About Our Driving School

Our Mission

Since 1993, the Overbeke School of Driving has been dedicated to providing quality driver's education to students in Northeastern Ohio.

Our mission is to educate, encourage and help students of all ages develop competent, safe driving skills and help them understand the responsibilities and dangers implicit in the operation of a motor vehicle. Our ADHD Certified Driving School has one of the highest first-time success pass rates in Ohio and is fully licensed, bonded and insured.

Our Team

While working as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ari noticed that many drivers (teens in particular) didn't quite know what to do when confronted with an emergency vehicle. This concerned him, and he felt that he needed to do something about it. Ari became a driving instructor and then the owner of Overbeke Driving School.

Overbeke Driving School focuses on providing students with the tools and information they need to become educated, safe, and well-informed drivers. We not only provide driving instruction to teens but also help individuals with disabilities as well as educated adult drivers to improve their driving skills with our own Mature Driving Curriculum.

Overbeke Staff

Ari Klarfeld, Owner / Training Manager
Ariana Klarfeld, Owner / Authorizing Official
Vincent Tolbert, General Manager / Training Manager CDL
Yvonne Galloway, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Peter Ferris, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Alton Spearman, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Matthew Georgantis, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Varick Fuller, Behind the Wheel Instructor
James Fleming, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Vitalii Lebedev, Behind the Wheel Instructor
Levi Wilson, Behind the Wheel Instructor

Hours of Operation:

In-Office- 8am-5pm (Sunday-Saturday- excluding Wednesday) Messages left on Saturday will be answered on Monday

Texts and Emails are always strongly recommended over phone calls and will be answered as quickly as possible

Behind the Wheel Lessons- 7:30am-9:30pm (7 Days a week)

Enroll Today in Driver's Ed

Our experienced instructors at the Overbeke School of Driving give students the white-glove treatment for their driver's education. We are committed to providing top-notch driver's education and helping teens and adults learn the effective, safe motoring skills they need to stay safe on Ohio roadways and beyond. When registering, we do NOT post our availability, excluding a few spots here and there. Primarily, we schedule students on the back end of our website. We do the scheduling in the order a paid registration has taken place. We will ask you your availability, schedule you, confirm your dates and they will be entered into your student portal.