Meet our Founder
Because life happens on the yard and in the classroom™
Sarah Katrina
Grew up in Southern California with her immigrant parents. Growing up with her half-deaf father, disabled older brother, cultural differences, and English as her second language, she understood from these life experiences how vital child development and strong academics make for successful children and families. Her first-grade teacher served as a role model for Sarah Katrina as a teacher dedicated to seeing her students thrive and not just survive. Today, Sarah Katrina is known by her students as Mrs. M. She is passionate about combining primary education and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) she believes that once the foundation is built, growth happens. Inspired by her life and teaching journey, Kids on the Yard was born.
Social-Emotional Learning
Teaching, Tutoring, and Training
In 2017, Sarah Katrina went back to the classroom and in summer 2018 started, “Kids on the Yard” with one focus: 21st-Century Whole Child Approach Tutoring for In-Person and Online by Inspiring Personal Growth. Sarah Katrina’s tutoring company had spent several years under the umbrella of a technology company. That time allowed her to foster and build the right tools to combine SEL and Academica. In the middle of 2020, like most of the teachers, she moved to remote teaching. Kids on the Yard started to receive daily calls from parents struggling with distance learning, kids at home, working from home, and all the emotions that came with that process.
“Kids on the Yard” team quickly added an additional focus to our services to support parents and children for the school year 2020-2021. We added information and a FREE consultation that would help parents navigate new waters to make the best proactive decision for their families. We have spoken to 1,000s of families this summer to provide knowledge to the best of our experience to date.
