Digital Guava

web design studio

I design clean + functional websites that delight for professionals + small businesses.

Ready to focus on the work you're passionate about instead of wrangling code? Learn more

Hello!

Amy S. Chan at Digital Guava

My name is Amy S. Chan and welcome to my web design studio.

With 10+ years of web design experience, I design websites for professionals and small businesses to help others achieve their goals and dreams.

Your online home base is the website you control. Get yours professionally designed.

Learn more about Digital Guava.

Get your website off the ground

With so many to do's on your plate, you don't have time to wrangle code.

  • Brand New Website

    You need a brand new website to grow your business and look professional and current. Your website is open 24/7 when you're not.  

  • Website Redesign

    Your business has grown and evolved and so must your online presence. It's time for a website that supports your future business goals.

  • Convert to WordPress

    You've heard great things about WordPress and are ready to convert your existing website to the Internet's platform of choice.

Learn more about the WordPress Website Package.

Are you a small business?

small business toolbox

Your small business is constantly evolving.

The right tools can help you work smarter and enable you to focus more on the work you do best.

Here are some of the tools that have helped me to grow my business. Take a look inside my toolbox.

Already have a website?

Here are just some of the things I can help you with:

  • Theme Customizations

    Create and customize your child theme the right way and apply your own branding.

  • eCommerce

    Create an online store so you can sell your digital downloads or physical products 24/7.

  • Email Newsletter

    Setup your mailing list service, design your template, and integrate into your website.

  • Social Media Design

    Get your social media accounts created, setup, and designed with a cohesive cover image.

  • SEO

    Optimize your in-page content so you can be found by clients / customers.

  • Favicons

    Create favicon images and code so your website stands out in a sea of browser tabs.

  • Analytics

    Track the performance of your website to help you figure out how to improve your website.

  • Speed

    Optimize the speed of your website to help you increase traffic and sales.

  • PDF Forms

    Create fillable PDF intake forms. It's time to make your forms better.

  • Updates

    Keep your website running smoothly with regular updates to WordPress and plugins.

  • Backups

    A database backup without website files isn't enough. Get regular and complete backups.

  • Support

    Get support when you need it. We're here to answer questions and advise.

Need help with something else? Just send me a message and I'll get back to you.

Awesome work Amy- thanks for all your help. Our team loves the new look!

Kathleen Schaum, National Recruiting Director @ KPMG LLP

Get in touch

So you’d like some help with your website project. Just fill out the form below and we’ll go from there.

(Have one-off work requests and not a full website project? This way please.)

Sense of Self

Our trust in the child is at the center of our community’s culture and our core academic program. We support autonomy, self-knowledge, and intrinsic motivation as foundational to flourishing in life. We see every child as a naturally innovative, resourceful, and whole person. Children come to us innately prepared to be creative, curious, lifelong learners.

From a very young age, Attic learners are given freedom to self-advocate, to make decisions, and to have a voice in the community and in their own education. Out of this autonomy, a strong sense of self develops. Attic kids see themselves as learners! They are readers, writers, problem-solvers, mathematicians, scientists, and artists. They are community builders and friends. They are responsible for themselves and their futures.

We nurture this sense of self-confidence and agency by stressing collaboration over competition and by encouraging intrinsic motivation to learn without external rewards and punishment. We do not grade, and we do not test. Our teens leave The Attic having retained their innate childhood sense of self-confidence, curiosity, and creativity, prepared to launch into adult life as passionate and self-determined individuals.

Passion for Learning

At The Attic, we know that the most important agent of learning is the learner. We understand that learning looks different for everyone, and the cornerstone of education is respect for each learner’s individual developmental journey. We see learning as a continuum—and knowledge as a lifelong road one walks. We focus not on “benchmarks” or externally defined mileposts, such as age or grade-level, but on learning to learn, and on celebrating what can be learned deeply when a child is given time. Our goal is that each Attic child sees him/her/themself as a capable, confident, self-directed learner.

Our approach to teaching and learning is influenced by Piaget’s constructivist theory. Piaget identified three types of knowledge: social, physical, and logical-mathematical. Autonomy, Piaget said, is the aim of education. Children are naturally curious, creative constructors of their own knowledge. They learn by seeing, doing, thinking, and being in relationship. They learn in unique ways and on their own developmental schedule. Teaching in accordance with this understanding of learning means creating a safe environment—free from rewards and punishments, and nurtured by the love of a close community—in which these inherent traits can grow and thrive.

Community

At The Attic, we value community as an essential element of education.

At The Attic the child is at the heart of all we do. Learning here is teacher-supported, but child-driven. With that in mind, play is integral to our educational philosophy and is an active and vivid part of our approach to academics. We value and encourage learning with joy, with creativity, and with new eyes. Our mission is to support children to become their true selves, to nurture their innate passion for learning, to surround them with acceptance as they take on the unique challenges of growing up, and to love them throughout their educational journey.

We prioritize long-term goals for our children in everything we do, educating with the whole-child in mind. This means gifting each learner with trust, acceptance, time, autonomy, choice, and authentic opportunities to learn.

Childhood

At the very center of an Attic education is the child.

In community, we are stronger and more innovative. In community, we can learn and grow knowing we are safe to take risks, to be ourselves, and to meet challenges—all because we are loved, just as we are.

The Attic is a multi-age community of learners, where children have authentic opportunities to develop deep relationships with other learners of all ages. This community gives younger children the gift of role models, and older children the gift of leadership. Our kids mentor one another, problem-solve together, and see one another as equals. Through their relationships with each other, they learn how to participate in civil discourse, collaborative work, conflict resolution, and healthy friendships. Our culture is one of acceptance, of cooperation, and of mutual respect for all.

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