08/20/2026
๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง/๐๐๐/๐
๐ซ๐ข ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ
Our Monday/Wednesday/Friday 3โs Classroom Assistant Teacher believes some of the most meaningful moments of childhood happen when we slow down enough to notice them.
The way sunlight moves through the leaves.๏ฟฝ
The texture of tree bark beneath your fingertips.๏ฟฝ
Mud between your toes.๏ฟฝ
A question that leads somewhere unexpected.๏ฟฝ
A spontaneous dance party.๏ฟฝ
A child discovering something for themselves.
She believes in learning alongside children rather than simply teaching them. In her classroom, children, teachers, and nature become co-teachers and co-learners, exploring, wondering, experimenting, and creating together.
Her passions are noticing, connecting, and play. She loves messy process art, outdoor exploration, creative expression, and giving children the freedom to follow their own questions and interests. She isn't interested in rushing children toward becoming "experts." Instead, she wants to wonder alongside them, to experiment, discover what fascinates them, and remain open to where their curiosity leads.
She believes early childhood is one of the most influential seasons of a person's life, and that taking childhood seriously doesn't mean making it more structured or more academic. It means creating moments and relationships filled with safety, connection, love, and playfulness.
Her background brings an extraordinary depth to that philosophy. Additionally, she holds a Master's degree in Experiential Outdoor Education and is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide. She facilitates experiences that foster connection and kindness with self, community, and nature, with a particular focus on caring for the caregivers who care for others.
She has presented workshops on nature-based mindfulness, expressive arts, sensory play, and forest therapy for educators and environmental educators. She has also developed resources to help educators integrate trauma-informed and restorative practices into their lives and relationships with children.
But at the heart of everything she does is something beautifully simple: connection.
She believes children deserve adults who are willing to slow down, pay attention, get messy, wonder alongside them, and recognize the magic that is already happening in the ordinary moments of childhood.
We cannot wait for our families to experience the curiosity, creativity, warmth, and deep sense of wonder she will bring to our 3s classroom.
๐ฟ We are so excited to welcome her to the Explora community!
Learn more at ExploraNC.com.
