While finishing her undergrad degree at Colorado State University, she was assigned her senior project with the topic of implementing a child lead preschool program that was backed by current child development practices. That’s when she fell in love with Reggio Emilia and nature preschool. in 2015 she took a leap of faith and used her senior project as the foundation for her vision of what preschool should be, she left her head start teaching position to open Learning Bug Preschool.

o Colorado State University: Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Studies with a focus on Early Childhood Development.

o Forest Schools Level 1 Qualified Nature-Based Teacher Certification ERAFANS Certified

http://www.erafans.org/

Marylee is a wife and mama to two amazing kiddos Sophia, and Julian.

She loves all things nature and art. Which so happens to be her specialty at school. No doubt your children will develop a passion for butterflies, art, and the great outdoors.

Mrs. Adriana comes to us all the way from Mexico. She has 20+ years teaching preschool and Kinder in Mexico. She is our young preschool lead teacher. She is fluent in Spanish, and teaches in her native language to her students here at Learning Bug Preschool.

She is a wife and mama to two wonderful kiddos Paulina, and Alex.

When she is not at school, she loves to travel.

Mrs. Melinda was born and raised in Texas and is fluent in English and Spanish. She moved to Michigan in 2017.

She has 8 years of experience working professionally with children in special special education.

When she is not at school, she loves spending time with her husband and 6 children outdoors fishing and exploring.

Some of Mrs. Melinda’s favorite hobbies include baking and cooking. Her favorite food is Enchiladas.