Christopher Grove grew up in Walnut Creek, California, and is a dedicated educator with experience supporting students across middle school and high school. He completed his undergraduate degree at Santa Clara University and earned his Master’s in Education from Loyola Marymount University.

 

Christopher worked for four years as an Educational Specialist supporting students with mild to moderate learning disabilities at a 6th–12th grade charter school in Stockton. He also spent two years as a school administrator, with a focus on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social-Emotional Learning. Through these roles, he has developed experience supporting students with a wide range of learning needs and helping them build the academic, executive function, and self-management skills needed to become more successful and independent learners.

 

Relationship building is at the core of Christopher’s approach. He believes that strong, trusting relationships are essential to successfully supporting both students and families and works to understand each student’s individual strengths, challenges, and learning style.

 

Christopher draws from a variety of evidence-based programs and instructional approaches, including Visualizing and Verbalizing. He incorporates strategies from his training and experience in executive function to help students develop skills in organization, planning, task initiation, time management, and self-monitoring. He also utilizes multisensory math techniques to make mathematical concepts more concrete, engaging, and accessible for students.

 

Outside of work, Christopher enjoys hiking, playing video games, listening to music, spending time with his family, and cooking delicious food. His current favorite cuisine to cook is Oaxacan.