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Amanda Perry
| Center Name: | Dorman Preschool Center |
| Classroom Age Group: | 3-5 years old |
| Years of Teaching Experience: | 8 years |
| Years in the Excellence Academy: | 2 years |
| Highest Education Level Achieved: | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Special Certification: | CDA |
| What is one of your favorite things about teaching young children? |
| One of my favorite things about teaching young children is seeing the children of my class coming to school expressing happiness and and eagerness to learn each and every day. |
| How has the Excellence Academy changed you, your classroom environment, your knowledge of early childhood development and your teaching practices and strategies? |
| The Excellence Academy has improved all aspects of my teaching and my classroom. It has enabled me to enhance our classroom environment into a comforting and peaceful learning space. I now approach each day with the intention of making learning active, hands-on, and exciting while still focusing on promoting progress in the developmental areas of each individual child. |
| Tell us about your family. |
| I live with my boyfriend, Shawn, and our two dogs, Layla and Rhett. I have one sister, April; she is an ER doctor and is married to Iraj. My mom, Meg, still lives in Pleasureville in the house I grew up in. I am very close to both my mom and my sister. |
| Do you have any hidden talents? |
| I can read extremely fast and I usually finish a book in about 2 days. I am also a painter, drawer, and print-maker. |
| What is your favorite way to spend a weekend? |
| My favorite way to spend a weekend is hanging out at Kamp Kessa to go horseback riding and to relax and enjoy being outdoors. I also enjoy playing games like Quiddler, Scrabble, and Uno. |
| What would be impossible for you to give up? |
| Books and twirling my hair |
| How do you want to be remembered? |
| I want to be remembered as someone who was creative, funny, and always strived to improve. |
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