About Tessa

I'd describe my personality as empathetic, creative, humorous. I am passionate about creating a supportive, fun and challenging environment for children to grow up in and learn about the world around them. I'm looking for a job that allows me to use creativity and intelligence to help create projects and experiences that help build emotional, social, mental and physical health in young children. I started working with children when I was 11. I was a nanny and babysitter through high school. I began as a teacher's assistant in a preschool setting in 1999. After college, I was a full time preschool teacher in a project approach international school for 10 years and continued nanny and babysitting jobs as well. In my spare time, I like to write children's book, do word searches, swim, and watch movies. My skills include breaking down large goals into smaller, achievable goals, balancing a child's sense of exploration with safety and building empathy.