Juanita

With over 15 years of dedicated teaching experience, including six inspiring years in China, I am a warm, creative, and reliable educator passionate about nurturing every child’s unique potential.

Holding a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education, a Master’s in Arts, and a recent Post-Graduate Diploma in Montessori teaching, I blend emergent curriculum strategies with specialized training from an Occupational Therapist. Whether supporting special needs children aged 6–8 in reading and writing or tailoring homeschool approaches, I meet each learner where they are.

Above all, I believe in listening first and speaking last, a value I teach my own children and bring to every classroom.

Fun Fact:

“My family calls ourselves the “MAL Travelers”! When we’re not hiking our coastal mountains or beachcombing for seashells, you’ll find me behind a camera, turning ordinary moments into epic photo albums. I’m a people-meeting, culture-loving, one-on-one conversationalist who secretly thinks every memory deserves its own scrapbook chapter.”