Honeysuckle Classroom

Denise grew up helping her mom take care of their family daycare. She is from Brazil, and went to college to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Pedagogy, which in America is equivalent to Early Childhood Education. Before starting at Montessori, she worked at an infant daycare in Portland for four years. She has four kids and two dogs and enjoys hiking, exercise, and spending time with her family playing games, watching movies, crafting, sewing and knitting.

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Twila is currently going to school for her AMI certificate. She loves helping people and looks forward to supporting young children as they grow. She works with the elderly on the weekends and finds a joy in sharing her time helping them with their daily care.She loves being a mom to her daughter who also attends VMS. When she is not working she loves the beach, cooking, and traveling. She has a dog Ripp, that she enjoys spending time with. 

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Emerson is born and raised in Vancouver WA. She enjoys the hard working environment that is teaching Montessori and is looking forward to progressing as a teacher. Her hobbies include hiking, listening to music/podcasts, weight lifting and spending time with friends.