Meet the Teachers!
Beyond Pre-K in Spanish
Maestra Vera and Maestra Norma
Bienvenidos a nuestra escuelita!
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Maestra Vera
Teacher
Maestra Vera Chang-Garcia has a B.A. in Psychology, minor in Child Development with a Master Teaching Credential from Santa Monica College and California State University at Northridge. She has been teaching children ages 2 to 6 years old since 1999. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Conversational Cantonese.
Maestra Norma
Teacher
Maestra Norma Sanchez Graduated from Guadalajara University Mx. with a B.A. in Psychology. Norma worked as a teacher’s assistant in Westside preschool for 7 years and was a preschool teacher for 2 years at St. Joseph Infant and Toddler center. Norma has dedicated the last 13 years working as caregiver/tutor several families in the West-side area. Norma is fluent in Spanish and English.
Teacher Caroline
Music and Movement
Teacher Caroline Antunes has an Associate of Arts Degree in Dance from Santa Monica College and is certified by the Light Leaders Teachers Training Program to teach children's kundalini yoga classes. Miss Caroline has been teaching Dance and Creative Movement/Music to kids in Los Angeles since 1999. She is fluent in English, Portuguese and Conversational Spanish.
Coach Reggie
Health and Fitness
Coach Reggie Welch has been in the health and fitness industry for 22 years. He was educated at Cal State Los Angeles in Kinesiology with a focus in Exercise Science. He is also certified as Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a Performance Enhancement Specialist.
Teacher Dragana
Music Appreciation
Dragana Rodriguez is the founder and creative mind behind the Do Re Mi Music School. Born and raised in former Yugoslavia, Dragana expressed musical talent at a very young age. She graduated from the prestigious Academy of Music and Arts in 1993, and holds a BA in Classical Composition and Piano. Since Dragana’s move to Los Angeles in 1994, she has worked as a professional musician, studio musician, music teacher, and educator. Blending her knowledge of extensive music education and her experience working with children, she created her own original, unique music curriculum for young ages, which is now fully established in numerous preschools in the LA area as part of their regular preschool curriculum. Dragana is also a successful songwriter of children’s music. She has written original music for children’s plays and has released four music albums and three method books for piano and ukulele, ages 3-5. Creating an original and unique musical curriculum is her true passion and, after decades of dedicating herself to her calling, Dragana feels that she just got started!