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Sarah Bonifer
| Center Name: | Goodwill of Southern Indiana Children’s Learning Center |
| Classroom Age Group: | Preschool (3 years old) |
| Years of Teaching Experience: | 8.5 years |
| Years in the Excellence Academy: | 2 years |
| Highest Education Level Achieved: | Bachelor’s Degree (English) |
| Special Certification: | CDA |
| What is one of your favorite things about teaching young children? |
| I love watching children reach a goal. It is so rewarding to see them try and try and finally become successful at something they have worked so hard to achieve.
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| 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 helped me to create a welcoming classroom in which we are able to teach and nurture our children. The mentors have been a valuable resource and a wealth of knowledge on early childhood development. They have aided me in becoming a better teacher.
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| Tell us about your family. |
| My husband, Eric, and I have been married for a year and a half, and we love spending time together. We have been house hunting and are looking for a place that is big enough for us to enjoy for a while. We are also waiting until we get a bigger place so that we can have space for a puppy to run around.
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| Do you have any hidden talents? |
| I am told that I sing a pretty good “All That Jazz” on karaoke night.
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| What is your favorite way to spend a weekend? |
| When the weather is nice, I love to walk with my husband. We go to different parks, the Big Four Bridge, and we also love to walk around Huber’s Winery. The vineyards there are beautiful. I guess we just really enjoy spending time together, whether we are seeing a concert or just hanging out in the living room.
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| What would be impossible for you to give up? |
| I don’t think I can give up Diet Coke. I don’t drink a lot of Diet Coke, but when I need one, I NEED one. There is no in between.
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| How do you want to be remembered? |
| I would like to be remembered as someone that had a positive impact on the lives of children. I want children to remember an exciting activity or a particular moment from being in my class and recall how that event or lesson taught them about themselves or about something they will carry with them forever. |
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