Anna Fofanova

With the club since 2021

Anna is an educator and psychologist with more than 30 years of experience working with children ages 2 to 15. For much of her career, she worked in preschool education as a senior educational psychologist and methodologist, and later taught at children’s development centers. In 2012, she won the regional professional competition “Best Educational Psychologist of Karelia.”

Anna especially enjoys working with preschool and elementary school students. Over the years, she has taught reading, math, memory and thinking skills, speech development, and school readiness, using TRIZ-based learning, memory techniques, speed reading, and her own original programs. She is always exploring new teaching methods and different ways to explain material, which is why at RuKidsClub she teaches across several subjects and can adapt easily to a wide range of learning goals.

When working with children, Anna sees herself not only as a teacher, but also as a mentor. She places great value on trust, curiosity, and internal motivation. For her, helping a child become genuinely interested in a subject and confident in their own abilities is an essential part of successful learning.

Education & Certifications

  • Karelian State Pedagogical Institute — Primary School Teaching, 1991
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University — Educational Psychology, 1996
  • Certified Speed Reading and Calligraphy Teacher for Elementary School Students
  • Certified TRIZ Pedagogy Teacher for Older Preschool Children
  • Professional Development Course: “Math for an A+”
  • Professional Development Course: “Multiplication Tables in 16 Lessons”
  • Professional Development Course: “School Readiness”
  • Additional qualification — Painting Instructor for Children and Adults

Experience

  • Teaching experience in schools and preschools since 1991
  • 20+ years as a senior educational psychologist
  • Teacher at children’s development centers since 2018
  • 25+ years of private tutoring experience
  • Extensive online teaching experience
  • Developer of original methods for preschool children
  • “Best Educational Psychologist of Karelia,” 2012