The Owner
Lisa Hansen is the owner of The Math Shack Education Centre and a certified teacher with over twenty-five years of experience in education, program development, and staff leadership. Her teaching career includes nine years in the classroom at private international schools overseas, followed by work as a literacy specialist at The Sound Connections Literacy and Language Centre. In 2011, Lisa opened The Sound Connections Literacy and Language Centre in Red Deer, where she helped students build strong literacy skills using a multi-sensory, play-based approach to learning.
Through her work with students who struggled with reading and language, Lisa saw firsthand how effective this approach could be in helping children gain confidence and succeed. This experience inspired her to expand those same principles to mathematics learning through The Math Shack Education Centre. Lisa is passionate about creating programs that meet students where they are, teach to their individual learning styles and pace, and help them reach their full potential. Her goal is to provide students with a supportive and engaging learning environment where they can build skills, confidence, and a lasting appreciation for learning.
The Manager and Senior Instructor
Keanna Groves is the Manager and Senior Instructor at The Math Shack Education Centre, where she has been helping students grow in confidence and skill since 2017. In her role, she oversees student screening and scheduling, develops programming, and trains new instructors to deliver engaging and effective math instruction. Drawing on years of tutoring experience, Keanna is passionate about making math accessible, practical, and meaningful for every student.
Keanna believes that students learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process. To her, math is not just about memorizing procedures or finding the correct answer, it is about problem solving, decision making, and understanding how ideas connect. She works to create a classroom environment where students feel comfortable exploring new concepts, asking questions, and learning from mistakes. By meeting students where they are and connecting math to their interests and experiences, Keanna helps them develop resilience, curiosity, and a genuine appreciation for mathematics. Her goal is for every student to leave not only with stronger skills, but with the confidence to tackle challenges and the understanding that math can be both practical and creative.