Our Team

Maestra Emma (she/her)

Director, Teacher

Emma Zevin grew up in San Francisco and graduated from SFUSD’s Buena Vista Dual-Language Immersion program. She holds a Bilingual Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Master’s in Teaching from USF. Emma brings over a decade of teaching experience to her program, including two years in a Reggio Emilia-inspired early childhood program and ten years as an SFUSD Dual-Language Immersion elementary teacher.

Emma is a passionate educator whose teaching has been recognized for its impact. In 2020, she received the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching from the Masons of California. 

When Emma became a parent in 2024, she began envisioning what she wanted her daughter's very first experience of school to be like. That vision inspired her to create the Spanish immersion early childhood program of her dreams: La Casita.

Maestra Edilma (she/her)

Teacher

Maestra Edilma grew up in Guatemala and has worked with and cared for children both in Guatemala and in San Francisco. She has three children attending Spanish Immersion programs in SFUSD. She is studying early childhood development and has decades of experience caring for young children. As an educator, she is warm, loving, and intentional. Her goal is to create a safe, nurturing and happy environment where every child feels valued, supported and cared for as if they were her own.