I am very happy and excited to be joining the wonderful Argo Navis Community. I am looking forward to sharing my passion for teaching and learning with these incredible and bright young minds.

I’d love to share a little bit about myself with you! I was born in San Diego, CA and raised there as well as in Tijuana, Mexico. As a result, Spanish is my first language and I am eager to share my beautiful language with the future generations. Growing up in a large family has inspired me to work within a close-knit community and I believe the Argo Navis will fulfill that desire. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, I was working as a Case Manager for the City of San Diego in which I conducted in-office and at-home sessions with my clients to determine the best resources for their unique situation. A majority of this work was done with children of all backgrounds and even allowed me to use applied behavioral analysis/therapy with those who required it. I have truly enjoyed working with the pediatric population and hope to continue to inspire them as they are the future generation of great minds and ideas. 

In my free time I enjoy going to the gym, rollerblading, hiking, and taking camping trips. In addition, while at home I enjoy watching movies, playing board games, and walking my two dogs. Above all, I enjoy spending quality time with my loved ones. 

I am proud to call Argo Navis my home. Go Argo Navis!  

My first language is Spanish and my second language is English. I come from a central American family in El Salvador. My Education background is in Liberal Studies, with an emphasis in Child Development. I have been teaching for 9 years and teaching children has been my passion and dedication.

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I work at Argo Navis not only because it is an amazing school, but because it allows children to be innovative learners and allows children to learn through many different learning styles. Our school is filled with exciting learning activities and new adventures every day! I look forward to instilling in your child the same great love for learning that I have been developing over the years. One of my hobbies is painting! I love art. I am also a Makeup Artist. It’s fun to express your creativity!

I was born and grew up in the city of Manila, Philippines. I studied at St. Paul College where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Married for almost 40 years now, I have a son and three daughters who are all degree holders and are professionals in their respective fields of work. I am also blessed with four granddaughters.  In my free time, I love to sing, listen to music and dance. I also enjoy cooking especially Spanish dishes like Paella and Callos.

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I have been teaching for 15 years now and have been a teacher at Pilgrim School and St. James' school in Los Angeles. Early on in 2017, I had the opportunity to be introduced to Argo Navis School and I was fortunate to be offered a teaching position at a school that encompasses everything I believe our kids deserve. I have enjoyed every moment working at this school with this community.  The working environment is great and my co-teachers are fantastic, very accommodating and so helpful.  I have always loved preschool teaching and treat the children as my own grandchildren.

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My past experiences as a student and the roles I have filled as an educator provide me with a broad understanding of learning spaces. Today, I integrate these experiences into my teaching methods to provide students with a safe environment in which to thrive. I have spent the last six years in education as a tutor, mentor, college counselor, academic and behavioral interventionist, secondary classroom teacher, and graduate teaching assistant.

 
I was born and educated in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from UCLA. While I was there, I focused on the histories of the Americas, with an emphasis on human rights and genocide studies. I had the opportunity to spend time abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile to complete a program in Human Rights and Cultural Memory. I later participated in a community engagement program through the Public History Initiative as a volunteer docent for the Museum of Social Justice located in La Placita Olvera in Downtown Los Angeles. My undergraduate research focused on media as a form of resistance and intergenerational memory formation within the context of Indonesia's collective silence after the 1965-66 genocide. During this time, I worked with high school students at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles as a college mentor.

 
Having spent my whole life in sunny California, I moved north to experience something new. In 2018, I moved to Seattle, Washington to work at the historic Garfield High School to support students' growth as writers, historians, learners, and people. During the pandemic, I taught 9th and 10th grade English/Language Arts and AVID remotely at the same school. Last year, I taught 9th-grade history as a classroom teacher and continued to support many of my past students. I also have experience as a private K-12 tutor to students of all ages and abilities. Since then, I returned to UCLA to continue my research at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. My Master’s thesis focused on the historical relationship between LAUSD schools and the LAPD and how that relationship changed school and community spaces, student resistance, and family reactions through the lens of maternal activism in East and South LA neighborhoods.

 
As a person, I love food and the outdoors. I have traveled a lot throughout the Western US and love to camp, hike, and snowboard. I am excited to see our students integrate their experiences into their learning as storytellers and historians! 

Born and raised in Southern California, I grew up knowing I had a love for learning especially when it came to life, nature, and numbers. I graduated with my Bachelors of Science in Animal Science with a minor in Biology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, while I was their feature baton twirler for the marching band.

After college I went to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida and did the Disney College Program followed by a Professional Internship with Disney’s Animal, Science, and Environment department as a conservation and animal educator. Not only was I able to share my passion there for animals, nature, and the wonderful work scientists do to help protect our Earth, I was able to make lifelong friends from all over the world such as Thailand, Indonesia, Africa, Japan, Canada, and India.

I then moved from Florida back to Southern California to teach outdoor science at an outdoor science school in Lake Arrowhead. It was great to be able to teach elementary students all about science and how math could be incorporated into it by making it hands-on and nature based. I wanted to make it a mission to try and take these activities and experiential learning styles into the classroom environment, so I first became a substitute teacher for elementary, middle, and high school. During this time I started and completed my teaching credentialing and Masters of Education program with National University with my thesis on the benefits of outdoor education and hands-on learning.I have started an introduction of agricultural management at Argo, beginning with raising Pigsley, our school pig. 

In my spare time I am a baton twirling instructor, baton competition judge, and host announcer. I love performing and have a love for musical theater, dance, and singing. I also love to be out in nature as much as I can. I am excited to watch the students engage, discover, question, and find out things they find so interesting that get them hooked on being a lifelong learner.

I have more than twenty years of experience as a multilingual educator, theatre producer and cultural events facilitator. I'm passionate about using teaching as a vehicle for understanding between people, countries and as a mirror for the human condition. 

Originally born in the Basque Country, I was raised in a bilingual environment, where I was immersed in both Spanish and Basque during my school years. I know from my own experience that being introduced to a second language at an early age (when we are still developing our basic verbal communication skills) makes learning and retention more natural and organic.

I earned my Master of Arts degree in Media and Communication in Spanish. After a few years working as a journalist, I moved to London to pursue a postgraduate degree at the London International School of Performing Arts.

I started my own theatre company and I produced international tours and teaching workshops which toured around America, Canada, Europe, England, India and the Ukraine. During that time, my pedagogical passion was always present. I founded the London Physical Theatre School and taught students of different ages, backgrounds and cultures. I was fortunate to lead workshops at the University of Cambridge, Stockholm University of the Arts, Kharkiv National University of Arts, and the Drama School Mumbai, among others. 

During my tenure at Argo Navis, I’ve had the pleasure of focusing on immersion programs that incorporate the arts, and I’m thrilled to bring my experience and passion to my role. 

I am pleased to join the Argo Navis team!  I take my role very seriously in delivering good will and cheer to all the students of Argo Navis, and I am proud to offer my services.  I live on campus, which makes my morning commute very easy.

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My hobbies include:  eating, sleeping, and chewing.