I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Business Management. I began a career in hospitality at Marriott but found that I enjoyed the teaching and training aspect of the job the most.  As a result, in 2010, I went back to school to earn my Masters Degree in Elementary Education at UMBCs. My teaching experience includes 2nd, 4th, 5th, and middle school grades in a Catholic, public, and microschool system.

Every student has unique needs, strengths and areas of development. The purpose of a microschool is to provide each student with precisely what they need to be successful. At my microschool, instruction is targeted specifically for each student. We take advantage of the small class size to do the basics quickly and have plenty of time for project based learning, inquiry and experiential learning.

My philosophy is to model the skills that will help students academically, socially, and emotionally as they grow into hard working and self-motivated learners.