TEACHERS

 

- Meet strict state licensing approved educational and training requirements, including ongoing professional development.

 

- Develop a fun, exciting, and enriching curriculum that enables children to develop the social, emotional, cognitive, and motor skills that they need to acquire in preschool.

 

- Teach children how to resolve conflicts, nurture children who are learning to separate from their parents, work with children individually and in small groups, and lead Circle Time.

 

- Teach parents how to interact with children in the classroom.

 

- Discuss classroom issues with parents at after-class debriefing meetings, and teach parents about how children learn at monthly class meetings.

 

- Meet with parents individually at least once a year.

 

- Plan and facilitate Parent Education Seminars.

 

- Are educated and experienced in relating to parents and children from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Dalia Orr

Dalia Orr
Dalia Brown, teacher and Director, joined SPP in the summer of 2003. Dalia has many years of teaching experience: from toddlers and school age to college and adult education. She earned her BSW in Israel, where she worked with school age children and their families, helping students from developing countries adjust and succeed in a mainstream school system.

 

In the USA, Dalia raised her children while learning about this new culture, participating in playgroups, and discovering Las Madres, Raffi, and Pete Seger. She got involved as a volunteer in her children’s preschool and found her next calling: Early Childhood Education.

 

She earned her MA from Pacific Oaks College, concentrating on science education curriculum for preschoolers and methods of teaching it to preschool teachers. Working in the Children Discovery Museum, Dalia refined her study of science education through working with Head Start and developing many fun and age-appropriate science activities. Working at the Museum, Dalia had an opportunity to collaborate on developing interactive exhibits, to develop a variety of parents/child workshops, to train preschool teachers, and to facilitate creative learning experiences for young children. Her current interests are bringing science and art activities closer together. She is inspired by the preschool program from Reggio Emilia.

Dalia speaks English and Hebrew.
  Jane Hayes

Jane has been working with children and involved in parent co-ops since her first child was born 12 years ago. She has been working with preschoolers and their parents for the past eight years; the last two at SPP. Jane has a BA from UC Berkeley and received the majority of her Early Childhood education at Foothill and DeAnza colleges. Jane holds a Director's Permit issued by the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and is in the process of completing her Adult Education credential. She lives on the peninsula with her husband, their two children and dog Skip. In her spare time she enjoys reading and watching HGTV.