Instructors
Mrs. Chantelle Alicea
(786) 657-5689- Mrs. Chantelle Alicea, a homeschool mom of 5 and a wife to an Army Veteran. She has a BA in Marketing with a minor in Psychology. She has a strong passion to teach students about critically thinking, questioning fallacies, and the love of learning. She has been a children’s ministry helper and a Youth leader. She puts her faith in the center of her homeschooling and always remembers Hosea 4:6. She loves her Cuban background/ culture and has moved/ traveled a lot with her family. She enjoys teaching about history, different cultures, government and current events. She currently resides in a small farm that she and her family are building up.
Miss Annabelle Aquila
(786) 722-0909 Miss Annabelle Aquila is a homeschool graduate who had the benefit of being homeschooled her whole life. Annabelle comes from a very sporty background. She has been playing sports since the age of three and grew up playing all types of team sports. She played backyard fun sports like dodgeball, kickball and capture the flag as well as team sports including three years at Cutler Ridge Soccer Club, and participated all through middle school and high school with the Florida Christian Patriots in soccer and softball where she was awarded the captain role for her team in both sports and made the Miami Herald All-Dade teams multiple years. Annabelle has led the outdoor game activities at her church's Vacation Bible School for two years. She loves being able to encourage and coach kids and watch them come to love sports just as she did!
Mrs. Natalia Aquila
(786) 556-7733 Natalia Aquila is a mom of four, ages 11-20. Along with her husband Jason, Natalia has homeschooled for 17+ years—the entirety of their children’s education. She is unapologetically a Christian teacher who loves to incorporate God’s love into every aspect she teaches, whether it’s science or art. Natalia enjoys all things artsy, and making learning fun and memorable. She was accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design, but the Lord had other plans for her! Instead she attended FIU where she worked towards a degree in English with a minor in Advertising & marketing. Natalia has led students ages 9-12 for six years at a local homeschool program Natalia Aquila is a mom of four, ages 11-20. Along with her husband Jason, Natalia has homeschooled for 17+ years—the entirety of their children’s education. She is unapologetically a Christian teacher who loves to incorporate God’s love into every aspect she teaches, whether it’s science or art. Natalia enjoys all things artsy, and making learning fun and memorable. She was accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design, but the Lord had other plans for her! Instead she attended FIU where she worked towards a degree in English with a minor in Advertising & marketing. Natalia has led students ages 9-12 for six years at a local homeschool program and also taught an art class last year at P.A.C.E.
Mrs. Barbara Barrientos
(305) 200-6968 Mrs. Barbie Barrientos has been a practice manager and medical biller for individual mental health providers for over 22 years. In addition to this, she is also a professional singer who has been a part of several recordings. She has been homeschooling her 4 children for 18 years, of whom she has successfully graduated 3. During her time as a home educator, she has been privileged to lead several classes and tutored children and teenagers of all ages.
Ms. Danielle Belevan
(305) 753-0345 Mrs. Danielle Belevan has a Graduate Certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and a Bachelor's degree in English from FIU. She has been a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant for three years. She has several years of experience in tutoring children of all ages and various subjects and enjoys working with them immensely. It is a joy to see kids' faces light up and eagerly work on their projects!
Mrs. Helen Brautigam Jimenez
(786) 797-3880 – Mrs. Helen Brautigam-Jimenez has been a PACE member and homeschooling her children since 2013, graduating her first child. At her church, she has taught Bible class ages 6-10 for more than 10 years, Youth programs for 20+ years among other areas. She loves to travel, take pictures and have one on one conversations.
Mrs. Dyanna Cespedes
(786) 246-3026 - Mrs. Dyanna Cespedes has been married to her Jr. High love for 33 years and is a proud homeschooling mom of three. She has been Homeschooling for 26 years. With God's help, she has successfully graduated her first two children, one with a Bachelor in Mathematics and the other with a Masters in Accounting. She also has the privilege of being the mother an awesome 14 yrs. old boy. She started her work with children from an early age beginning her ministry as a Supervisor of Children's Church in Princeton, Florida. She has worked as the Director of the Good Samaritan's Nursery, is a certified teacher through the Assemblies of God in Missionettes where she taught and served as the coordinator for the program. She has been a VBS coordinator and a worker in children's church. Dyanna has been serving as the P.A.C.E. volunteer coordinator for several years,is also the current P.A.C.E. President, and has had great success with Cantico, Lil' Farmer's Market, Incredible Edibles, Cooking with Literature, Wild Kratts, Introduction to Sports, Adventures in Odyssey, Little/Junior and Le Grand Chefs in prior years.
Ms. Natalia Cordoba
(786) 593-0586 Ms. Natalia Cordoba graduated from homeschool and PACE. She is currently pursuing an art degree in college and loves working with children and helping them craft and be creative.
Ms. Amanda Covas
(786) 695-6399 Miss Covas was homeschooled from pre-K to 12th grade and is a P.A.C.E. alumna. She is currently a college student who aspires to pursue a degree in nursing. She enjoyed teaching at P.A.C.E. last year and is delighted to continue giving back to the homeschooling community. She is active at her church, in the children's and young adult ministries, and teaches Sabbath School classes. She also teaches Little Dragons at SMTKD.
Mrs. Ferchie Covas
(305) 492-5624 - Mrs. Covas has been homeschooling her children, Amanda and Syvan, since Pre-K and considers PACE a life saver and the one constant throughout the changes in homeschooling.
Mr. Syvan Covas
(786) 695-8889 Mr. Syvan Covas (786) 695-8889 Mr. Covas has been with P.A.C.E. since he was in Pre-K. His first art class was at PACE. He had the opportunity to teach Drawing For Beginners last year and is excited to continue giving back to the homeschooling community. He is in high school and enjoys drawing, painting, baking and crocheting (a new hobby). He teaches Little Dragons at SMTDK, and Sabbath School class for Primary and Earliteens at Miami Springs SDA Church.
Mr. Robert Cruz
(305) 454-3264 Mr. Robert R Cruz studied music lessons under Mr. George Llerena for 4 years. He served as part of the worship team at Faith International Fellowship Church for 4 years playing guitar or bass as needed and has played bass for the South Kendall Community Church Youth Group for 2 years, when needed. He has also played guitar for the PACE Promotion Ceremonies from 2019 to 2023.
Mrs. Lisa Garcia
(305) 910-4964- Mrs. Lisa Garcia has been a homeschool mom and a member of PACE since 2009. She loves baking desserts, playing the piano and making jewelry. She is also very active in her church where she plays the piano, has taught Sunday School, and is a V.B.S. coordinator.
Mrs. Alejandra King
(305) 431-0908 Mrs. Alejandra King is a, wife, and mother of two girls and (13 and 7, respectively) a boy (11). This will be her 7 th year homeschooling her kids full time. Before she became a full time homeschool mom, she worked in Real Estate as a Commercial Property Manager. Her full-time job now is being a mom and homeschooler, administrator to our small company started by her husband in 2014 and most recently a part-time substitute teacher. She enjoys her time with her kids, seeing them grow and just being home with them, but also loves teaching other kids outside of their home. She has a bachelor’s degree from Trinity International University in Communication and Organizational Leadership.
Mrs. Beatrice Koubi
(305) 987-2668 Mrs. Beatrice Koubi, ??a homeschooling mom of four, has taught handsewing, knitting, crochet, geography, art history and world history as well as German at different homeschool enrichment? classes (PACE, HOME, PATH and Granada Day School after school program) over the past 10? years. Prior she has used knitting and hand sewing with her patients as part of occupational therapy at Jackson Memorial Hospital for several years. She has had the opportunity to live and visit many countries; (U.S., Switzerland, France, Israel, Italy, Tunisia, and England) and this has? brought together an interesting mix of art, culture, and work experience. Her homeschooling? philosophy is based on a love for learning and her classes incorporate interactive hands-on? activities and cultural mixture of art and history.
Mrs. Tricia Munger
(786) 351-6575 Mrs. Tricia Munger, a homeschool mom of 4 boys and a homeschool graduate herself, has a background in music education but has a stronger desire and leading to teach God's Word using the Titus 2 model in the Bible. She has been a girls youth group leader, girls purity retreat leader, and has a homeschool mom retreats ministry. She currently leads our P.A.C.E. Mom's group and P.A.C.E. prayer room.
Mrs. Stephanie Rodriguez
(786) 350-5846 - Mrs. Rodriguez is a mom of three kids and has been homeschooling for 3 years. She has 2 bachelor degrees and helps her husband run a CPA firm.
Mrs. Vanessa Rodriguez
(305) 510-5006 - Mrs. Vanessa Rodriguez is a homeschool mom of 2. She has been running a Self defense & fitness company with her husband for 20 years, but her passion is Christian apologetics. Growing up in the church, Vanessa left the faith as a teenager because she felt believers didn’t have answers to life’s tough questions. When the truth was revealed to her many years later, the Lord placed it in her heart to show others, especially children, that not only are the scriptures reliable but that it is irrational to hold any other position other than Christianity.
Mr. Gabriel Salstein
(305) 338-4654 Gabriel Salstein has been playing piano for for the last 10 years. Learning to play the piano has opened up a whole world of music that he had never known existed before. He loves music and will do everything to help his students do the same.
Miss Sarai Salstein
Ms. Sarai Salstein has been playing piano for over 10 years. She has been teaching younger students learn and fall in love with music for over 2 years. She believes that an understanding and love for music are some of the most important things you can instill in a child.
Mrs. Domenique Tapia
(786) 340-2071 - Mrs. Domenique is a PACE Alumni, Florida Certified teacher, been a part of the Mpact Clubs from Kindergarten-12th Grade, and owns her own Photography LLC. She knows how exciting and special it is for kids to earn badges by memorizing scripture, and has been an Honor Rainbow, Daisy, Prim, Star, Friend, and Girls Only, and is excited to share Bible stories with the kids in a fun and achievement based way.
Mr. Jeff Wade
Mr. Jeff Wade (786) 290-4603- Mr. Jeff Wade has earned the title of Grand Master Instructor in both Taekwondo and Aikido. His rank in Taekwondo is 7th degree black belt. His rank in Aikido is a non-incremental black belt - without degrees. He has trained in martial arts all his life, but joined the Taekwondo organization with which he is still associated in 1986.
Web Design: Jeff Wade has been an autodidact in computer programming since 1998. In July of that year, his computer got a virus, and his brother, who is a programmer, told him You can either pay someone $200 to reformat your hard drive and start over, and then you can always do that every time you have a big computer problem - or you can take a weekend and let me show you how computers work, then fix it yourself from now own for nothing. He chose the latter, and that began a new life of computer programming. He builds websites professionally, including the one he uses for his martial arts school. He also does database programming, using SQL, Visual Basic, ASP and other languages.