Administration |
Joy Warner |
Director |
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Joy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education (K-5) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters degree in Education Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Professional training, presentations and other experience:
- classroom teacher
- primary resource teacher
- Basic School project coordinator
- literacy facilitator (K-5)
- private tutor
- National Curriculum Team participant for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education under Dr. Ernest Boyer
- National Consultant and presenter for the National Basic School Network
- Adjunct Faculty at UNC-Charlotte, Education Department
- Liaison for University/school partnerships
- Liaison for Community/school partnerships
- National Basic School Board member
- Davidson United Methodist Church Preschool Board Chairperson
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| Leslie Tomko |
Assistant Director |
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Leslie received her BA in Elementary Education at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte where she also has begun her graduate studies program. She has had a variety of professional experiences including the following:
- Public Elementary School Teacher
- Private School Elementary Teacher
- Literature Specialist
- Teacher Trainer
- Private Tutor
- Summer Camp Teacher
Professional training, presentations and other experience:
- Brain Research
- Basic School Priorities
- Technology
- Balanced Literacy
- Reading Recovery Instructional Strategies
- Open Court Phonics
- Observation Survey
- Everyday Math
- IBPYP Curriculum Integration
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| Genny Smith |
Administrative Assistant & School Counselor |
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Genny received her Master of Arts in Education from Wake Forest University in the field of School Counseling. She also received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with an emphasis in child and family counseling from North Carolina State University. She has had a variety of professional experiences including the following:
- Elementary School Counselor
- Summer Camp Director
- Community Activities Director
- Private and Public School Tutoring
- Professional training, presentations and other experience:
- Brain Gym
- Attention Deficit Disorders
- School Safety
- Multicultural Appreciation
- Peer Tutoring
- Voyager After School Enrichment
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Coordinator
- Suicide Intervention
- North Carolina Testing Coordinator
- Violence Prevention
- Advanced Learners Team
- Substance Abuse Awareness
- Character Education
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| Amy Light |
Lead Receptionist |
| Debbie Beam |
Bookkeeper |
| Beth Wilson |
Student Information Specialist |
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Classroom Teachers
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| Debbie Thrasher |
Kindergarten |
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Debbie received her BS in Home Economics at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she also received her Master of Education in Child Development and Family Relations.
She has had a variety of professional experiences including the following:
- Preschool Teacher
- Pre-K Teacher
- Preschool Director
- Child Development Specialist
Professional training, presentations and other experience:
- Active Parenting and Nurturing Parenting
- Early Childhood Development
- Early Childhood Curriculum
- Brain Research
- Inclusion
- Developmental Disabilities
- Basic School Priorities
- Balanced Literacy
- Reading Recovery Instructional Strategies
- Basic School Curriculum Integration
- Guided Reading
- Everyday Math
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| Jill Holshouser |
Kindergarten |
| Jesse Perkins |
Kindergarten |
| Tammy Webb |
Kindergarten |
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| Andie Snyder |
First Grade |
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She received her BS in Early Childhood Education from Virginia Tech and has begun working on her M.Ed. in Elem. Education at UNC-Charlotte
She has been teaching for six years and has experience in kindergarten, second grade, and special education. She has additional training in:
- Reading Workshops
- Writing Workshops
- Learning Disabilities
- ADD/ADHD
- Autism
- Open Court Phonics
- Everyday Math
- Basic School
- Hands On Math
- Fast ForWord (certified to administer)
- Diversity Training
- Observation Survey
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| Janet Harrison |
First Grade |
| Lisa Humphries |
First Grade |
| Adam Olmstead |
First Grade |
| Debbie Shutt |
First Grade |
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-BA from UNC-Chapel Hill in Early Childhood Education
-MA from Appalachian State University in Elementary Education
-Licensed Kindermusik Educator
-Director, Kindermusik of Davidson
-Kindermusik "Maestro" 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004-recognized by Kindermusik International as an outstanding program
-Level I Orff certified from the University of Kentucky
-Autism trained
-Primary reading teacher-first and second grade
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| Mary Mix |
Second Grade |
| Joni Prew |
Second Grade |
| Amy Tomalis |
Second Grade |
| Erica Whitley |
Second Grade |
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Erica received her B.S. in Parks and Recreation Administration from Indiana University and her Master of Arts in Teaching in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina. Her professional experience includes:
- 1st Grade Teacher
- 3rd Grade Teacher
- YMCA “Child-Watch” Director
- Summer Day Camp Director
- Private Tutor
- Differentiating Instruction
- Multiage Classrooms
- Reading Workshop
- Writing Workshop
- Technology
- Hands On Math
- Basic School
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| Stephanie Bloom |
Third Grade |
| Sara Casiday |
Third Grade |
| Chris Hoover |
Third Grade |
| Jennifer White |
Third Grade |
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Classroom Teachers - Specialty Teachers |
| Elizabeth Christian |
Physical Education |
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Elizabeth received a BS degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University. She has 12 years teaching experience in grades K-6 and has experience as a private tutor and teacher trainer.
Professional training, presentations and other experience:
Elementary Classroom Teacher
Training in the following:
- Technology
- Integrating the Arts
- Basic School
- Integrated Curriculum
- Balanced Literacy
- Creative Movement in the Classroom
- Body Flow: Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates
- Reading Recovery: Observation Survey
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| Laurie Loomer |
Music Education |
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Laurie holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Music Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has taught elementary and middle school general music, chorus, drama, band and jazz chorus. Her teaching resume shows 15 years of public school experience and includes being named " Teacher of the Year" for her excellent work with children.
Professional training, presentations and other experience:
- presenter to teachers for Florida Orchestra Youth Concerts
- certification in Orff-Schulwerk- Level 1
- member of MENC (Music Educators National Conference)
- middle school chorus recognized each year and asked to perform during
State of Florida American Education Week Conference
- music specialist for exceptional center for handicapped children (summer sessions)
- vocalist and trombonist for groups performing classical, jazz and pop
- private instruction in trombone and voice
- studied with noted author and voice of "audiation", Edwin Gordon
- co-ordinator and director of music, dance and drama for school-wide Folk Festivals
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| Claudia Moyano |
Spanish Enrichment |
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Claudia is from Chile but has lived so far as a kid in the US and as a teenager in Honduras. She is a native Spanish speaker. Claudia has lived in the US the last three years because of his husband’s work. She holds a Master degree in design with studies in Marketing and is an active outdoor leadership education guide with group handling, risk management, first aid, games, minimum impact techniques, wildlife, trekking and climbing certifications. Claudia worked in Chile with children, adults and seniors teaching and leading them on various outdoors education programs among others she has trekked with a group of children the Torres del Paine, World Heritage Park in Patagonia; made a successful climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa with a group of seniors and toured the Antarctica Peninsula with an adult climbing and skiing group. She worked as a ski instructor in Chile with specialty in children for 5 years. Claudia has been working in the USA with children focusing them in the learning of the Spanish language throughout an interactive learn-by-doing playful and musical methodology. |
