Tailored Teaching to Engage and Inspire Life-long Learning

We create personalized learning sessions that respect each child's unique needs and your family's education goals. We are committed to turning our students' learning into an opportunity for development and growth. Whether your child is in a traditional school setting or homeschooled, we offer both a solution to challenges and a complement to their achievements by ensuring your child is getting the most out of their education journey. Helping every student feel success and enjoy the process of learning motivates them to reach their full potential.

Melissa Kelly (Founder/Teacher)

As a mother and trained certified teacher, I understand the challenges that can accompany supporting your own child’s schooling journey. Whether we choose to homeschool, have our children in the traditional school system, or do a hybrid approach, we want to offer the best opportunity to our children to set them up for happiness and success.

As a graduate from SUNY Potsdam with a Masters in Science in Education, my teaching experience has included working with students from kindergarten to grade 10 in the public school system for over 10 years. The most rewarding part of my career has been working with children one-on-one or in small group settings and partnering with families to advocate and support their child's learning. I witness fast, direct results and above all, happy confident students who feel success. My additional qualifications include Special Education, specifically working with students with exceptionalities (learning disabilities, ADHD, ASD and giftedness) in the areas of language and math, as well as English as a second language. I value building a rapport with each student through listening to their individual learning needs and styles and getting to know their unique personalities. By embracing a variety of educational theories that respect each child’s emotional and developmental needs, I tailor learning sessions to engage and inspire their inquisitive minds. In creating a fun, caring, and happy learning environment with focused lessons, each of my students has the opportunity to improve and reach their potential.

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Emma De Sadeleer

As a fourth year Bachelor of Economics student, my real life-long passion is music. Studying economics has taught me about the business world, as it unravels the intricacies of markets and human behavior. This naturally led to starting my own piano lessons business in Canada, where I can share my love of music and guide aspiring musicians on their musical journey. Music has always been a constant source of inspiration and comfort in my life, whether composing, playing instruments, or immersing myself in captivating melodies. When I am not studying economic theories or teaching music, I enjoy business development, journal writing in nature, along with writing my own songs, playing the piano and ukulele, reading, and engaging in meaningful conversations. It brings me great joy to share my knowledge and experience to support the philosophy of Sunny Shores Academy. Inspiring a learning environment where students thrive both academically and musically allows a love of learning to flourish.

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Testimonials

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“Melissa Kelly is a thoughtful, compassionate, and driven teacher who makes meaningful connections wherever she teaches. In a short amount of time, Melissa is able to build relationships with her students, which allows them to learn in a space in which they feel safe and cared for. Melissa gives room for her students to explore their interests within the learning environment, leading to student-driven projects and a class that is student-centered. In the 2 years we worked together, I was able to witness the profound care and dedication Melissa has for her students and coworkers. Anyone who gets the chance to work with her or become her student is a very lucky person.”

Alex

"I am thrilled to be writing a review for Melissa Kelly. She was an incredible teacher who was my children's teacher before schools closed during the pandemic, as well as a home tutor for my 9 and 10 year old during the pandemic. From the moment we began working together it was evident that she possesses a remarkable blend of expertise, patience, and dedication that truly made a positive impact on my children's progress during a difficult period."

Michael

Our four year old was engaged with Melissa the entire time through play, questions and answers, instruction, and building a craft together on the skills we were wanting to assess. Working by the pool felt so natural and fun for our daughter. Melissa gave a brief assessment to us of what she evaluated and a few takeaways from our session. Shortly after our session, she also provided a full write-up of her assessment, with some resources and action steps we can take. I definitely am recommending Sunny Shores Academy and their tailored approach and I look forward to our daughter working with Melissa in the future with the way she engaged with our daughter and made learning fun, creative, and specific to how she best learns.

Rena and Jacque

“Melissa at Sunny Shores Academy was lovely and my daughter adored her. She worked with four 5 year olds beautifully and they all had a great experience learning about Sea turtles."

Maria


"My daughter is now entering the 8th level and absolutely loves Sunny Shores Academy! She has been learning beautifully in Literary arts and music/piano for a good while and we are now adding guidance for math and science. The team at Sunny Shoes Academy are patient, caring. kind, and professional, and I highly recommend to anyone looking to enhance their own students education."

David


"Ms. Melissa at Sunny Shores Academy was absolutely incredible! Her warm connection with my three kids made their time at the academy truly special. They were thrilled to explore and learn about turtles under her guidance. Thank you, Ms. Melissa, and Sunny Shores Academy, for providing such a fantastic experience! 🤍🤍🤍"

Cielo


I have only good words to share about Melissa! She is just a wonderful teacher and a human being. She has this special calm and warm way to connect with my son. Also Melissa makes studying interesting by connecting it to a real life and things that my son is interested in. He likes to study with her. After two months of lessons, he reads. All is done without pressure or stress. That’s how the education process should be. She is professional and experienced. I highly recommend Melissa!

Olga

The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.

Maria Montessori

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