Who We Are
C3 educators are committed to providing a community in which each student is known, respected, and valued as an individual of great potential and promise. Students are encouraged to work hard and to strive to learn something new while having fun.
C3 Founders and Educators
(left to right)
Laurie Weir (B.A. Ed.)
Adrienne Collins (B.A. Communications / M. Ed.)
Combined teaching experience of 25+ years in public school, private school, and homeschooling venues.
Laurie Weir (B.A. Ed.)
Adrienne Collins (B.A. Communications / M. Ed.)
Combined teaching experience of 25+ years in public school, private school, and homeschooling venues.
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- IEW Registered Instructor
Laurie Weir
Laurie Weir grew up around teachers and enjoyed helping her mother put up bulletin boards and get her classroom ready each year. It was a natural choice for her to major in education. After graduating from Jamestown University, she taught kindergarten at an international school before moving to Orange County to teach at a local private school. She has a wide range of teaching experiences including 10 years of full time classroom teaching in elementary education, subbing, tutoring, and homeschooling her daughter in middle school. The idea of offering classes to homeschoolers grew into C3 Classes.
Adrienne Collins
Adrienne Collins feels like everything she has done in her life has been leading up to the creation of C3 Classes. Teaching “school” in the Colorado basement of her best friend’s house somehow bled into an undergraduate degree in Communications, followed by a Master’s in Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The years since have been full to bursting with the life lessons of teaching public school, bookkeeping, and homeschooling her two children, all of which have somehow morphed their way into C3. She is absolutely thrilled with the gift that this has turned out to be.
Robotics and Coding: Cheri Haggard
Who knew learning was this much fun?
After several years team teaching third grade, robots started taking over the house and it was time for “Mrs. H” to go headlong into robotics and programming. Now with multiple species of robots and a class set of Chromebooks, she travels up and down the west coast bringing unique robotic and coding experiences to kids at public and private schools, libraries, and community centers. She has also hosted local robotic competitions, directed the elementary division of the VEX state championship and set up shop at the Imaginology Expo at Orange County Fairgrounds and the Discovery Science Center in Orange. The world of coding and robots never holds still, so there is always something new to explore. We want our kids to learn that being curious is fun, working together in teams is not always easy but makes us stronger, and communicating with each other and adults prepares us better for the future.
BS in Physical Education, Coaching
MS in Kinesiology
After several years team teaching third grade, robots started taking over the house and it was time for “Mrs. H” to go headlong into robotics and programming. Now with multiple species of robots and a class set of Chromebooks, she travels up and down the west coast bringing unique robotic and coding experiences to kids at public and private schools, libraries, and community centers. She has also hosted local robotic competitions, directed the elementary division of the VEX state championship and set up shop at the Imaginology Expo at Orange County Fairgrounds and the Discovery Science Center in Orange. The world of coding and robots never holds still, so there is always something new to explore. We want our kids to learn that being curious is fun, working together in teams is not always easy but makes us stronger, and communicating with each other and adults prepares us better for the future.
BS in Physical Education, Coaching
MS in Kinesiology
Art: Sandy Reid
Sandy Reid was born into a family of fine craftsman in the Bavarian Alps in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany. From early on she learned by watching and playing in her parent’s workshops attached to the family’s home.
During her childhood she picked up figurative drawing and textile work from her mother, a professional seamstress, and learned the art of leatherwork from her father, a master shoemaker. She began selling her first designer collection of clothing and bags during high school. In her twenties she backpacked through most of the continents to resurge art history and cultural crafts. She studied knitted clothing production in Australia at the University in Sydney and in 1998 she earned her BA in Studio Arts and Child Development in Munich Germany where she worked with special needs children. Sandy Reid has specialized in art education for children since 1995. Sandy’s Art Studio for Children and Teens was founded in 2004 based on a multi-faceted curriculum encompassing contemporary art.
Sandy Reid currently lives in San Clemente, California with her husband and their two children.
During her childhood she picked up figurative drawing and textile work from her mother, a professional seamstress, and learned the art of leatherwork from her father, a master shoemaker. She began selling her first designer collection of clothing and bags during high school. In her twenties she backpacked through most of the continents to resurge art history and cultural crafts. She studied knitted clothing production in Australia at the University in Sydney and in 1998 she earned her BA in Studio Arts and Child Development in Munich Germany where she worked with special needs children. Sandy Reid has specialized in art education for children since 1995. Sandy’s Art Studio for Children and Teens was founded in 2004 based on a multi-faceted curriculum encompassing contemporary art.
Sandy Reid currently lives in San Clemente, California with her husband and their two children.
Science: Laura Wong
Laura Wong has always been fascinated with science. From collecting snails as a preschooler to getting her BS in Biology at UC Davis to working for nine years in a clinical molecular genetic lab to working at the Ocean Institute, Laura expanded her knowledge in many areas of science. Along her path, Laura’s love of learning led her to acquire master’s degrees in business and in education. She also earned her multiple subject and science teaching credentials. As a teacher Laura is especially interested in creating engaging learning experiences for all learners in ways that develop the feeling that every person is a scientist. Laura enjoys crafts of all kinds and is currently learning to make soap. She is actively involved with Scouting for her two high school aged children and loves to go on family adventures with her husband and children.
Science: Lisa Antonic
Over the past 13 years Lisa, a homeschooling mom of four, has grown to love teaching about the fascinating world of science. After she left the corporate world in 1996 to pursue a career in Montessori teaching, Lisa became inspired to teach science with hands-on experiences and reading through great children’s literature. Later, she embarked on the adventure of homeschooling after four years of teaching preschool through first grade. Her desire to teach in a small group setting bloomed since teaching with a local homeschool co-op. Lisa is an avid collector of children’s books, enjoys cooking, tending her garden, and exploring the great outdoors with her family.
Science: Mariah Cook
Mariah Cook has been fascinated by the earth ever since she was a child. Everything from tall oak trees to baby opossums. She has always had a special soft spot for the ocean, or any water for that matter, and everything within it. Mariah received her BS in Biology at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. She has worked with children ages six months to college for the past 11 years. After graduating Mariah worked teaching
Marine Biology/Ecology/Conservation in Belize, the Florida Keys, Miami, and now California. Mariah currently works at the Dana Point Ocean Institute, where she hopes to give current and future generations a love and respect for the world around them. She hopes that this will encourage everyone to make safer, more sustainable, knowledgeable choices. Earth is our home and we should be protecting it. Mariah loves hands-on, crafts that allow people to learn through experience. She is family-oriented and visits home often. On the side Mariah works as an aerialist, a mermaid, and likes to do yoga. She loves to be active, from hiking to swimming, to snorkeling, to riding roller coasters; she is in!
Marine Biology/Ecology/Conservation in Belize, the Florida Keys, Miami, and now California. Mariah currently works at the Dana Point Ocean Institute, where she hopes to give current and future generations a love and respect for the world around them. She hopes that this will encourage everyone to make safer, more sustainable, knowledgeable choices. Earth is our home and we should be protecting it. Mariah loves hands-on, crafts that allow people to learn through experience. She is family-oriented and visits home often. On the side Mariah works as an aerialist, a mermaid, and likes to do yoga. She loves to be active, from hiking to swimming, to snorkeling, to riding roller coasters; she is in!
What We Do
We partner with you to achieve the results of your child's maximum learning potential.
We consistently create a learning environment that is:
interactive • engaging • collaborative • purposeful • challenging
We utilize the power of collaboration to bring varied skills and styles to our classes.
We provide high quality instruction at fair rates with a desirable student:teacher ratio.
We offer classes for 1st grade through high school students in the areas of:
Public Speaking • Speech and Debate • Geography
Literature • Writing • Study Skills • Science
Click here for information on each course.
NOTE: Classes primarily support homeschool students with certain classes being offered
at convenient after school times for public and private school students.
We consistently create a learning environment that is:
interactive • engaging • collaborative • purposeful • challenging
We utilize the power of collaboration to bring varied skills and styles to our classes.
We provide high quality instruction at fair rates with a desirable student:teacher ratio.
We offer classes for 1st grade through high school students in the areas of:
Public Speaking • Speech and Debate • Geography
Literature • Writing • Study Skills • Science
Click here for information on each course.
NOTE: Classes primarily support homeschool students with certain classes being offered
at convenient after school times for public and private school students.
Why We Do It
- We love learning and are committed to being lifelong learners!
- We desire to invest in future generations to instill this same love of learning.
- You've told us that what we teach greatly enriches your student's experience and provides valuable skills they will use for a lifetime.