About Our Educators
With a combined experience of more than 45 years in public education, the Andersens have made teaching the kids of Jupiter, Florida their life’s work. They are uniquely qualified to create an exciting and dynamic homeschool curriculum for your middle school student because their own daughter is entering the same scary school age! They created The Andersen Academy as a solution to the overtesting, overcrowding, and impersonal approach that public middle school education offered to their child. With access to dozens of the areas most sought-after and awarded educators, The Andersen Academy offers a “village-type” approach to education.
Carrie Andersen
ELA, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts
Carrie Andersen has taught English to 9th-12th grade students for more than 20 years. She has been consistently ranked in the top 3% of teachers in the State of Florida, won several student, community and peer-based awards, led the largest community-service based Interact Club IN THE NATION, and is loved by her students. Mrs. Andersen’s talent with teaching writing and critical reading skills has made her the “go-to” English teacher at area high schools for years!
John Andersen
Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education
John Andersen has taught Math at area high schools for more than 25 years and holds the record as the winningest coach in school history while heading the boy’s basketball program. His easy, funny personality has made him a student, parent, and faculty favorite since the start! Don’t let the title of “coach” fool you: Mr. Andersen can teach math to anyone, including his reluctant wife. His reputation as “the teacher who makes math easy” precedes him.
Tracee Sama
Math
Tracee Sama has taught and tutored math in both public and private schools for over 18 years. She earned her Bachelors Degree at the University of Florida (Go Gators!) in Elementary Ed with a Middle School Math emphasis, and holds a Masters in School Counseling. Mrs. Sama’s specialty is turning on the “math lights” and calming math anxiety!
Alex O’Neill
Math, Science, and Social Studies
Mr. O’Neill has been an important part of Andersen Academy since its inception in 2021. He earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Paul’s in New York City and has brought his unique personality, energy, and sense of humor to the classroom ever since. Mr. O’Neill has a wonderful ability to make learning fun and engaging, and his students know that there is rarely a dull moment when he is around! Outside of the classroom, Mr. O’Neill enjoys spending his time playing golf, relaxing with his cat, playing video games, and, of course, finding new ways to tease his students!
The Andersens; Founding investors and namesakes for The Andersen Academy.