We are a family team dedicated to serving children in our community by using our gifts, talents and training in the field of education. At a minimum, we will have one certified teacher present for our group of no more than 10 children.
Owner and Director-Teacher Teresa Clemens-Brower, Ed.D. brings 35 years of experience in education to her role as Director and Teacher in our Early Learning School. She started her career as an instructional assistant in a pre-school for children with special needs as she worked towards earning her B.S. in elementary education then M.A. in education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Western Oregon State College. She taught first grade, multiage primary (ages 6-9) and 4th and 5th grade before moving into a school administrator role while earning a doctorate from George Fox University. Though she’s taught students ages birth to adult ( adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark University and George Fox) she most enjoys working with children ages 2-8. After retiring from public education, Teresa spent a year caring for a 2 year old great-nephew with special needs then a year volunteering in her daughter’s first grade classroom.
Substitute Teacher MaKaylee Rios, M.A.T., brings 10 years of experience in education to her role as teacher in our Early Learning School. Her love for younger children started as a childcare provider in homes and daycare centers. Practicum experiences at Little Warriors Preschool (Aloha High School) and Bates Learning Center (OSU-BS in Human Development) prepared her to serve children ages 3-5 as teacher’s assistant then teacher at Head Start in Corvallis and Albany. She earned her M.A. in education from Portland State and spent a year as a substitute teacher in Hillsboro, Tigard-Tualatin and Newberg serving students in grades K-6. During the past two years, she’s taught first and fifth grade in Hillsboro. She has rich experience in the classroom with STEAM and early literacy and also with online instruction as she taught remotely March-June 2021 due to COVID. We see her most often during summer camp.
Janitor Jacob Brower is a Biblical Studies student at Westside AJC College. His background in food service and experience as a custodian make him aware of the importance of cleaning, sanitation and disinfecting. Jacob spent several months in Uganda helping to develop sustainable hydroponic food sources for an orphanage.
Dashing Darold Brower works from home and may be called on to watch over children if a teacher needs a bathroom break. Children love Darold so he’s often invited to play a game, build a tower, share a story or assist with a project. In addition to these things, Darold is our bookkeeper. He also does behind the scenes projects and joins us for adventures. Darold was the stay at homeparent when Teresa worked outside the home when his own kids were little so he is really good at playing and encouraging kids.
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