Hi! My name is Heidi Munro. I am originally from Townsend,
Massachusetts. I am a junior here at UMass Amherst. I am majoring in
Psychology with a minor in Elementary Education. I am hoping to get
into the CTEP program to become an elementary school teacher when I
graduate. I am a member of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band, and have
been playing flute in it for three years. I have worked with children
for many years, and enjoy it very much. I have been working at day camp
during the summer for the past five years with many different age groups.
I have been working in a kindergarten classroom for the past three winter
breaks helping out in the classroom as a teacher's aid
and substituting as well. Last semester I did my first student teaching
experience with a fifth grade class at Sheffield Elementary School.
I have realized in my many experiences in working with children that
this is the career that I want to pursue, and so far enjoy every second
of experience I can get!
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Hi my name is Jennie. I’m a student enrolled in the
University Without Walls Program. I am the mother of two boys. I enjoy
reading and taking long walks. I am very grateful that the lab school
extended an invitation to all students to have the opportunity to work
with the children at the preschool. The Reggio Approach that is used
here has made this experience quite unique. This approach empowers the
children with confidence. I have always loved being with children and
find that I am always amazed at what they can teach me. I believe that
a child's innocence and wonder are the greatest gifts of all. By keeping
company with children I hope to keep some of that innocence and wonder.
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Hello! I am Soung won. I am a pre-school teacher and a
graduate student in Child Study and Early Education. I am also doing
a director's internship at the Hampshire Community Action Commission.
I love children because of their rich imaginations, their natural curiosity,
their energy, and their sense of individual competency. I love to watch
them expand their knowledge, construct relationships and negotiate their
way through whatever the environment presents them with.
I am fascinated by the Reggio Emilia Approach to learning and teaching
in which the role of the pre-school teacher is to provide children with
a creative experience that will in turn lead to a creative exchange
among child, teacher, and parents. I am fully embrace this philosophy
which is why
I am training here at the Lab School. I would also like to investigate
how such a method would be brought and applied to my own culture back
in Korea.
Early - How do YOUNG children grow and learn best?
Childhood - How do CHILDREN think, feel, learn?
Education - How can children LEARN and be TAUGHT?
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Hi. My name is Katie McGee. I am a senior Comparative
Literature major, and I am also in the Masters program for Early Childhood
Education. I am from Malden MA. My hobbies include reading, making jewelry,
playing softball, and playing pool.
I was a student teacher at the lab school last semester and I liked
it so much that I had to stay for the rest of the year. I have worked
with children in a variety of settings. I have been a camp counselor
in Melrose, Sudbury, and Somerville, I coached gymnastics at the Gymnastics
Academy of Boston, and I taught the summer program at the Special Care
Unit of the Department of Mental Health in Boston. In addition, along
with my education classes I have done several practicum in classrooms
in the Amherst area. I love working with the children here at the lab
school, and I look forward to using everything I have learned here in
my own classroom.
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My Name is E. Johnson Owumi and I'm a Senior Psychology
Major here at UMass. This is my first semester working here at the Early
Childhood Laboratory School and I'm really having a great time. I really
love working with children because I'm able to see how beautiful children
are. The teaching Method that we use here is the Reggio Emilia Approach.
We are able to give guidance to the children, which helps them observe
and learn in their own little environment. I love children and I just
wanted to thank all the staff for their excellent work with working
with these beautiful Kids. UNO.
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Hello, my name is Julia Chase. I am one of the teachers
in Room 5, and I am also a senior here at UMass. I am originally from
a little town called Cohasset, located on the South Shore. I have one
brother and one sister, and I have loved taking care of children for
as long as I can remember. I had my first babysitting job at the age
of 12, and here I am today, a preschool teacher. I will be graduating
in just a few short months with a degree in Early Childhood Education
and Art Therapy. After graduation I plan on opening my own preschool
so having this opportunity to work at the Lab School has been perfect
for me. This experience also makes me so much more excited about my
future career. Everyday at the Lab School is exciting and different
in it's own way, and it is wonderful to be a part of all the fun and
learning that takes place here!
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Hi! My name is Christie Walker and I am from Webster MA.
I am currently a sophomore here at UMass. I am a psychology major and
am hoping to get into the Early Childhood Education program. I love
working with children! I spent the past summer working with a group
of 25 fourth graders in Worcester, MA. I have also worked with children
a lot through my church. I am very excited to be here and am looking
forward to a great semester!
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