"Nettie created a safe, playful and warm environment for my child to learn and grow. She made a space for all interests and abilities and valued each child individually."

“Nettie is an incredible source of knowledge and imagination. She dives deep into different subjects and teaches with playfulness—instilling wonder and excitement."

"She has infectious energy that creates enjoyment and curiosity around learning. Nettie puts her whole self into teaching and values the child’s perspective—giving them the confidence to ask questions and contribute to the conversation. She is an exceptional teacher and I am grateful that my child got to spend time with and learn from her.”

"Nettie is a fabulous teacher and is skilled at teaching all ages. Nettie is warm, fun and relatable. I have had the opportunity to attend several of her classes. Each class was engaging and left me with points to ponder."

“Not only is Nettie the most loving and fun teacher ever, her curated lessons and beautifully crafted games are top notch.“

"I have seen Nettie in action while she is teaching adults and children. The children were always engaged because of Nettie's fun, bubbly and affectionate persona and the children feel her genuine love for them. Adults were also engaged as Nettie was always thoughtful and well prepared in her classes. She exposed us all to new ideas, authors and thinkers."

“My little wild boy discovered his love of learning through play with his favorite teacher. Nettie always adds beauty and amazing design to every lesson she teaches.”

“Nettie is caring and fun all the while loving each child for their individuality and spunk."

" I learn best when I have context. In her  Brief Edible History of Chocolate class, she laid a foundation and built upon it using funny images, maps and historical documents to help us understand. I learned a lot."

“That was fun.”

“We want yo do it again. Everybody enjoyed it.”

“Thanks so much for the lovely talk - you are a natural speaker and so engaging . It was really brilliant. You are very animated“

“I loved the tasting. I didn’t realize how little I knew about chocolate. We used to eat a lot in book club and talk about it. I thought I knew about chocolate but I learned a lot. Your class was social and educational.”

“I wish you had been my history teacher in school. I would have loved history.
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