About

An English teacher for nearly three decades, Sabina is passionate about helping adolescents find their voices as writers and become confident practitioners of the craft. Whether it’s literary analysis or a high school or college admission essay, Sabina helps students navigate the process from start to finish, always considering each child’s unique learning style. Her approach succeeds through a blend of deep experience in writing instruction and her ability to empathize and connect with young people.

Sabina currently teaches English in the IB Middle Years Programme at La Scuola International School in San Francisco. Before joining La Scuola, she taught middle school English at San Francisco Day School (2006-2021) and The Hamlin School (2021-2022). A favorite unit is teaching the Hero’s Journey in sixth grade, where Sabina guides students through the collaborative process of adapting Greek myths for the stage. In 2021, she helped create the curricular framework for The Achievery, a free educational platform developed by AT&T in collaboration with WarnerMedia.

In her non-teacher life, Sabina is a comedy writer and playwright. Since 2010, she has had multiple comedy sketches and plays produced by companies and festivals including Killing My Lobster, ShotzSF, The San Francisco Olympians Festival, and The Arabian Shakespeare Festival, and most recently ShotzLA in 2026.

Sabina holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing from the University of California at San Diego with a minor in Italian Literature; an M.A. in English from San Francisco State University; and a California Teaching Credential in English. Sabina is proficient in Italian, earning a Level C.1 certificate in 2024. In 2017, she earned a Level B1.2 certificate in French at the Sorbonne in Paris. Learning Spanish is next!