At Novatio, our teachers go beyond traditional teaching—they also act as life coaches and mentors. They guide each student through personal growth, confidence-building, and real-life skills. It’s not just about lessons; it’s about helping every learner thrive in school and in life.
Karissa Ham brings a diverse background to Novatio, with experience as a science teacher, administrator, and educational leader. She has spent a decade working in both traditional and innovative school models. She’s passionate about helping students discover their strengths, build real-life skills, and grow into confident, capable learners.
Favorite Novatio’s Principle: Future-Focused Learning
Favorite Life Skill: Leadership & Public Speaking
Karissa Ham brings a diverse background to Novatio, with experience as a science teacher, administrator, and educational leader. She has spent a decade working in both traditional and innovative school models. She’s passionate about helping students discover their strengths, build real-life skills, and grow into confident, capable learners.
Favorite Novatio’s Principle: Future-Focused Learning
Favorite Life Skill: Leadership & Public Speaking
Katarina began her career running school programs for UBC’s Engineering Outreach, delivering hands-on STEM training to 20,000+ students and teachers each year. She later joined On Deck, building programs for early-career professionals in tech. For the past 3 years, she’s led Programming at Prequel, designing curriculum that helps middle and high school students launch ambitious real-world projects.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: Learn to Learn
Favourite Life Skill: Real-world & hands-on learning
Katarina began her career running school programs for UBC’s Engineering Outreach, delivering hands-on STEM training to 20,000+ students and teachers each year. She later joined On Deck, building programs for early-career professionals in tech. For the past 3 years, she’s led Programming at Prequel, designing curriculum that helps middle and high school students launch ambitious real-world projects.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: Learn to Learn
Favourite Life Skill: Real-world & hands-on learning
JP has been teaching kids in grades 4-8 for the last 3 years. Prior to that, he has worked as a content creator for one of the best esports teams in the world, a professor at the best-ranked university in Portugal, an owner of a best-selling Leopard Gecko business, and built a Youtube and TikTok channel with millions of views. JP shares his zest. for life and a deep curiosity for what the world has to offer. He leads by example and is the role model who shows kids that you can do anything you put your mind to.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: No Child Left Behind
Favourite Life Skill: Future Coaching Workshop
JP has been teaching kids in grades 4-8 for the last 3 years. Prior to that, he has worked as a content creator for one of the best esports teams in the world, a professor at the best-ranked university in Portugal, an owner of a best-selling Leopard Gecko business, and built a Youtube and TikTok channel with millions of views. JP shares his zest. for life and a deep curiosity for what the world has to offer. He leads by example and is the role model who shows kids that you can do anything you put your mind to.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: No Child Left Behind
Favourite Life Skill: Future Coaching Workshop
Hasina has experience working in the private and public sectors of education across the world in Uganda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Japan, Kenya, Tajikistan, India, Afghanistan, UK, Jordan, Switzerland, France, and Canada. Hasina works day to day with students and motivates them to achieve their personal goals, build community, and develop skills that will enable them to succeed in the world.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: Flexibility and Personalization
Favourite Life Skill: Create and Innovate
Hasina has experience working in the private and public sectors of education across the world in Uganda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Japan, Kenya, Tajikistan, India, Afghanistan, UK, Jordan, Switzerland, France, and Canada. Hasina works day to day with students and motivates them to achieve their personal goals, build community, and develop skills that will enable them to succeed in the world.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: Flexibility and Personalization
Favourite Life Skill: Create and Innovate
Nova is your personalized AI tutor—always available, endlessly patient, and built to adapt to how you learn best. By analyzing your pace, progress, and preferences, Nova delivers just-right support that helps you master concepts faster and build confidence along the way.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: No Child Left Behind
Nova is your personalized AI tutor—always available, endlessly patient, and built to adapt to how you learn best. By analyzing your pace, progress, and preferences, Nova delivers just-right support that helps you master concepts faster and build confidence along the way.
Favourite Novatio’s Principle: No Child Left Behind
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