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Early Elementary
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Julia Chicoine Transitional Kindergarten Teacher (616) 844-9961 x201
I absolutely love the Connect 4 Learning curriculum and can see how much it allows for students to grow through social emotional learning. I could not ask for a more perfect job!
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Nicole Hansen Kindergarten Teacher (616) 844-9961 x200
As a kindergarten teacher, I absolutely love diving into the inquisitive and growing minds of our youngest learners. I feel so fortunate to have found a home at WMAAA where the focus on the arts speaks to my passions.
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Sabrina Hochhuth Kindergarten Teacher (616) 844-9961 x203
Being a kindergarten teacher has been a life-long dream of mine. I am so happy to be here at West Michigan Academy!
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Jenn Wilthof Kindergarten Teacher (616) 844-9961 x202
Teaching kindergarten is my passion! Being a early childhood educator is so important and such an honor. As a kindergarten teacher I am often one of the first educators to enhance and instill the love of learning in young children.
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Staci Brown 1st Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x205
My favorite part of teaching is to see the excitement and pride in a child when they finally "get it"!
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Middle Elementary
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Stephanie Berg 2nd Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x105
My favorite part about teaching is building a relationship with each child and getting to see them reach their goals!
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Kendra Oele 2nd Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x102
My favorite part of teaching is watching my students grow with their reading and finding a love for it. :)
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Jordan Zubrickas 2nd Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x103
I love the energy and imagination that each child brings to each moment and new experience in the classroom.
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Michelle Brydon 3rd Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x106
I love seeing light bulbs come on when students get the concepts I have been teaching.
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Upper Elementary
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Mary Trask 4th Grade Teacher (616) 844-9961 x402
My favorite part of teaching is getting to know a variety of children and helping them reach their full potential.
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Middle School
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Jeff Bretz Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x607
My favorite part of teaching is when I get to see all of the "ah ha" moments of my students. I is the best thing when you know they finally have put the pieces together and it finally makes sense.
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Mariah Cantlin Middle School Teacher 6168449961 x405
This is my first year at WMAAA. I'm from Michigan, but I spent the last two years teaching in Virginia, and I'm excited to continue teaching here in my home state! I teach middle school ELA and elementary drama.
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Rachael Hobeck Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x605
I love to see when a difficult topic suddenly clicks for my students. It totally makes all the hard work worth it!
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Ben Langholz Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x603
My favorite part of teaching is guiding students through their learning experience.
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Jamie Lillibridge Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x303
I love being able to share my passion for math with my students every day!
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Derek Ottenbaker Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x403
My favorite part of teaching is helping students become in charge of their own learning.
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Alison Vroegop Middle School Teacher (616) 844-9961 x601
My favorite part of teaching is getting to know students and watch them grow in their understanding of challenging topics. I love seeing their eyes light up when something finally makes sense.
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Arts
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Mariah Cantlin Drama Teacher 6168449961 x405
This is my first year at WMAAA. I'm from Michigan, but I spent the last two years teaching in Virginia, and I'm excited to continue teaching here in my home state! I teach middle school ELA and elementary drama.
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Mandy DeBoer Drama Teacher (616) 844-9961 x503
I love sharing two of my passions, theatre and education. Getting to teach students through the integration of academics and theatre is amazing. And to top that all off, I get to help students to find their confidence and have a strong sense of who they are, so they can be successful in all that they do.
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Daniel Zock Visual Art Teacher (616) 844-9961 x600
The integration of the arts within all areas of school curriculum is an art teacher's dream come true. As one of the Visual Arts teachers here I am also very excited to be a part of developing a Digital Arts program to go along with our already strong arts program.
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Adam Weber Band Teacher (616) 844-9961 x504
My favorite part of teaching is seeing students progress from learning how to play an instrument into gaining ability and confidence into becoming competent musicians.
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Justin Auten Music Teacher (616) 844-9961 x501
My favorite part of teaching is developing lifelong relationships with students and sharing my love of music with them.
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Special Services
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Ashley Vlasak Secondary Resource Room (616) 844-9961 x304
I enjoy my job as a Middle School Resource Teacher, because I love helping my students reach their individualized goals!
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MaryAnn Dykstra Elementary Resource Room (616) 844-9961 x204
My favorite part of teaching is when a student attains all of their goals and "graduates" from my program.
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Kathleen Karpin Title I Teacher (616) 844-9961 x502
I love teaching learners and being part of the their educational journey.
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