Ms. Siri is our Director at our school, in addition to working as the Lead Teacher in the Goddard School of Issaquah for several years prior. In terms of education, Ms. Siri has completed both her Master's in Science, as well as her Bachelor’s degree with double majors in Science and Education. In addition, she has been teaching children from Preschool through High school since the past 20+ years. Siri’s co-workers have described her as a leader who is kind and caring, willing to try new things, but also ready to roll up her sleeves when required due to her can-do, will-do attitude. Together with a team of amazing and creative teachers, she is committed to providing all Goddard families with a loving and developmentally sound foundation that positions them for a lifetime of learning. From a personal point of view, Ms. Siri lives locally in Monroe with her husband and her son. During her free time, she loves to go on hikes, paint and spend time with family and friends.

Ms. Alexa's philosopy of education is that all children are unique and they must have a stimulating educational enviroment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally as well as socially. Though Ms. Alexa has worked with children of all age groups in the past, she particularly likes the toddlers age-group the best, and is determined to provide a safe environment where students are invited to share their unique ideas, and take risks. During her free time, Ms. Alexa likes to listen to music and spend quality time with her family and close friends.

Ms. Isabel has experience working with the pretoddler and toddler-age group. She is very patient with children, and she loves seeing how each child expresses themselves. She looks forward to continuing to have a positive impact on the children's growth, and to making new discoveries with an amazing team of teachers. ? Outside of work, she likes to spend time with her family. She also loves reading and listening to music.

Ms. Parvathi has a Bachelors degree in Communications, in addition to multiple years of working with children in the Pre-School and Pre-K settings in previous roles. She loves seeing the excitement in the faces of all children as they learn new things on a constant basis!

Ms. Salma has Bacheor's degree in Arts and also has worked as an assistant technician in Cardiology department in health care industry. She has volunteered for her children in Bellevue overlake cooperative preschool before she joined Goddard school. She likes to spend time with children reading stories and listening to their creative minds. Ms. Salma believes that children thrive in an environment that focuses on their independence, provides ample opportunities for free play and exploration. Being with children brings her great joy as she has two of her own, and she is thankful that she is able to support families in their parental journey.

Ms. Victoria has multiple years of experience with respect to childcare with various age groups: infants to pre-K. She is patient with younger children, while being hands-on at the same time. Ms. Victoria has an expertise in various teaching methods, including artistic expression, educational play, and storytelling. During her free time, Ms. Victoria loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends.

Ms. Allison has Bachelors degree in Arts, and has multiple years of working experience in different schools within the state. In addition, she also has undertaken coursework in Developmental Psychology from the University of Washington, Bothell. She believes that she can be an important influence in children's life, and can help them gain additional positive experiences in the PreK1 classroom.

Ms. Karen has her education in Early childhood development from California and has been working with pre-school children for approximately 15 years. Though she has taught these past several years, she still immensely enjoys watching the faces of the children when they say, "I did it all by myself", as it gives her great satisfaction when the children in her classroom have successfully worked on their goals i.e., such as learning a new word, reacting to a new story, or working on a new activity. During her free time, she likes to go for long walks admiring nature, as well as spend time with family.

Mabel has an bachelor's degree in Accounts and has worked for several years in accounting firm before she joined Goddard school. Ms. Mabel feels pleasure in teaching and being able to work with children very rewarding. She loves all the relationships that are built along the way. Ms. Mabel feels that Early Childhood plays such an important role in a child’s development and she is so lucky to be a part of that!

Ms. Parveen is a dedicated educator with an extensive experience in coaching Kindergarten classrooms and supporting students' outcomes through innovative lesson planning. She has multiple years of experience working with young children overseas. She has taught Prek1 children at Goddard school as co-lead for several months before she moved to Preschool 1 classroom lead teacher position. In addition, Ms. Parveen also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She loves to use hands on techniques, games, music and art to keep the children engaged throughout the day. When she is not working, she loves travelling to new places, especially those that are abundant with nature.

Ms. Sarah has previous experience of working with younger children for about 7 years and her favorite age group being infants and toddlers. She loves watching the joy and wonder when a child learns something new and they get so excited. She hopes to teach and guide them with love and kindness. During her spare time, sh eloves to hang out with her family, watching horror movies and collecting funkos.

Ms. Antonia has had Early childhood training from the Everett Community College multiple years ago, following which she started working with children. She is already familiar with the Goddard school policies and guidelines. She has also volunteered at her daughter's elementary school for many years. Ms. Antonia loves to see children grow and develop while providing them with activities they can engage in. In her leisure time, Ms. Antonia loves to go on hikes, read books as well as practice Taekwondo.

Ms.Mydhily has few years of experience teaching children at an elementary level in India. She has Bachelors of Arts from a reputed college in India. Ms. Mydhily is happy to be a part of Goddard school infant team and her goal is to give the little ones loving and safe environment and get snuggles all day. In her free time, Ms. Mydhily watches movies , go on outings with her family. She loves to sketch to enhance her creativity.

Ms. Samia: Ms. Samia has been working in the field of Early Childhood Education for the past decade. She has worked as a teacher and admin for PACE academy in Redmond WA for 7 years prior to taking some time off to give birth and take care of her little one. From an education point of view, Ms. Samia has a MBA degree in Business and Finance from Belgium, along with state certification in Early Childhood Education from the Bellevue College. Outside work, she likes to play tennis and has been a professional tennis player at national and international level. She loves to cook, travel and spend time with her family.

Ms. Manjula started with us as a Get Set teacher and later on moved to First steps classroom. She has her bachelor's in Computer application and also has multiple years of experience as a early education teacher in India. She feels that she has have a true passion for working with our young learners!! Helping each child progress in all areas of their development—academic, social, language, and motor—is a challenge that she is honored to accept daily. During her free time, she likes to spend time with her family, read novels and visit friends.

Prasanna has a degree in Mechanical engineering but her love for the littles steered her path towards early childhood career. "I love watching kids grow and learn everyday, says Prasanna. She is passionate about children especially infants and spending time with them and taking care of them is her fav. pastime. She feels that this profession is so rewarding, and she love all the relationships that are built along the way. She lives in the Monroe neighborhood, with her 1.5 year old son and her husband. when she is not working she likes to go on long walks and also spend time with her family. She is a yoga enthusiast and like to keep fit and healthy.

Ms. Brenda has been the lead teacher for over 20 years in various large childcare centers. She loves to bring her insights from multiple years of experience in her classroom, and adores seeing the children’s eyes light up when they learn something new. She has her AA degree in Early Childhood Education. ?In her spare time, Ms. Brenda loves spending time with her youngest daughter. She also loves bike riding and wine tasting during free time.

Ms. Jerry has been working with children since she was very young by helping out her mom in her daycare, as well as babysitting her cousins. She is passionate about working with younger children, with the 1–2-year olds being her favorite age group. She is currently working on her Associates Certification Degree in Early Childhood Education from the Everett Community College. "Seeing the young ones developing on a daily basis is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed", says Ms. Jerry. "Words cannot describe the excitement I get when I have a child that has initially not learnt to walk, learn to start walking all around the classroom so very quickly!" In her leisure time, Ms. Jerry likes reading, riding her bike, as well as playing with her dogs.

Ms. Rosa has worked as a teacher assistant in multiple schools and she is also a certified Medical Assistant. She feels working with children has been her most rewarding experience in life. She adds that only they learn in different ways but with each activity, each game, she learns new things with them. Ms. Rosa is bi-lingual (speaks Spanish and English fluently), and would loves to introduce Spanish to pre-Kers. During her spare time, she loves to spend time with her children, read various books and travel with family and friends.