Meet the Team
Teacher Addy (She/Her)
Teacher Addy is a dedicated educator with a deep love for nature, a passion for travel, and a flair for cooking. She thrives on exploring diverse cultures and spends her free time tending to her garden, hiking with her family, and enjoying summer activities. Addy holds an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from Shasta Community College and brings over a decade of experience working with children. Her background includes roles in preschool classrooms, as a nanny, and in learning centers in both Brazil and Morocco, as well as volunteering at an orphanage in Morocco.
Preschool-aged children hold a special place in Addy’s heart, as she finds this age group brings out the best in her teaching skills. Her favorite activities include engaging children in open-ended art projects and captivating storytelling sessions. She draws inspiration from the children she teaches, admiring their ability to find joy in simple moments and stay present in their experiences.
Addy’s hobbies include travel, arts and crafts, photography, cooking, and gardening. From an early age, she was drawn to teaching, often creating imaginary classrooms for her stuffed animals. One of her most cherished adventures was hiking with her friend Ana in Costa Rica to catch a view of the Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna. Despite the muddy trails and unexpected challenges, reaching the summit made the journey unforgettable, and the race back down before nightfall added an exhilarating twist to the adventure.
Teacher Irma (She/Her)
Teacher Irma holds an Associate’s Degree in Social Science from American River College and has completed over 12 Early Childhood Education units. She taught preschool for eight years at Peregrine School in Davis, a play-based program that emphasizes fostering creative and critical thinkers.
Outside of teaching, Irma enjoys collaging, dancing, cooking, and listening to vinyl records with coffee in hand. Her favorite childhood memories include playing outside with friends and building with toys like Barbies, Lite Brite, Legos, and Lincoln Logs. Irma loves inspiring children through art and reading, cherishing their natural joy and curiosity. She considers her greatest adventure to be motherhood, a journey that continues to teach and inspire her every day.
Teacher Rachel (She/Her)
Rachel is a nature enthusiast and animal lover who treasures time spent with family and friends. Her journey in early childhood education began as a high school intern, where she fell in love with the wonder and exploration children bring to learning.
Since then, she has worked as a nanny, an aide in SCC’s childhood development center, a tutor, a soccer coach, and a leader of a kindergarten learning pod during COVID. Rachel enjoys camping, hiking, running with her dog Remy, playing soccer, practicing yoga, and tending to her plants.
As a child, she loved pretending to be a fairy and creating potions with her favorite stuffed animal. Today, she finds joy in doing art and exploring nature with children, embracing their ability to teach her the beauty of getting messy and immersing herself in the moment. Her favorite adventure so far has been traveling through Europe.
Teacher Dru (He/They)
Andrew (or Dru) is a compassionate and caring individual with a passion for helping children thrive. With five years of experience working with children aged 6 months to 6 years and degrees in Child Development and Psychology, they focus on fostering socio-emotional development and tailoring learning to each child’s unique needs.
Dru believes in finding the light in every situation and hopes to bring that light to others. In their free time, they enjoy music, reading, coloring, and spending time with their bunnies. A lifelong caregiver at heart, Dru loves exploring creative ways to interact with children, celebrating their achievements, and learning from their wisdom—like the importance of embracing all feelings. For Dru, every day is an adventure, especially when spent connecting with nature.
Teacher Brooke (She/Her)
Brooke an ECE educator with deep roots in California, having lived there since age three. Originally from Dunwoody, GA, Brooke grew up in the East Bay and now resides in El Dorado Hills. An only child with a close-knit family, Brooke’s passion for working with children began at age 10 and evolved into a professional career at 16.
Her credentials include an A.S-T in Child Development, a CAP-8 Certificate, a B.A. in Early Childhood Studies with a Psychology minor, and she is currently pursuing a Master’s in Child Development at Sacramento State, focusing on Emotion Coaching and co-regulation for preschoolers.
Brooke enjoys video games, arts and crafts, sitcoms, pop culture, and exploring graphic design. As a child, she loved searching for bugs, swinging, reading, and sensory play—activities she now shares with children, along with her love for books and art projects. Children have taught Brooke to embrace life’s simple joys, a lesson she carries on adventures to places like Seattle and Cape Cod.
Director/Teacher Christine (She/Her)
Christine Tudor is a life-long learner and a child at heart who embraces curiosity and the joy of discovering new perspectives, facts, and skills. Working with young children continually inspires her, as their beginner’s mind reminds her of the magic in learning. With over a decade of experience in early education and a B.A. in Child Development from Sacramento State, Christine believes in child-led, play-based learning and views children as competent, curious individuals. As educators, she feels their role is to facilitate and nurture children’s natural drive to explore the world.
In her free time, Christine enjoys adventuring outdoors, playing instruments, singing, and gardening. As a child, she loved playing with natural materials, spending hours collecting and constructing with rocks, twigs, and leaves. Now, she delights in providing open-ended play experiences and marveling at children’s unique, creative use of materials.
Children have taught her the power of silliness to make life better, a lesson she treasures. Her favorite adventure has been scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, a memory she holds dear as a lover of the ocean.