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Early Childhood Education TeachersWe take pride in our highly qualified teaching staff. In addition to the training and diverse experience they bring to Mon Jardin, all of our staff takes part in continued professional development to expose our teachers to new techniques, theories and methodologies. |
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| Director: Denisy Denisy joined Mon Jardin Child Care Learning Center and Private Kindergarten in May, 2009. Before coming to Mon Jardin, she worked at Montgomery Child Care Association as the Director for MCC Bethesda/Lynbrook Center in Maryland. Her professional experience also includes working for Bright Horizons Family Solutions as the Program Coordinator for three sites and Little Acorns Learning Center as a Senior Teacher and Assistant Director for infant through school age children. She holds a degree in Linguistics from Catholic University of Quito, Ecuador and is pursuing her Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education through Montgomery College in Maryland. In addition to her 17 years of experience in the early childhood field, she also has two daughters of her own who live in Maryland where they are attending college. Denisy is originally from Brazil and has lived all over the world including Ecuador, England, Gabon and Cameron in Africa and Japan. She enjoys biking, traveling, Asian Food and cooking new dishes. |
Executive Director Assistant: Melissa My name is Melissa Kreutzer, and I am so excited to bring my passion for teaching into Mon Jardin’s classroom. I have graduated from Roosevelt University with a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education and a Type 04 Certificate, and loved every moment of my experience there. I worked as a pre-k teacher for 4 years in Algonquin, Illinois prior to Mon Jardin where I truly discovered my passion for teaching. I believe that children grow and learn thru play and their social interactions, and I want to encourage that development as much as possible in the classroom. When I’m not teaching young children my family and I enjoy being outdoors, we love fishing, boating, and swimming. I am so excited to share my knowledge, experience, and love for teaching with young children. |
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| Infant/Toddler Program Coordinator: Heidy Heidy was born in Lima, Peru where she attended Femenina Del Sagrado Corazon University and earned a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. She has outstanding work ethics along with true love for children. Heidy never stop professional development process. Among the others she took classes on Brain Development, Learning About Music for Kids, Creative Curriculum Program, Learning Difficulties in Pre-School and Kindergarten. Heidy has six plus years of experience working with children in different setings including English teacher in school and Infant teacher in daycare. She feels that toddler group is her passion. Our mothers and children could not agree more... |
Teacher Assistant: Helen Helen has earned B.S. degree in engineering, but discovered her true love in caring for children. Now she has more then eight years of experience teaching 1st grade, Kindergarten and Infants. Helen is happy to be a part of Mon Jardin family. She chose to care in Toddler room and her confidence, experience and mother-like love radiates warmth in a classroom. |
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Teacher: Susan Susan had a lifetime career of working with children since 1977. She has covered every aspect of Early Child Education from Infant teacher through Preschool age as well as supervisory roles. She lived in Island Lake, Illinois since 2008, previously spent all of her childhood and adult life in the Cicero/Berwyn area. They raised their children and decided it was a time to get away from the city life. Susan has been married for 33 years; have two grown daughters and ‘almost’ five grandchildren! (One more coming in July of 2011). She holds an AA degree in Early Childhood, a BA from National Louis University in Human Services/Psychology and Graduate work as well in Early Child Education/Leadership and Advocacy also with NLU. Susan enjoy kids of all ages, and have spent many years as a volunteer with the Girl Scouts USA, 18 years to be exact! Besides the work she loves to go to garage sales and check out antiques. She takes pride in her garden and spending time with my grandkids whenever she can… |
Teacher Assistant: Sammie Lee I was born and raised in northern Chicago land. I have always loved being around younger children and even from a young age. My childcare training began at age eleven when I attended a home daycare after school. Shortly after I outgrew daycare, the woman that watched me trusted me to babysit her kids. Later she offered me a job in her home daycare when I turned eighteen. Working in this field, my life is fulfilled in ways far beyond a paycheck. I love to play, sing, dance, cuddle, and create. I live for smiles and will go out of my way to bring them out of each child as often as I can. I relate easily to children and aim to develop a level of mutual respect with a balance of love and discipline. |
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| Teacher: Andra Andra graduated from University of South Florida in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. She has been working with children from infant to five years old since 2000 in daycare centers, tutoring programs, internships and afterschool programs. She enjoys drawing, painting, photography and music. Andra also is marathon runner and has three children on her own. | >
Teacher Assistant : Clarissa Clarissa has graduated William Rainey Harper College with an Associates Degree in Elementary Education. Her other major besides elementary education is in psychology. She hope to become a psychologist in the public school system or work in a practice with other colleagues in the future. In June 2005, she interned at Walt Whitman Elementary for half the year in Mrs. Ward’s second grade class. In Mrs. Ward’s class is where Ishe learned most of my skills as an educator and found the love for teaching. She also mentored and tutored at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School. She is looking forward to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and work further in the field of education and psychology. |
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| Teacher: Bridgette Bridgette was born in Waukegan, Illinois and has lived there her whole life. She graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009 with a B.S. in Math and a minor in Secondary Education. She has been working with children as a teacher, teaching assistant, and tutor since high school. In her spare time she enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends. |
Teacher: Megan I grew up in northern Virginia, the sixth child in a family of ten. My parents decided to home school all of their children when I was three. My first experience with formal schooling was community college during my senior year of high school. Despite never having attended school, I have always wanted to teach. It could be said that teaching is in my blood since both of my grandmothers were teachers as well as my mother. My desire to teach led me to major in Elementary Education for my undergraduate degree. I graduated in 2011 from Brigham Young University with 3.85 GPA. Another important part of my life, even as a little girl, has been singing in choirs, whether church or community. Going to college enabled me to expand my interest in music. I participated in university choirs and finished a minor in music. I start working with children in 2006 as a pre-school assistant, teacher, volunteering in my church Sunday School, and Student Teaching. I love working with children and seeing them grow and progress towards goals. I moved to Illinois with my husband and am excited for all of the opportunities that await me here. |
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| Teacher Assistant: Olga Ms. Olga graduated from Spring Hill College with a degree in Graphic Design. After graduating, she decided she wanted to teach young children and went on to receive her Early Childhood/Elementary Education Teaching Certificate from Mount Mary College. After working as a teacher for five years, she is back in school again earning her Special Education Endorsement from National Louis University. She brings her experience working with four and five-year-olds to Mon Jardin’s Kindergarten Room. |
Teacher Assistant: Veronica My name is Veronica Salgado and I am very happy to be part of the Mon Jardin family. I graduated from Wheeling High School in 2007 and attended Harper College right after. Working at a previous daycare I was able to obtain my State-Approved Paraprofessional certificate and also became lead qualified. My passion for children comes from growing up with my two younger brothers and cousins. I love seeing children learn and grow, and it feels great to know that I am doing something positive in their lives. Now that I have a son of my own I know that I can teach him as much as I have thought your children. Being a teacher is a very rewarding job and I enjoy every single minute of it. I can’t wait to meet and teach each child in the Mon Jardin family. |
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| Teacher Assistant: Elisa Elisa was born in Mexico and moved to the United States at age four. After learning English she recalls spending her recesses inside helping other ESL students learn the language. As a teenager she volunteered assisting the teachers at her local church and she continues serving in the children's ministry. In 2009, she graduated from Oakton Community College with an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts and is working on her Bachelor's Degree in Youth Ministry at Moody Bible Institute. With a passion for children and learning, Elisa is excited to be part of the Mon Jardin team. |
Teacher: Robbin Hello, my name is Robbin . I joined the team here at Mon Jardin at the end of August 2011. Before Mon Jardin I worked at Bright Horizons in Arlington Heights for ten years. In 2006 I received my CDA and became a lead teacher in the Two’s room. In 2010 I renewed my CDA and continued my journey in the Two’s room. I grew up in Arlington Heights with my mom, dad and two younger brothers. I currently reside in Palatine where I live on my own with my dog Gus. For fun I enjoy going out with friends, spending time with my family, shopping, going to movies and concerts. I am excited to be part of the Mon Jardin team and I look forward to continue getting to know all of the children and their families! |
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| Teacher Assistant: Mollie |
Teacher Assistant: Julia |
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| Gymnastics and Dance Teacher: Elvira |
Gymnastics and Dance Teacher: Igor |
