Our Instructors

Parents choose the teacher, not the program — so each instructor's credentials are published here, and their safety clearances as they are completed.

Lead instructor

Founder & lead instructor

Master of Arts in Elementary Education — equivalency evaluated by IERF · Diploma of Primary-School Teacher — speciality “Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education”, Russia · Two years teaching in a Russian gymnasium

Trained as a primary-school teacher in Russia, in the speciality “Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education”, and taught for two years in a Russian gymnasium before founding Milata. Teaches complete beginners and heritage speakers, TK–12.

Now onboarding with California charter schools

Secular & standards-aligned · Every instructor DOJ LiveScan-cleared before student contact · Annual California mandated-reporter training · Charter school purchase orders accepted.