Staff
In addition, Ms. Susan has volunteered her time with social justice organizations and childhood literacy programs. Since teaching very young children how to read and write are a top priority, Ms. Susan is currently working to develop an innovative platform and clinic for young children to gain better fine motor skill development, as this skill is necessary for early literacy.
Ms. Susan is also a certified TESOL instructor and has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at a language school in Washington, DC.
To be the best resource for MindBloom Preschool & MicroSchool, Ms. Susan is currently involved in more professional development and partnerships throughout the DC area to enhance the language and STEM curriculum at MindBloom.
Ms. Susan was a lawyer in her former life…
Ms. X is our creative Mandarin Chinese instructor. Ms. X graduated from Duquesne University with a Master’s of Education and also has a Journalism background. Before joining MindBloom Preschool & MicroSchool, Ms. X taught young children at the prestigious Pittsburgh Chinese School, while obtaining her Master’s degree.
Ms. X is a natural educator and is very excited about how quickly her young students learn Mandarin--especially the Pinyin that she did not learn in China until she reached the first grade! See Ms. Xin at work in this short video: IMG_0100.MOV
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Ms. J is a Early Childhood Education graduate with a focus on Special Needs. Ms. J offers our program a wealth of old-school knowledge and artistic skills and she is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.
Ms. L is the perfect addition to our school, as she is a mom who understands children and a skilled educator who has taught Mandarin Chinese to children and adults. Ms. L loves to incorporate audio-visual instruction into every lesson she teaches to reinforce learning.
Ms. F is a Scientist at heart, but spends her time as a trailblazer who heads up our Arabic program. Ms. F is from Saudi Arabia and loves teaching all of our children and staff nuggets of Modern Standard Arabic language and tradition from her rich background. She is much loved by families and everyone at our school.
Ms. K, Ms. D, and Ms. F are a super-duper Spanish teaching team with roots in El Salvador and Ecuador. These ladies have varied levels of degrees and credentials in Education and LOTS of energy! Each day, they happily incorporate many songs and traditions from their culture into their teaching every day. Each of these instructors can also draw like champs and love to encourage the children to create artistic expressions during every classroom session.
Ms. J is a Cameroonian French-speaking sensation, attending American University, and doing a fantastic job adding a wonderful addition of the French language to our school--she is SO smart!!!
Mr. N is our superstar Piano instructor who is also a musical prodigy who can play a multitude of instruments--even the bagpipe! Mr. N. has worked with local arts groups teaching music to children and has a very distinguishable way of getting even the youngest of our students to learn good listening skills and structure.
Ms. C is our housekeeper who takes care of all of our needs at all times. She has been a staple at MindBloom Preschool & MicroSchool for years now and is a favorite amongst all the families and our staff. She saves our school from being a sick program and helps us operate year round by keeping us clean and free from the many germs and bacteria wreaking havoc on schools!
