Emily Balga
Owner
My love for working with children started at a very young age. I was teaching music lessons at age 12 and opened my own Music Studio in 2011. While in college, I worked at Boys and Girls Club where I met my husband, Kyle. He had the same passion for working with kids and vision of creating a children's success center that I had. In 2017 we opened TNT Kidz Center and expanded beyond running other people's programs to bring our dream to life! Our licensed TNT Kidz Center Childcare department in Rocklin offers care for Infants-Preschool. TNT Enrichment Center LLC in Loomis offers a Music Program, Mixed Martial Arts Self Defense Program and Homeschool Enrichment Program for TK-Adults! We love all of our students and are passionate about creating an atmosphere of success and growth for all of our staff and students! We believe in family inclusion and individual choice. We are here to support each family and student to reach their full potential! Come check us out!
Kyle Balga
Owner
I have been working with children in many different roles for over 16 years now. I love challenging and supporting children along their journey to reach their full potential. I believe in todays world it is important to empower children from a young age with the tools to face and overcome adversity. I believe one of the best ways to do this is through activities such as Martial Arts, Music, Dance and Athletic training. The situations and life lessons learned on the mat, playing field or piano, can be directly applied to everyday life with amazing results.
Erica Ouji
General Manager
I have been around children almost my whole life. Growing up in a big family as one of the oldest gave me many opportunities to babysit, take care of, and teach, which I am incredibly grateful for. My passion for children’s education flourished through college, where I obtained my Child Development Associates at Sierra. I wanted to further my education through Sacramento State, where I am currently working towards my Bachelors in Elementary Education. Children are our future, and I believe it is so important for them to have a solid foundation they can build on. It is our job as teachers/educators to offer ways that each child can explore the world through their own creative lens, which is one of the main reasons I believe in TNT so much.
When it comes to my personal life, I enjoy things like hiking, working out, traveling, and cuddling my two cats, Leon and Baku.
Eleesa LaSalle
TK/Kindergarten Homeschool Enrichment Teacher
My name is Eleesa! I am so excited to have the opportunity to hang out with your kids while they learn and play. Some things about me: I have worked with children ages birth to elementary school at Sunday school for 20 years. I have also helped with youth ministries through the years as well. I enjoy reading and catching up on shows during my down time. I am looking forward to meeting you all and I am so honored that I get the chance to encourage your child as they grow.
Yuko Ray
Homeschool Instructor & Owner of Creativity Alive
I have been teaching school age children for over 20 years. It has been my pleasure to work with children who are full of imagination and creativity. During art lessons students learn to orchestrate colors, illuminations, depth of field and other techniques as they express their thoughts and images. These wonderful paintings and art work have their own stories and have become a form of speech to them and to us.
Yin Lei
Music Instructor
My name is Huiyin Lei. I graduated from UC Davis with a degree in music vocal performance. My experience of reading staff music started in the summer before beginning my college life. Studying music as my major was the most challenging decision, but it was also the most accurate decision I made. I will love music for my entire life because I believe music motivates human emotions; music gives happiness. I want to keep exploring music skills and spreading the magical energy to the kids. I have patience and passion for working with children; they always bring me positive energy. And I hope I can be their good friend and a moral teacher to accompany them to grow.
Kaylee Ramos
Music Instructor
Hi, my name is Kaylee and I am very passionate about music as well as teaching in general. I have worked with kids since I was 15 and now have 5 of my own kiddos at home one of which I homeschool:). Music has been ingrained in me since I was a little girl whether it be serving at church on the worship team or singing/playing at home with my dad. I went through classical music lessons as a child for piano and guitar and continued using my skills in church as well as volunteering for events and such outside of school. I began learning more on my own into adulthood in college choir as well as teaching myself how to play the Cajon and currently Ukelele and Violin. I’m wanting to go back to school to get a music degree and further myself as a musician and teacher but as a mom of 5 (ages 4-14yr) time is limited.
I believe music has a very therapeutic quality for children and adults, and also brings people together in a unique way.