Mrs. Rebekah Gilbert
Instructor
Rebekah Gilbert has spent many years mentoring and educating children of all ages across multiple subjects. Since graduating from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in special education, she has served as a professional tutor, public and homeschool teacher, parent trainer, and private instructor. While tutoring within a homeschool community in 2016, she was introduced to the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). She currently holds an accreditation with IEW as a Certified Instructor and continues to teach using its of Structure and Style methodology in her homeschool and private classes.
Rebekah grew up in Northern Indiana, where she developed into a lifelong learner. Perhaps that is why educating her own children at home was such an obvious choice. When she isn’t teaching a little one how to read or mentoring an older one on time management, she enjoys playing the piano, singing, walking in her neighborhood, serving in her church, and munching popcorn on the couch with her family.
In 2013, Ms. Lauren Bridgeford graduated with a BA in Languages, Literature, and Criticism from Hunter College. She has also obtained her DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification from Cambridge University. Currently, Ms. Bridgeford is a Registered Instructor accredited by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, and she is pursuing her master’s degree in Secondary Education.
Deanna Heikkinen has been privately teaching writing as well as history, literature, and art history to students grades 2-12 for over six years. Prior to that, she was a tenured professor of humanities at Los Angeles Valley College with a focus on teaching the Great Books of Western Civilization. Additionally, she taught world history, western civilization, Native American history, and anthropology at the college level. Whether teaching elementary, middle, or high schoolers for Rose Writing Center, Deanna's diverse background allows her to serve as our test prep, academic support, and custom lesson specialist.
