Our Teachers
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| Sue Chrystal |
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| My Early Childhood training began in Ohio where I was the 5th born of nine children. I moved to Boston after High School wanting to explore and live near the ocean. After being a Nanny for a number of years I began to study Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College. As a student at Wheelock I worked a few hours each week at the Church of the Redeemer Preschool. In 1978, the director offered me a teaching position which has ended up being a life long career. My interests of travel, art, cooking and gardening all weave into my classroom. |
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| Jude Burnim |
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| Jude got her Early Childhood Education degree from Wheelock College where she specialized in Infant and Toddler development. Before coming to the Church of Redeemer Preschool she worked in a toddler daycare room and also in an integrated preschool at Mass. Mental Health. In 1980, she came to visit her Wheelock classmate, Sue Chrystal, at the Redeemer Preschool, and decided to apply for the open teaching position. She has been working here ever since. Jude has three children and three grandchildren. |
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| Jeong Won Ahn |
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| In Korea, Jeong Won studied Art at the Sookmyung Women’s University. Since arriving in America her focus has been Early Childhood Education. She has taken certificate programs at Aquinas College and Mount Ida College. Jeong Won began at the Church of the Redeemer as a volunteer in 2002. We have enjoyed having her as a teacher for the past two years. When Jeong Won is not at school she is busy with her two young children. |
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| Deborah Portnoy |
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| Deborah Portnoy is the mother of two school aged children and is an identical twin. She grew up in Buffalo, N.Y. where she acquired a serious dislike of snow. She has B.A. and M.A. degrees from SUNY Buffalo in Communication Disorders and Audiology. In 2003 she became a certified preschool teacher. Deborah began at the Church of the Redeemer Preschool in September 2006. She is an eager teacher who searches for an answer if she doesn’t have it. The children are drawn to her warmth and compassion. |
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| Ines Posada |
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My name is Ines Posada. I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia where I did my school studies and got my college degree in Music Education. In 1995, I came to the United States and got a Master's Degree in Education. I taught music for several years and started teaching Spanish two years ago. Currently, I am teaching Spanish at St. Joseph's School in Needham and am also enjoying teaching music and Spanish at Church of the Redeemer.
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