Christina Anderson

Head of School
“Like the caterpillar that became a butterfly, you too were born to fly!”
- Alvin Day
Donna Matthews

Administrative Assistant
“Let nothing dim the light that shines within.”
-Maya Angelou
Sandra Lopez

Dual Language Kindergarten/ First Grade Spanish Teacher/ TEAM LEAD
“Bilingualism is an incredible gift to give to a child. It goes beyond just learning another language. It broadens mental development, thought patterns, and world perspective.”
-Anonymous
Melissa Palmeri

Pre-K Lead Teacher
“Try to be the rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
-Maya Angelou
Asya Omar

Pre-K Assistant
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
-Dalai Lama
Mary Smiles

First & Second Grade Combo Teacher
“Education is kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel”
-Socrates
Lina Hoyas

Spanish Immersion Nursery/Pre-K/Spanish Dance Specials Teacher
“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.”
-Rita Mae Brown
Kenia Garcia

Spanish Nursery & Pre-K Teacher
“All accomplishments start with the decision to try. “
-Gail Devers
Claudia Montoya

Spanish Immersion N/Pre-K/Spanish Cooking Specials Teacher
“The kitchen and the act of cooking is a place and an activity that stimulates children, increases their sensory experience, meaningful learning that encourages growth based on reality.”
-Anonymous
Channon Smith

Spanish N-Pre-K Teacher’s Assistant
“Do your little bit of good where you are, it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
-Desmond Tutu
Renel Malory

Spanish N & Pre-K Assistant
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
-Malcolm X
Rebecca Tirelli

Nursery Teacher
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.”
-P.T. Barnum
Allison Joseb

Nursery Teacher Assistant
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Blanca Vasquez-Shah

Third/Fourth Grade Combo Teacher
“Keep your words positive because your words become your actions. Keep your actions positive because your actions become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Caela Anderson

Early Birds & After Care
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.“
-Robert Brault
Gelene Graham

S.T.E.A.M. & Early BIrds
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Claudia Preciado

Mindfullness Instructor
"Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open."

– B.K.S. Iyengar