Our Goddard School Teachers

Bridget is our one of our Director Designees. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with her Bachelor of Arts in Family and Child Nutritional Science. Bridget has been working with children since 2006 and is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Courtney is our Teacher in our Mighty Manatee classroom. She has her Child Development Associate (CDA) and has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2018 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Hannah is our Teacher in our Super Sharks classroom. She is currently earning an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently trained in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Jenna is our Teacher in our Infant classrooms. She graduated from Illinois State University with her Bachelor's Degree in Family Studies. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Stacey is our Teacher of the Dancing Dolphin classroom and has her Child Developmental Associate (CDA). Stacey has been with our school since we opened and has worked with children since 1996. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Shirley is our Teacher of our Trotting Turtle classroom. Shirley earned her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education . She has worked with children since 2000 in the classroom as well as an individual setting. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Katherine is our Teacher in our Whimsical Whales classroom. She has been working with children since 2017. Katherine is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Emily is our Teacher in our Dancing Dolphin classroom. She has been working with children since 2020. Emily is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Avery is our Teacher in the Leaping Lobster Classroom. She is currently attending McHenry County College for Elementary Education. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Kelsey is our Teacher for our Creative Crabs classroom. She has been working with children since 2021. Kelsey has her education in Early Childhood from Mchenry County College. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Brianna is one of our Director Designees. She is currently attending McHenry County College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been working with children for over 6 years and is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Amanda is our Director and has been with the Goddard School since 2010. Amanda has many responsibilities overseeing our Faculty, Quality Assurance program and relationship building with all our families. Amanda is a mother to a beautiful son and very spunky daughter. Being both our Director and a mother, she definitely understands the role and perspective of a Goddard Parent; from all sides. Amanda earned her Bachelors of Arts from Northern Illinois University, her Associates in Early Childhood Education from Ashworth University and she is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Marie is our Teacher in our Trotting Turtles classroom. She has been working with children since 2022. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Michele is our Teacher for our Creative Crabs classroom. She has been working with children since 2022 and currently attends McHenry County College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Education. Michele is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Molly is our FLEX Teacher for our Toddler and Get Set classrooms. She is currently attending McHenry County College. She has worked with children since 2022. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Sofia is our FLEX Assistant Teacher in our Infant and Toddler Classrooms. Sofia has worked with children since 2020 and earned her Bachelors Degree from Marquette University in Psychology. Sofia is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Jessica is our lead teacher in our Whimsical Whales Classroom. She has her Bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University. Jessica is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Jennifer is our Lead Teacher in our Starfish and Turtles classrooms. She is pediatric CPR and First Aid Certified.

Grace is our FLEX teacher in our Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten classrooms. She has her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Kansas. Grace is currently Pediatric CPR & First Aid Certified.

Madison is our assistant FLEX teacher in our infant and toddler classrooms. She is currently certified in pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Ms. Lisa is our FLEX teacher in our Infant classrooms. Lisa has worked in Early Childhood since 2008. She has her bachelor's degree from National Louis University. She is pediatric first aid and CPR certified.

Savannah is our FLEX teacher in our Manatees and Get Set classrooms. She is getting her education from Mchenry County College. Savannah is currently pediatric first aid and CPR certified.

Ms. Emily is a FLEX Lead Teacher in all of our classrooms. She has worked in childcare for 12 years and has her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Eastern Illinois University. Emily is pediatric CPR and First Aid Certified.

Eva is our teacher in our Lobster and Manatee classrooms. She earned her associate's degree from Harper College and is pediatric First Aid and CPR certified.

I am very excited to have the opportunity to offer a school in your neighborhood! My career path has taken me through corporate Marketing and Operations positions which have afforded me with many great opportunities and experiences. As I watched my nieces’ personalities and skills grow, I was interested in the Goddard program they had been attending. After much research, I was invested. I have two children and they have both been through our program from Infancy through our Private Kindergarten. My children entered Elementary well prepared for a strong academic program as well as social and emotional preparedness when entering a completely new environment. It's been an exciting journey watching them grow and how they developed through the Goddard program. I am excited to see our school grow, be available to our faculty and families and get involved in our surrounding communities. Welcome to The Goddard School!

Ariel is our Lead Teacher in our Octopus classroom. She has her associates in Early Childhood Education from Ashford University, and has worked in childcare since 2018. Ariel is pediatric first aid and CPR certified.

Ms. Kayla is our Flex Assistant Teacher. She has her degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Illinois University and has worked with children since 2019. Kayla is pediatric CPR and First Aid certified.

Ms. Aaliyah is our FLEX lead teacher in our Junior Kindergarten classrooms. She has worked in Early Childhood Education since 2021 and is currently working towards her Bachelors in Early Childhood education at Grand Canyon University. Aaliyah is pediatric CPR and First Aid certified.

Ms. Mya is our FLEX assistant teacher in our infant and toddler programs. She is currently studying Early Childhood Education at Mchenry County College. Mya is pediatric CPR and First Aid certified.