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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
 Nazneen Askari
– Nazneen has been our School
Administrator since 2002. She has had the unique experience of
growing up in a preschool setting. Her parents have owned and
operated childcare centers in the area since 1981 and working at
the schools was a part of a daily routine. Nazneen’s educational
experiences include a Masters in Clinical Psychology and
certification as a Montessori teacher.
Nazneen
is married and has three children. Her philosophy for the
school is to provide a healthy, nurturing environment that
fosters independence and encourages developmentally
appropriate learning skills.
BUSINESS MANAGER
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Linda
Jacobs -
Linda has thirty something years
experience in heathcare and accounting. I am married with
three children and four grandchildren. I moved back home to
College Station 18 years ago after living in the Houston
area most of my childhood and as a young adult. My family
has been a part of the Brazos Valley for several previous
generations. My sons were off to college and we decided our
daughter would benefit from College Station schools. She
attended college, Aggie Class of 2003, and moving away after
graduation returned to settle with her husband in College
Station. My sons live in Austin and Houston with their
families and we visit often. I enjoy my little dogs,
reading, scrapbooking pictures for my grandsons, spending
time with my husband and my family.
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TEACHERS
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Montessori Class:
 Salina Hernandez (Sept. 02)
T eaching
Credentials: Salina has been working with children since
1995.
About Her:
Salina was born in
Houston and now lives in Bryan. She has two children, a boy and
girl.
Favorite Thing About Working with Children: Salina’s
favorite thing about working with children is that they are
honest and they speak their minds. She hopes that the things the
children learn in her class will be lessons they can carry
throughout their lives.
 Gokcen Dogan (Dec. 06)
Teaching Credentials: Gokcen
is certified in First Aid and child CPR. She also has food
service training. She has a degree in Agricultural
Engineering.
About Her:
Gokcen is originally from Turkey. She
has been living in College Station since 2006. She enjoys
playing tennis, draw, and listen to music.
Favorite Thing About Working with
Children: I can work with every age group but
especially with infants and toddlers!
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Afsana Faridi (June 07)
Teaching Credentials:
Afsana has a
CDA on infant/toddler. She is certified trainer for infants and
has a college degree.
About Her:
Afsana is married with
2 children. She loves to decorate her house, cook, knit, spend
time with her children and friends. She likes to watch good
movies and listen to music.
What Have You Learned by Working with Kids:
I have
learned they need love, a good learning, educational environment
where they can learn to trust.
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Rania Hajali (July 07)
Teaching
Credentials:
Rania is
attending school for a degree in Early Childhood Education.
About Her: Rania has been married since 1996 and has
two beautiful daughters. She is originally from Lebanon but has
lived in College Station since 2001. She enjoys walking,
reading, and drawing.
Favorite Thing
About Working with Your Age Group: Rania loves exploring
how much the children can learn so fast and to teach them new
words.
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Jyothi Puranam
(Sept. 07)
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Kasia
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Siglia Camargo (Aug.
08)
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Discovery Class:
Teaching
Credentials: Hanna is working towards her Early Education
degree and ESL certification
About Her: Hanna recently
moved to College Station from Houston. She enjoys dancing,
reading, playing guitar and harmonica, origami and
skateboarding.
Favorite Thing About Working with
Children: They are so curious and willing to try new
things. They aren't embarrassed to be wrong or make a mistake.
Lauren Hackney (Jan. 08)
Kellye Murray (Jan. 08)
Holly Walz (Aug. 08)
Katarzyna Booss-Cortez (Aug. 08)
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Stepping Stone 2:
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Jillian Mangrum (Oct. 07)
Teaching Credentials: Jillian has
a Bachelors of Elementary Education.
About Her: Jillian is the youngest
of three children from Houston. She will graduate from college
in 2009 and plans to continue her education with a masters of
special education.
What Made You Choose a Career in Childcare: I love
working with kids and want to be a teacher - so it was fitting.
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Zehra (Aug. 08)
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Stepping Stone 1:
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Laura Whittaker (Aug. 08)
- Bonnie Husmann (Aug. 08)
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Seedling Room:
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 Felicia
Johnson (Aug. 01)
Teaching Credentials:
Felicia has been teaching toddlers since
1993 working with infants, through 12-years. She has
been with SWLC since February 1997. She has her CDA and
is Montessori trained.
About Her: Felicia is a
single-mom to three children and has lived in College
Station since 1995. She enjoys camping, cooking,
spending time with her family and friends, and watching
movies.
What Have You Learned by Working
with Kids: I have learned that we truly are
teaching tomorrow's leaders.
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Madalyn Schneider (Jan. 08)
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Montessori Mentor Teacher:
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Asra Bilgrami (Apr. 02)
Teaching Credentials:
Asra is a certified Montessori
teacher who graduated from college and completed the CDDC (Child
Development Directness Credentials) program in order to teach.
She has been teaching since 1998, of which she has taught the
4-6 year olds the majority of the time.
Why Do You Teach:
Ms. Asra teaches because she feels teaching allows her to
have an impact on and help the future through children.
 Angie
Tirado (Aug. 07)
Teaching
Credentials: Angie has been
with SWLC since August 2007 and is working towards her CDA.
About Her: Angie is originally from
New Jersey but has lived in CS since 1983. She is married with
three children. Her family enjoys watching and playing soccer.
In her spare time she loves to read.
What Have You Learned by Working with
Kids: Life is too short to live without love and laughter.
Don't sweet the small stuff.
Substitute Teachers:
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Hiba Kazim (Aug. 06)
About Her: Hiba is from Houston and used to commute to
SWLC. She moved to College Station in the Fall of 2005.
What Have You Learned From Working with
Children: Hiba has learned to take it easy! Even small,
silly activities are fun with children around!
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Katy Dickey (Nov. 07)
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Laura Lee (Aug. 07)
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