Your little one's journey to academic success starts here. Discover Teacher on the Mountain, where education strategies blend with an inspiring natural atmosphere. I'm excited to be a part of your child's story.
My story
A couple short years ago nature tapped on my shoulder, calling for me to join it and I answered by moving to the very peak. The sound of acorns quietly dropping on the deck, wind blowing through the trees and birds singing to their friends makes my heart smile. I wake up to my view of the stunning ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains as I drink my morning coffee.
Learning through experience is a gift. I am inspired daily by nature around me and I hope your child will be too. Life is too short and rushes by in a blink. Moments should be savored.
I felt the pull to be a teacher from a young age. My mom taught Kindergarten and I loved visiting her classroom and her students. As an undergrad at Radford University, my love of teaching blossomed working with preschool students. Upon graduating, I took what was supposed to be just a summer job, at a private school in Leesburg. I ended up teaching there for four years. One of my student's parents shared with me incredible need for special education teachers. Her encouragement inspired me to get my masters in Special Education from George Mason University. My 18+ year career as an educator has taken me through Prince William County Public Schools, a seven year hiatus as a stay-at-home mommy, and through Frederick County Publics Schools. I currently teach 3rd and 4th graders at an elementary school in my hometown in Loudoun County.