education: BA in Communications, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

favorite part of working with preschoolers: their enthusiasm!

favorite vacation spot: the beach!!!

favorite drink: sweet tea or cherry limeade

favorite cereal: golden grahams

favorite icecream: Goodberry's banana

favorite quote: "Motherhood....it's the hardest job you will ever love!

favorite movie: The Notebook

best childhood memory: going to church with the family

hobbies: photography

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education: BA in Public Relations, Radford University, VA

favorite part of working with preschoolers: their ideas and way they see the world

favorite vacation spot: Topsail Island, NC

favorite drink: Vanilla Skinny Latte from Blue Rain Café

favorite cereal: Kashi Cinnamon Harvest

favorite ice cream: Turkey Hill Mint Chocolate Chip

favorite quote: by Helen Keller, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”.

favorite movie: “Serendipity”

favorite cartoon: Spongebob Squarepants

silliest animal: my dog Sam. He is a Yorkshire Terrier/Poodle mix but thinks he is a Great Dane.

scariest animal: an alligator. They are so quiet, so fast, and have very large teeth.

best childhood memory: was when my family would go to my Aunt and Uncle’s cabin off the Susquehanna River every weekend during the summer. We would water ski, swim in the river, play cards, and have big family cookouts.

Hobbies: gardening, puzzles, walking my dog, and playing board games with my family.

fun fact about me: I really, really don’t like clowns or mimes

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Education: Early Childhood Degree from Madonna University, Livonia, MI

favorite part of working with preschoolers:  their excitment as they discover new things.

favorite vacation spot: Mackinac Island

favorite drink: iced coffee

favorite cereal: my homemade granola

favorite icecream:. depends on my mood :)

favorite quote: "We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today."  S. Tauscher

favorite movie: Gone With the Wind

best childhood memory: Spending summers at our cottage on the lake in Northern Michigan (no phone, T.V. or gaming systems & we still had fun!)

hobbies:  reading, cooking and scrapbooking

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education: BA in English, Shaw University, Raleigh NC; currently pursuing Master's in Sociology ay NC Central University.

favorite part about working with preschoolers: their sense of humor

favorite drink: Dr. Pepper

favorite ice cream: Harris teeter's Bananna Pudding

favorite Nick cartoon: Dora the Explorer

favorite movie: Devil Wears Prada

favorite childhood memory: Saturday trips to Dairy Queen with my grandmother for a chocolate covered ice cream cone!

hobbies: shopping and reading magazines

education: BS in Interdisciplinary Studies - English and Special Education; Radford University, VA; NC state K-5 certified

favorite part of working with preschoolers: seeing them grow and watching the "light" click on when they learn

favorite vacation spot: mountains!

favorite drink: Sweet tea, Diet Dr. Pepper

favorite cereal: Rice Crispies

favorite icecream: Strawberry ice cream from a place called Frank's in Franklin Virginia.

favorite quote: "Life is an occasion, rise to it."

favorite movie: The Lord of the Rings

silliest animal: ardvark, sounds funny and it eats ants

scariest animal: tarantula, I am terrified of 8 legged creatures, especially big hairy ones!

best childhood memory: all of the memories of playing on our farm, riding horses, and sittin on front porch of grandparents porch late at night watching the stars!

When I was little, I was always scared of: clowns and scary masks, oh and those flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz

hobbies: playing with my kids, reading, knitting, playing sports, hiking, biking, horseback riding,

a fun fact about me: I have done indoor sky diving…Maybe one day I can take it out doors a few thousand feet higher!

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Favorite part of working with preschoolers: their wonderment and thrill of learning

Favorite vacation spot: the beach     

Favorite drink: coffee

Favorite cereal: South Beach Diet Breakfast Bar Cinnamon Raisin

Favorite ice cream:. Edy’s Mint Chocolate Chip and Cookies ‘n Cream

Favorite quote. Think pink; What you think about, you bring about!

Favorite movie: Overboard

Silliest animal: A kitten

Scariest animal: A shark

Best childhood memory: beach vacations, family outings

Hobbies: Make over’s, reading, walking/jogging, hiking, hanging out with my family, sports events

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education: Early Childhood Credentials I, II and EC certificate; currently pursuing an ECAssociates Degree from Wake Tech

favorite part about working with preschoolers: using their interests to learn about the world around them

favorite vacation spot: Outer Banks

favorite drink: Lemonade

favorite cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios

favorite icecream: Harris Teeter Creamy Chocolate

favorite quote: “Is ‘almost there’ past ‘halfway there’ ? asked my daughter on a recent trip

favorite movie: While You were Sleeping

favorite cartoon: Dora or Blue’s

silliest animal: three-toed sloth

scariest animal: snakes

best childhood memory: fishing on the side ofa boat, dipping toes into the lake

My favorite thing to do when I am relaxing:  fishing and gardening

fun fact about me: piano teacher to children for 9 years!

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education: presently a senior at Mt. Olive College pursuing an Early Childhood Education degree; completed an Associate Degree at Colorado Institute of Art

favorite part of working with preschoolers: their love for learning

favorite vacation spot: Hilton Head Island   

favorite drink: Crystal Light

favorite cereal:  love eggs in the  a.m.

favorite icecream:  love Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice cream

favorite quote: " Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

favorite movie: 27 Dresses   

favorite cartoon: prefer PBS and Disney…..love curious George

silliest animal: I love frogs and collect frog stuff, they are slimy but cute all at the same time

scariest animal: the wolf I think they are misunderstood creatures

best childhood memory: learning how to ride a horse with my dad and grandfather!

My favorite thing to do when relaxing: swim

hobbies:   camp, scrapbook, hike, swim, read

a fun fact about me: - I am an advocate for special needs children. A silly fact is I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue.

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education: BA in English and Early Childhood Education, James Madison University;

favorite part of working with preschoolers: the way they see the world around them 

favorite vacation spot: Anywhere near the ocean

favorite drink:  Sweet Tea and Vanilla Latte

favorite cereal: Cheerios with blueberries or bananas

favorite icecream: Mayfield Mint Chocolate Chip

favorite quote: "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."  -Angela Schwindt

favorite movie:  Grease and Sweet Home Alabama

favorite cartoon:  Max & Ruby (it reminds me of my daughter and son)

silliest animal:  Hippopotamus because it is so much fun to say :)

best childhood memory: Going on walks with my grandmother to the old country store and stopping to smell the honeysuckle along the roadside

my favorite thing to do when I am relaxing:  watch a movie, read a book or go grocery shopping ALL by myself

a fun fact about me that you may not know:  When I was in third grade, I was in my second grade teacher's wedding.  When I got married many years later, my second grade teacher came to my wedding.  Coincidently, we also both named our sons, Luke.

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education:  BA in Psychology, University of Portland; International Montessori Teaching Certification to be completed September ‘08

favorite part of working with preschoolers: their creativity

favorite vacation spot: Hawaii   

favorite icecream:  Italian gelato

hobbies:   run, play tennis, read, write and draw

a fun fact about me: I lived in Australia for 9 years.

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