French Language and Culture Exam.

Mademoiselle Armour has a Master’s degree in French and has studied in France, Québec and Morocco, and has visited France more than 30 times! Students say she is passionate about teaching and challenges them while making learning a new language really fun.