Snohomish

Infants

Through specified goals and objectives, our infant program is created to suit the requirements of both infants and families. Each child's strengths are emphasized, and we make the most of every opportunity to teach.

Destiny Twombly

Favorite quote about teaching: “In learing your will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”

How i spend my free time: I typically spend my free time hanging out with friends or family either watching movies or finding something to do outside if it is nice day.

About me: Something about me is that i really enjoy plants. they bring me joy and there is such a big variety of them that you can care for. i probably have 30 plants.

What teaching means to me: To me teaching means being someone that the child can look up to and feels comfortable to ask questions and be themselves.

Toddlers

Congrats! The time for travelling and discovering new things has come for your child. Our goal at ELF is to provide a secure and enjoyable atmosphere for your youngster to learn as much as possible.

Nick Waggoner

Favorite quite about teaching: "Tell me and I
forget. Teach me and remember. Involve me
and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
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How I spend my free time: I enjoy being able to
go out and have time with my family, I also
cherish the time I get to create new memories
with both my family and my friends.
About me: Hi, my name is Nick and I'm the
third youngest child out of 4 kids. I pride
myself on being friendly and outgoing even
though sometimes I can be very timid.
What teaching means to me: Teaching to me is
repetition with failure. Mistakes and failure are
the greatest teachers as you learn the best
from them. You try and fail, but you can learn,
overcome, and succeed; you are taught.

Kisha Torian

Favorite quote "The best teachers educate with their hearts, not just their minds." - Unknown
My teaching goal is to develop trusting and nurturing relationships with the children while building on their knowledge and skills.

Waddlers

Consider, ponder, interrogate, and test. Just a handful of the abilities and characteristics that kids in the Waddlers class will learn are listed here. Since the beginning, we have emphasized helping children through all of their developmental phases.

Amanda Norton

Favorite quote "When one teaches, two learn."
My teaching goal is to develop well rounded students including physically, intellectually, socially, and semitonally.
I have two kids, a son named Kayson and a daughter named Paislee. I have a loving mother named Tina. We have a cat named Bella. I don't get much free time but when I do I hang out and go on adventures with my close girlfriends.

Preschool

Asking open-ended inquiries at this age is a key component of our philosophy at ELF. What would you like to draw, for example? rather than "Draw this particular thing." Preschoolers spend a large portion of their day expressing themselves creatively and in their own unique ways in order to help them become more independent.

Savannah Owen

Quote: "The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see"
Free time: I love spending time with all of my friends, going on road trips and going shopping.
About me: Growing up, my mom was a preschool teacher and I loved going to work with her and always wanted to have my own classroom.
Teaching means to me: To me, teaching is not only an opportunity to teach my students but it's also an opportunity for them to teach me

Pre - K

Your child will now learn more about making connections between sounds and letters, the alphabet, numbers, and dates. putting what they have learnt so far together to ensure that your child is prepared for the important next step, kindergarten.

Megan Kaske

quote: "It takes a big heart to teach little minds."
free time: I paint, I'm not the greatest at it but
I'm very passionate about it and it's a safe place
for me. I love to spend money going shopping or
on a lunch date with friends. My favorite place
to be is in the car with no destination or time
limit with the windows down & music loud.
About me: I'm twenty-one, the baby of the
family, one of four. I take pride in my big heart
and my ability to be a leader, as well as a team
player. When it comes to responsibility, I make
sure to include laughter and fun, while
maintaining a professional and respectful
manner.
what teaching means to me: I've always been a
very anxious person, extremely introverted.
Teaching, especially this age group, allows me
to open up and be silly, to stop thinking about
who's watching, and it also allows me to teach
these children how to do the same. I've taught a
lot, but I've learned more than I could ever
teach.

Emma Stewart

Favorite quote about teaching: I really like the quote by Benjamin Franklin, “tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn”. Because memories fade with time and lessons are forgotten, but experiences shape a human being and leave a lasting mark. Teachers have the privilege of guiding early experiences and discoveries.

How I spend my free time: I have two dogs, Buckley and Lyra. I love to hike and camp when the weather is nice. On the cold days I love to sit on the sofa with a hot drink and watch a tv show. I love going shopping with my little sister at the mall.

About me: I am 21 years old. I have two dogs that are my fur babies. I have a big family; most aren’t blood relation.

What teaching means to me: It means that I get to watch the children I teach learn new things and love to learn it. I love to have the children have hands on experience with the things we learn about.