About Us
Subhacitta means “Beautiful Mind” in Pali
We are a small, independent company providing sustainable, meaningful academic learning and life skills.
In the Pali language of ancient India, Subha ( pronounced soo ba) means “beautiful”. Citta (prounced sit ta) means “mind”.
At Subhacitta, we realize that a mind is beautiful like a lotus. In muddy waters, a lotus’s blooming potential is not immediately recognizable. But surely and steadily, with enough sunlight, the lotus reaches above murky waters to bloom beautifully.
A Holistic Approach to Learning
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We don’t just teach an academic subject. We show how different subjects relate. We also help students build their own inner resources for life-long success, such as problem solving, critical thinking, stress-reduction and coping skills.
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We collaborate with students and their families and we listen to your individual needs. We also build on the student’s talents and strengths.
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We realize that a focus on just grades and test scores can stress students out rather than motivate them to learn more and better. We help students to see for themselves how school subjects can apply to to their everyday life. We foster learning and strategies that last. Excellent grades and test scores are the natural byproduct.
Personalized Learning:
You can request us to create curricula you do not yet see in our online store.
You can request one-on-one educational consulting.
Many Resources, One Website
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Weekly, we provide webinars on various educational topics that can benefit your child and you.
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We meet one-on-one with you or (you and your child) to give educational advice, college admission consulting, college advising & career exploration, or academic tutoring. Meeting can be in person, virtual, or hybrid (in-person + virtual).
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With a small membership monthly subscription, view our streaming videos and listen to our podcasts that build a variety of life skills foundational to academic and career success, including story-telling, writing, reading, collaboration skills, public speaking, communication, mindfulness meditation, stress reduction/coping skills, time management and goal setting.
Shop Downloadable Curricula:
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These are curricula created by Subhacitta founder, who holds a Multiple Subject teaching credential, Masters of Arts in education, a reading specialist credential, and a Phd in anthropology.
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Through visuals and project based learning, each set of exercises aims to produce a “Wow!” in students, a tangible grasp of their academic concepts.
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We strive to include in each curriculum:
(1) visual(s) or visual aid(s) to build conceptual understanding,
(2) a small project or set of related problem-solving exercises in math, science, social studies, or language arts for a specific grade or grade range,
(3) extra challenges or challenge problems, and
(4) more everyday applications of the concepts learned.
Meet our Founder, Principal Consultant, Dr. Eugenia Kaw
I received my Ph.D. in anthropology at Princeton University, Masters in Education from San Francisco State University, BA in anthropology at UC Berkeley, and hold a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Reading Specialist Credential. I have enjoyed being an educator for 20+ years. For nine of those years, I was a first grade classroom teacher. Additionally, I have worked with 6-12 grade students and their families for 5 years as an academic advisor and college admissions consultant. I have also taught students from various grades, K-12, both as a private tutor and as a substitute classroom teacher. I have instructed teachers in teaching credential programs for K-12 grades and taught college students. I am also a published author.
Educational Background
Princeton University, Anthropology PhD
San Francisco State University, Education MA,
University of California at Berkeley, Anthropology BA
CLAD Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, California
Reading Specialist Credential, California
From Eugenia:
“My anthropology background helps me to genuinely respect each child’s background and each family’s culture.
My training and experience in education help me to assess each child’s unique academic strengths and needs and help formulate solutions that are sustainable for both the child and their families.
My reading specialist training helps me to see the importance of problem solving, reading comprehension and vocabulary development across all subjects.
My own practice of mindfulness meditation, which I first learned in Burma and Thailand as a part of my Princeton University anthropology research work, helps me to be an especially patient, calm, and compassionate educator.”
