Staff Bio
Miss Adrienne has been the owner/director of the school since 1998. She has worked with children for over 28 years and has studied abroad. She is the lead teacher in the Pre-k classroom (4-5 years) and tends to our organic garden with the kids. She is the mother of two children, three grandbabies and three great-grandbabies.
Miss Athena is Adrienne's daughter and has been with the school since 1999. She is a Pre-k teacher and is the school administrator. Athena has finished her Early Childhood Education courses and is furthering her education in Business Management. She is the mother of two girls.
Miss Maria has been with us since February 2016. She is the aide in the Prep classroom. She keeps the school running smoothly and always does so with a smile. Maria has worked with children for the last 8 years in various capacities. She is working towards getting her AA in Early Childhood Education. Maria is fluent in Spanish and is mother to one son.
Miss Asha has been with us since February 2017. Miss Asha has been a Montessori teacher for almost 10 years. She was born and raised in Kenya. She moved to London and lived there for nine years before moving to the U.S.A. in 2000. She has two sons. Asha is fluent in Swahili, French, Gujarati and ASL.
Miss Kristi has been with us since April 2017. She is the afternoon teacher. Miss Kristi has been a preschool teacher for 4 years. She has a Communications degree from Chico, and an ECE from Sierra College. She enjoys art of all kinds, especially painting . She loves animals and nature and recently wrote and illustrated a children’s picture book called,”Tree’s Adventure Making New Friends.” Her two children have just graduated from college and are out in the world starting their careers.
Miss Alex has been with us since August 2017. She co-teaches in the Prep class. Miss Alex has worked with children for over five years and finds such joy in doing it. She has always been interested in learning about children and has taken several classes in high school and college to be a more effective and innovative teacher.
Miss Dannia (Danni) has been with us since February 2018. She is our aide. Dannia currently attends Sierra College working towards a degree in Early Childhood Education and is bi-lingual. She has been babysitting children since she was 10. A fun fact, she started up her own business when she was 9 as a clown. She would go to parties dressed up and make balloon animals, do face painting and orchestrate games. We will definitely take her up on her offer to do it here with the kids. She has a wonderful disposition.
Miss Theresa has been with us since March 2019. She co-teaches in the Prep class. In 1995 she obtained a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has taught children for over ten years. In recent years she has taught yoga classes to both adults and autistic children. She practices mindful and holistic ways of living. Her experience with supporting and assisting the development of children has been a true joy for her. Theresa has three children and two grandchildren.
Miss Marialy has been with us since 2012. She is a former teacher, and is now a substitute for us. Marialy brings a fun, positive dynamic to the preschool environment which allows the children to explore comfortably in their surroundings. She has her AA in Child Development and is working towards getting her BA. Marialy is fluent in Spanish.
School Mascots
The Prep class has fish and the Pre-k class has toads. Salt, Pepper and Hammy are our guinea pigs, their home is in the Pre-k class. The children love visiting with our pets and helping us take care of them.
* All of the staff are fingerprinted and the teachers are trained in CPR and First Aid.
Miss Athena is Adrienne's daughter and has been with the school since 1999. She is a Pre-k teacher and is the school administrator. Athena has finished her Early Childhood Education courses and is furthering her education in Business Management. She is the mother of two girls.
Miss Maria has been with us since February 2016. She is the aide in the Prep classroom. She keeps the school running smoothly and always does so with a smile. Maria has worked with children for the last 8 years in various capacities. She is working towards getting her AA in Early Childhood Education. Maria is fluent in Spanish and is mother to one son.
Miss Asha has been with us since February 2017. Miss Asha has been a Montessori teacher for almost 10 years. She was born and raised in Kenya. She moved to London and lived there for nine years before moving to the U.S.A. in 2000. She has two sons. Asha is fluent in Swahili, French, Gujarati and ASL.
Miss Kristi has been with us since April 2017. She is the afternoon teacher. Miss Kristi has been a preschool teacher for 4 years. She has a Communications degree from Chico, and an ECE from Sierra College. She enjoys art of all kinds, especially painting . She loves animals and nature and recently wrote and illustrated a children’s picture book called,”Tree’s Adventure Making New Friends.” Her two children have just graduated from college and are out in the world starting their careers.
Miss Alex has been with us since August 2017. She co-teaches in the Prep class. Miss Alex has worked with children for over five years and finds such joy in doing it. She has always been interested in learning about children and has taken several classes in high school and college to be a more effective and innovative teacher.
Miss Dannia (Danni) has been with us since February 2018. She is our aide. Dannia currently attends Sierra College working towards a degree in Early Childhood Education and is bi-lingual. She has been babysitting children since she was 10. A fun fact, she started up her own business when she was 9 as a clown. She would go to parties dressed up and make balloon animals, do face painting and orchestrate games. We will definitely take her up on her offer to do it here with the kids. She has a wonderful disposition.
Miss Theresa has been with us since March 2019. She co-teaches in the Prep class. In 1995 she obtained a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has taught children for over ten years. In recent years she has taught yoga classes to both adults and autistic children. She practices mindful and holistic ways of living. Her experience with supporting and assisting the development of children has been a true joy for her. Theresa has three children and two grandchildren.
Miss Marialy has been with us since 2012. She is a former teacher, and is now a substitute for us. Marialy brings a fun, positive dynamic to the preschool environment which allows the children to explore comfortably in their surroundings. She has her AA in Child Development and is working towards getting her BA. Marialy is fluent in Spanish.
School Mascots
The Prep class has fish and the Pre-k class has toads. Salt, Pepper and Hammy are our guinea pigs, their home is in the Pre-k class. The children love visiting with our pets and helping us take care of them.
* All of the staff are fingerprinted and the teachers are trained in CPR and First Aid.
