About Us
Sidney DeMello
Sonny’s Place, Skills & Enrichment Studio, is the thoughtfully designed vision of Sidney DeMello—a Middletown, Rhode Island native and mom of six, including three school-age children, two teens, and one University of Texas Longhorn. With over 20 years of experience as a special educator and administrator, Sidney has taught in public, private, and international schools across the globe—from Saudi Arabia to Poland, and throughout the United States.
A former HQ Special Needs Program Manager for the Department of the Army Child and Youth Services, Sidney brings deep expertise in social-emotional learning, out-of-school time programming, and academic skill remediation. She holds a Master of Science in Teaching Students with Special Needs from Wheelock College and completed her Orton-Gillingham training at the former Massachusetts General Hospital Reading Disabilities Unit.
Sonny's Place is named for her sunshine, Sonny Thomas.
Sonny's Crew
