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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. |
Teacher: Kathryn Kathryn is from Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Chicago in 2009. She attended Taylor University and earned a B.A. in Fine Arts. She is pursuing a Masters of Education at Xavier University where she earned her teaching license. She loves to teach and while she is not teaching she is focusing on her artwork. Katie has a strong background in painting, drawing, and graphic design. |
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| Teacher: Kristen Kristen graduated from University of South Florida in 2010 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. She has been working with children from infant to five years old since 2005 in daycare centers, tutoring programs, internships and afterschool programs. She enjoys drawing, painting, photography and music. Kristen recently moved from Tampa, Florida to Lake Bluff, where she grew up. |
Teacher: Cynthia Cynthia was raised in Chicago's North Suburban - Skokie. Seven years ago, she decided to start a family of her own. Her husband and two children: Jasmine 6 and Frankie 4, all reside in Libertyville. Cynthia is currently attending the College of Lake County, where she is working to earn her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. For the past six years, she was the Nursery Supervisor at Club-Net in Libertyville. The children there have become part of her own family; therefore, her and her children enjoy working with them every day and is eager to be a part of Mon Jardin. |
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| Teacher: Penny Penny was born in Evanston, Illinois and has lived in the Chicago area most of her life. Her favorite jobs were working as a teacher’s assistant in a pre-kindergarten summer school class and as a camp counselor. She enjoys travelling and she has been to Spain and Kazakhstan. She is very proud of her Bachelor of Science degree in Youth Ministry she received on January 2010 from Huntington University in Indiana. She plans to get certified in cosmetology as well as in teaching English as a Second Language in the near future. In her free time, she likes to read, work on puzzles, knit, crochet, and spend time with her family and friends. |
Teacher: Kimberly Kim has been a resident of Arlington Heights, Illinois since she was four years old. She recently graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in December of ’09. She earned her B.A. in Early Childhood Education. She received her teaching license for the state of Iowa and is now working towards getting her license in the State of Illinois. Kim has been in childcare for the past five years working with children from the ages of 6 months to 11 years old. She has a passion for children and wants to make a difference in each child’s life from the beginning. Besides of her passion for teaching children, she likes to plays softball and volleyball; and she is also a big Cubs fun! Go Cubs! |
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| Teacher: Heidy Heidy is from 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 infant group is her passion. Our mothers 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 Infant room and her confidence, experience and mother-like love radiates warmth in a classroom. |
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| Teacher: Sara Sara Korbecki has earned a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Columbia College Chicago, as well as an Illinois State Board of Education Type 04 Teaching Certificate. Sara not only likes to teach through the use of arts, but also enjoys creating artwork herself. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, drawing, sewing, as well as photography. Sara was raised in Illinois, and currently lives in Chicago. She loves all types of animals, and currently has one dog and two frogs. Of all the grade levels she has taught, she enjoys working with and teaching young children the most. | >
Teacher Assistant : Kate Kate was born in Latvia and moved to Chicago at the age of 10. She took Early Child Development classes at Oakton Community College and Psychology courses at University of Illinois at Chicago. Kate is presently pursuing her degree in Nursing. Kate’s professional experience includes working at her parents’ home day care for 9 years, volunteering at day care centers as part of completion of her Early Child Development courses, and work as a counselor at a camp for abused and neglected children. During her free time, Kate enjoys traveling, camping, and spending time with friends and family. |
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| Teacher: Kristina Although originally from Denver, Colorado, I have grown up in Lake County since I was 3 years old. I graduated from Elmhurst College in February 2010 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. During my time at Elmhurst, I was also a member of Kappa Delta Phi, the National Education Honor Society. I love working with children of all ages because each age brings new experiences, for both the children and the teacher. Before joining Mon Jardin, I was a teacher for two years at KinderCare in Grayslake, where I enjoyed being a teacher in all the classrooms, getting to know all the children. I have experience working with children from infancy to high school through work, field work in college, and volunteer work in both church and the community. Although I love teaching with everything I am, I do try to make the most of the free time I have. I do this by working out at my gym, participating in volunteer work, traveling, spending time with my boyfriend and our families, and playing with my dogs -Anna (Yorkshire Terrier) and Bella (Shih Tzu). |
Teacher: Lori New to Northern Illinois, Lori is originally from Missouri. She is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, where she received a B.S. in Child Development. Lori has been working with young children for the last two years, where the majority of her experience has been with preschool and two-year olds age children. She has been a member of the Missouri Army National Guard since 2005, and is a big fan of Major League Baseball. |
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| Teacher: Kristina Although originally from Denver, Colorado, I have grown up in Lake County since I was 3 years old. I graduated from Elmhurst College in February 2010 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. During my time at Elmhurst, I was also a member of Kappa Delta Phi, the National Education Honor Society. I love working with children of all ages because each age brings new experiences, for both the children and the teacher. Before joining Mon Jardin, I was a teacher for two years at KinderCare in Grayslake, where I enjoyed being a teacher in all the classrooms, getting to know all the children. I have experience working with children from infancy to high school through work, field work in college, and volunteer work in both church and the community. Although I love teaching with everything I am, I do try to make the most of the free time I have. I do this by working out at my gym, participating in volunteer work, traveling, spending time with my boyfriend and our families, and playing with my dogs -Anna (Yorkshire Terrier) and Bella (Shih Tzu). |
Teacher Assistant: Yecenia Yecenia earned her high school diploma from Wheeling High School. She graduated with a number of credits earned in life studies. While in high school, she was a member of the Future Educators Club, took courses as a Teacher Intern, and strived for the best as a Student Learner. Her Experience expands from teaching kindergarten and work as a Swim Instructor. When not enjoying her work at Mon Jardin, she spends time with her two year old daughter Kayla - her first priority. |
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| Gymnastics and Dance Teacher: Igor |
Choreography and Dance Teacher: Irina |
