Preschool Faculty

List of 6 items.

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  Carroll Brigham

  Preschool Teacher
  cbrigham@bouldercountryday.org
  
  

  University of Colorado

  B.A. Communications

  University of Phoenix

  M.A. Elementary Teacher Education
  Bio
  I have worked in the St. Vrain Valley School District for the past nine years and have several years of experience working with children preschool – third grade. The past four years I have taught kindergarten and first grade at Imagine Charter School. In addition, I have worked at the Neighborhood Learning Center of Niwot preschool. I cherish my variety of experiences in early childhood education, as it has given me a window into where your child is going or “growing” and the foundational skills they need to be joyful and successful.
  
  

  I am a mother of two amazing daughters, Annie, who is entering 11th grade at Boulder High School and plays soccer, and Mackenzie, who is a junior at CSU in Ft. Collins and double-majoring in fashion merchandising and finance.  I am married to my husband, Mark, and have one fluffy dog, Filbert. We have lived in cute, little Niwot for 20 years. I was born in Corning, New York, but moved to beautiful Aspen, Colorado, as a child. I love our changing seasons, reading, organizing, country music, and playing board games.
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  Debora Castro

  Preschool Teacher
  dcastro@bouldercountryday.org
  
  

  Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas, Venezuela

  B.A. World Languages with emphasis in Business

  Front Range Community College

  Course work in Early Childhood Education
  Bio
  I started working as a 1^st and 2^nd grade teacher in a bilingual school in Venezuela many years ago. After teaching for 2 years, I got married and moved to Colorado. Our initial plan was for my husband to get his Master’s Degree from CU Boulder and go back to Venezuela, but we fell in love with Colorado and decided to stay. We have 4 boys, Felipe, Diego, Matias and Nicolas, they all have attended BCD since preschool. Our oldest is now at Niwot High School. I enjoy spending time with my family and go to all of our boys’ baseball games!  
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  Honor Engle

  Assistant Preschool Teacher
  
  University of Vermont
  B.A. English 
  
  Bio
  Honor Engle joined Boulder Country Day’s faculty in 2010. However, she has been a part of BCD’s community as a parent of two children since 2004. Honor has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and several years of experience caring for young children. In her free time (or as Honor says, “when she is not doing laundry or running the vacuum”), she loves to spend time with her two boys, Charlie and Christopher, and her husband, Doug. Honor also loves to do needle point, read books, listen to the Beetles (her all-time favorite band), and spend quiet, peaceful time at their family cabin on Lake Champlain. An interesting side note about Honor is that after college she went on a month long road trip with a couple of girlfriends. Together they drove from Washington, D.C. to British Columbia. The highlight of the trip for Honor was spending time in Glacier National Park.
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  Gemma Fagan

  Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
  gfagan@bouldercountryday.org
  
  Lancaster University (UK) 
  B.A. History
  Newcastle University School of Education (UK) 
  Post Graduate Certificate Elementary Education/Early Childhood
  Bio
  I have been teaching in the USA since 1995, including teaching PK in CA, FL and CO.  I also worked at a residential summer camp in NY for 11 years. My husband and I love to watch football in our free time – both our son's (Connor) and the Florida Gators games! I love to hike, garden, read and bird watch.  I also have a daughter (Libby) who keeps me busy with art projects and make-overs!
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  Janet Hawkes

  Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

  jhawkes@bouldercountryday.org
  
  University of Delaware
  B.A. - Psychology
  Manhattanville College
  M.Ed. – Education
  Bio
  I have taught in independent schools for 13 years in Connecticut and San Francisco, and have run my own summer camps for 25 years, 13 of those in Montana. My family and I moved to Boulder in 2011. I love to ski, bike, hike and camp. In addition to raising my kids, my passion has been working with families in need by connecting them to community programs, services and resources.
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  Emma Kertesz

  Asisstant Preschool Teacher
  ekertesz@bouldercountryday.org
  
  University of Toledo
  B.A. History
  Bio
  In my free time, I enjoy spending time at the dog park with my greyhound, Sara. I also love yoga, reading (especially non-fiction), listening to podcasts, and baking. In addition, I enjoy running – A LOT! I ran in college for the University of Toledo and have been a professional runner since 2012. I am a NCAA All American, a 4-time MAC Champion, and I was a member of Team USA at the 2012 Chiba Ekiden World Relay Competition (bronze medal winner). I also competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier and am hoping to qualify for the 2020 Olympic trials.