Kristen is excited to return for her seventh year at Reade Street Prep as an Associate Teacher in the Discoverers classroom. Kristen graduated from The University at Buffalo with a Bachelors degree in Health and Human Services with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. She is planning to further her education and begin working towards […]

Dani is a multi-instrumentalist, film composer, songwriter, and dedicated music educator hailing from East Brunswick, New Jersey. As early as she can remember, Dani found herself drawn to the piano and its endless storytelling possibilities. Years later, Dani officially began writing original music and found her passion within the fields of film composition and music […]

Cindy is beyond excited to return for her sixth year at Reade Street Prep as a Lead Spanish Teacher! She received a dual Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education from Brooklyn College. Her journey at Reade Street Prep began in the Fall of 2018. She started off as a substitute teacher and […]

Claudia is excited to return to the Reade Street Prep community for another great year! Claudia was born in Los Angeles and recently graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in Art History, Political Science, and Children’s Education. Coming from two generations of school teachers, Claudia felt a natural draw to […]

Guillermina is really excited for her third year at Reade Street Prep as an Explorers associate teacher. Born in the Dominican Republic, Guillermina came to the United States when she was 4 years old and has lived here ever since. Guillermina graduated with an associates degree in public health and also obtained an associates in […]

Maya is over the moon to join RSP as an Associate Explorers Teacher! She was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up with a passion for all things theatre. She attended Emerson College and studied the business of creative enterprises and art history. After graduating, she started working in after-school programs, assistant directing musicals like Annie and Matilda and […]

Sophia is delighted to be returning to Reade Street Prep for her second year as a Lead Teacher! With a passionate drive for child-wellbeing, Sophia has extensively studied child development and socio-emotional learning. She holds a B.A from Sarah Lawrence College, and an M.A in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has previously […]

Margot cannot wait to join the RSP team this year as an Associate Teacher in the Explorers classroom! She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.A in Philosophy: Law and Society and plans to further her studies in Early Childhood Education.  She worked at a preschool during her senior year of college, […]

Johanna is very excited to return for another year with Reade Street Prep. Johanna started working as an Associate Teacher in the Preschool Prep and Explorers classroom in 2015 and she became a Head Teacher in 2020. Johanna is native to the Republic of Colombia. She graduated from Colombia University in 2013 and holds a […]

Sharon (Shuyuan) is excited to return to Reade Street Prep for her fifth year. Sharon earned her Master’s degree in Teaching English to the Speaker of Other Languages (TESOL) from Teachers College, Columbia University and has been working in Pre-K-12 bilingual education in New York City ever since. She believes in creating immersive and culturally […]