What I offer
Programs for children and families in San Angelo
Whether your child needs one-on-one academic support, your family is navigating foster or adoptive care, or you are interested in a cultural exchange experience — there is a program here for you.
One-on-one tutoring
Personalized academic support
I provide targeted, one-on-one tutoring in Spanish and social studies for students in San Angelo, TX. Sessions are structured around your child's specific needs, learning pace, and goals — not a generic curriculum.
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I am a certified TBRI Practitioner — trained directly through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU.
TBRI program
Trust-Based Relational Intervention®
TBRI® is an evidence-based, trauma-informed caregiving model developed at Texas Christian University by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross. It is designed for caregivers, educators, and child-welfare professionals who work with children from hard places — including foster and adoptive families.
What you will learn
- Empowering principles that address sensory needs and build felt safety
- Connecting principles that build trust and secure attachment
- Correcting principles that teach self-regulation and healthy boundaries
- How to apply TBRI strategies in daily caregiving and classroom settings
Cultural exchange
CETUSA J-1 Exchange Programs
I refer San Angelo families to CETUSA — a nonprofit organization that facilitates J-1 cultural exchange programs. Whether you want to host an international student in your home or send your child abroad for a semester or full year, CETUSA makes it possible.
Host an international student
Open your home to a high school student from another country. Host families provide room, board, and a welcoming environment while the student attends a local San Angelo school.
Send your child abroad
Give your child a transformative experience — living with a host family, attending school, and learning a language in another country for a semester or full academic year.
Your instructor
Art Mavrode
Master Instructor · TBRI Practitioner · CETUSA Representative
Art Mavrode has over 30 years of teaching experience spanning federal agencies, higher education, and active missionary service. As a Master Instructor for the United States Air Force, he delivered language and professional education to personnel across the Department of Defense, State Department, FBI, and US Customs.
Art has served as a missionary throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean — bringing real-world language immersion and cross-cultural experience to his teaching. He is a certified TBRI Practitioner and an authorized CETUSA representative, and he now serves children and families right here in San Angelo, TX.
Ready to get started?
Reach out to discuss which program is the right fit for your child or family.