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Heather Calabro

Middle and High School Academic Coach

Heather attended the University of Connecticut where she majored in Communication and minored in Psychology. She then attended Chaminade University in Honolulu and earned a master’s degree in Secondary Education with a certification in Social Studies. Heather was a founding member of a project-based learning program for high school students as well as a provider of professional development for educators. Currently, she works as a middle school Geography teacher and Team Leader.

Heather has over 15 years of experience teaching students with learning differences, in both private school and public school settings. She believes that it is important for students to first recognize their unique energies and tendencies, harness them, and then use them to their advantage. 

Heather lives in Simsbury, Connecticut. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two children, playing ice hockey (Go Mother Ducks!), hiking, and golfing.

Michele ChapmanMichele Chapman1747790436 ★★★★★ All parents should consider using ACA to help their child become better students. We have used ACA for 2 years and my daughter is a more confident student as a result of the skills she has gained from her experience. Ask for Heather to be your child's coach, you will love her.Cindy MahonCindy Mahon1731884908 ★★★★★ Our son, age 14, worked with Coach Heather. She was fantastic. She gave him helpful strategies and was extremely supportive. We highly recommend ACA!Yaremi AliceaYaremi Alicea1723594063 ★★★★★ We are incredibly grateful for Heather’s coaching and the positive impact she has had on our son's growth. We thoroughly enjoyed working with her—she not only supported our son with his academic workload but also helped him develop discipline. Now that he is a senior, he feels ready to tackle this year on his own.Chastity LangleyChastity Langley1715361718 ★★★★★ Heather is a wonderful academic coach. She is so thorough and explains action steps clearly. She sends a weekly report to our home so we can follow up as well. We are so grateful for Heather and all of her help.Jennifer LombardiJennifer Lombardi1711480376 ★★★★★ My daughter is a high school junior who has been working with Heather to learn tools and strategies around academic workload, time management, and stress. Heather is amazing and I highly recommend her. She has a calm demeanor, is supportive and a great listener. She pieces apart my daughter’s workload into manageable and less overwhelming chunks to be tackled. She provides strategies and guidance and has helped my daughter take a breath a bit during a challenging junior year. She is very relatable and clicked with my daughter very quickly. Five stars for sure!!Steve MonroeSteve Monroe1675442020 ★★★★★ Heather Calabro from ACA has been working with our son as an Executive Function Coach for almost 8 weeks now and we could not be more thrilled with the way things are going.We have had other Exec. Func. Coaches in the past who worked with our other son so we have a good sense of coaches that have "it" and coaches that don't. Heather most definitely has it!She has a very positive and high energy approach to coaching that really resonates with our son and I am sure does with her other students as well. She is a great listener and has partnered with our boy and with my wife and I in helping to solve for our son's organizational issues.She is extremely effective and after just a few weeks into working with our son we started to see a difference in his approach to getting work done and a difference in how he organizes himself. That remains the case. He is no longer always behind and trying to play catch; he now stays current and is studying more efficiently. We cannot recommend Heather strongly enough. She is excellent!js_loader