Nichole founded TLC in 2014. She has been homeschooling her three children for fourteen years and has graduated two of her students! Nichole continues to direct our group of amazing families with the help of an incredibly talented crew of other homeschool parents. She also tutors our Concepts A class and organizes our field trips. In her spare time, she can be found teaching Krav Maga to women, organizing homes, playing board games with her family, camping, exploring, thrifting, or looking for a future conversion van!

Breanne enthusiastically tutors our high school Concepts class. She has been homeschooling her three children for twelve years, some of which was abroad. When not facilitating rhetorical discussions, Breanne can be found reading, reading, and reading...oh, and learning Arabic, pickling various vegetables, crocheting, and traveling the world.

Marysol leads our youngest students in weekly science lessons and hands-on experiments. She has been homeschooling her two children for seven years. In her spare time, you can find Marysol exploring the expanse of the city on bike, working in the fashion world, sewing, and crocheting.

Cristal leads our Core students each week in basic music theory, tin whistle, and a composer study in the spring semester. She is a curious, multitasking homeschool parent of five, who is passionate about researching and advocating for topics close to her heart, such as lactation support, autism spectrum disorders, and other developmental disorders.

Ms. Laura faithfully serves as one of our Core tutors, teaching younger students their weekly memory work. She has been homeschooling her son for several years now. In her spare time, you can find Laura color-coding her Excel sheets, investing in her friends and family, acting and doing voiceovers, and watching every Aaron Judge game.

Pastor Ramny graciously provides TLC a home base for our community meetings. He and his wife, Dayi, homeschool their two children. When he is not also magically transforming the church space to materialize Nichole's elaborate ideas, he can be found pastoring the church, reading, playing and watching sports, and spending time with his family.

Karen has been Nichole's lifeline and support from the very beginning. She has been homeschooling her seven children for fourteen years and has graduated three of her students! Even after relocating from the Bronx to North Carolina during the pandemic, Karen still faithfully assists in teaching our Connect class via Zoom. In her spare time, she can be found raising chickens, loving on her children, husband, neighbors, and friends, laughing hysterically, and renovating a house on a budget.

Ms. Deborah faithfully teaches our older Core students in their afternoon writing and grammar class (Connect). She is a retired grandmother, sharing homeschooling her granddaughter with her daughter - it's a family affair! She enjoys being a part of the joyful, loving environment that TLC provides. In her free time, Deborah stays busy with a weekly writing workshop, a book club she's been in for 20 years, various online exercise classes, regular meditation, and lunches with her retired friends.

Dayi creatively tutors our youngest students in art composition and artist studies. When she is not also homeschooling her two children, she can be found trying new recipes and thrift shopping.

Jamila faithfully serves as one of our Core tutors, teaching younger students their weekly memory work. She is a dedicated childcare provider and former NYC DOE employee with a heart for helping children grow, learn, and thrive. Whether she's homeschooling her two youngest children or teaching Sunday School at her church, Jamila is all about connection, encouragement, and kindness. Outside of work, you can usually find her enjoying quality time with her family - her favorite people in the world!

Nika lovingly serves in many capacities at TLC. In addition to admin assistance and financial management, Nika homeschools her three boys. In her spare time, Nika can be found teaching ESL, working alongside her husband in ministry, and running her own bookkeeping business.