ACE – Assistant Classroom Educator
I earned my Bachelor’s from California Baptist University, and has been teaching in the Inland Empire since 1993. Over those past 20 years, I had taught all sorts of subject matter across many different settings. I began my teaching career at private school, teaching high school Spanish. I then joined the Springs Charter Schools family, teaching at both the Riverside and Magnolia Student Centers where I taught everything from Science to Spanish, from Cooking to Robotics. In 2011, I came to join the Magnolia Student Center staff full-time, where I now teache high school Spanish, First and Junior Lego Leagues, and help out wherever I can around our school.
In addition to being a long-time Springs Charter Schools teacher, I also have coached Lego League since 2007, earned many specialized training certificates, and become a certified CERT member.
More than anything else outside of teaching, I can be found volunteering, using my bilingual skills. Additionally, I enjoy to trek moderate to advance hiking trails across the Inland Empire, and when I can, kayak and swim at any of our lovely local beaches.
When I curl up with a book, it is usually of the personal growth variety, whether is a spiritual or a health and wellness book.
While I have always appreciated learning, I never really had a specific favorite subject in school. Instead, my love of learning came to life when I started home schooling my eldest daughter, and this love came across many different subject matter. As demonstrated by the wide variety of courses that I have taught, I do not get excited for solely a specific subject, but rather to have any opportunity to teach, learn and grow.
I spend a lot of my time in nature. I have climbed to the top of the Mountain Skyline in Corona, kayaked my way around Cabo, and swam with the stingrays in the Florida Keys.
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Springs Charter Schools are parent choice schools where the community is our classroom. Our mission is to foster the innate curiosity of our students, empower their parents, and promote optimum learning by collaboratively developing a personalized learning program for each student.
Eagle = Choice, Freedom, Initiative
River = Community
Book = Empowering Parents (Knowledge is Power)
Torch = Curiosity, Passion for Learning
Hands = Collaboration
Keys = Personalization, Unlocking the Student’s Potential
Oak Branches = Continuous Lifelong Learning
