Our Staff
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS
Emily Abdo Young 2's
Ally Bistrian 5 Day (3's)
Aimee duPont 5 Day (3's)
Elizabeth Eckeberger Older Toddler
Cecilia Garcia-Moreno Older Toddler
Suzy Hall 2/3 Day
Betty Jackson STEAM Co-Director
Kara Matute Young Toddler
Carolyn Miller Young Toddler
Linsdey Moran 3 Day
Valerie Norris 5 Day (4's)
Bethany O'Shea 5 Day (4's)
Liz Street STEAM Co-Director
Peggy Vernon Young Toddler
Amy Walker 3 Day
Sharon Willard 2/3 Day
ADMINISTRATION
Beth Ramage
is the Preschool Director. She has worked at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Preschool for over 10 years as a classroom teacher and director of an after-school program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Communications from St. Mary's University, and has taught and coached various age groups over a span of 17 years. She believes in a play-based Preschool which provides a safe, developmentally appropriate and nurturing environment.
Shari Ackels
is the Assistant Director. She has been a Preschool teacher at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Preschool for over 7 years. She has a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Texas in Austin. She feels that the most important aspect of Preschool is that every child develop a love of learning and a love of school.
Quotes
Educational Perspective:
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” – Jean Piaget
Cognitive:
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” – Albert Einstein
Social:
“The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly – that is what each of us is here for.” – Oscar Wilde
Emotional:
“All learning has an emotional base.” – Plato
Spiritual:
“The trees are God’s great alphabet: With them He writes in shining green Across the world His thoughts serene. “– Leonora Speyer