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I live in Pelham, NH with my family and two dogs. I am a senior this year on the 4+1 Education track with a Psychology major.

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Over quarantine, I learned to skateboard and longboard which is something I've never been able to do but always wanted to. I also got my dog Bella that is now 4 months old and she is a bundle of joy (and sass). I also love to hike with my friends. This picture is from the summit of Mt. Monadnock! -->

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- Besides the usual babysitting and nannying, I first knew I wanted to teach when I did a teaching internship my senior year of high school at the elementary school attached to my school. I worked with kindergarteners as a teaching assistant and fell in love with everything about it.
- I have observed in two schools in my time at Simmons, the Rafael Hernández School in Roxbury and the Amos A. Lawrence School in Brookline.
- I worked at a daycare in Boston as an Assistant Teacher last year with toddlers.
- Last summer I worked in my hometown school district as an Instructional Assistant for pre schoolers with special needs. In this summer program we helped students build social skills as well as assisted them with academics.
- This year I work at a daycare for children with special needs in Amherst, NH. With my credits I was able to become an Associate Teacher, which means I get to collaborate with lead teachers on the curriculum. I mostly work with toddlers and infants, but on odd days I oversee remote learning for school age children whose parents can't be home to help them with classes.

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Given my work and life experiences I consider myself to be very empathetic and patient. Recognizing that everyone's experiences and abilities are different is something important to acknowledge, especially as a teacher.