Ms. Chris holds a Masters Degree in Child Development/ Early Childhood Education from Erikson Institute/Loyola University of Chicago and a North Carolina teaching certificate for preschool through grade 12.
She offers one-on-one academic intervention sessions to children of all ages focusing on both academic and social-emotional development. Because she believes it is essential to lifelong learning and emotional well-being, she pays close attention to addressing the important interplay between a child’s emotional and academic life. In working with children, she builds on each child’s individual gifts, unique way of learning and of seeing the world. She strives to help children develop their own talents academically and social-emotionally so that they may grow into confident adults feeling valued, equipped and inspired to make the world a better place for everyone.
In her early professional years, Ms. Chris earned a B.A. cum laude from Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with a double major in French and History. After studying in France, she began a tenyear career teaching middle and high school children.
Encountering many older students with school-related anxiety and learning struggles, Ms. Chris decided to refocus her energy on working with young children in the hope that through early intervention, she could help children build a strong foundation for academic success and emotional well-being. With this goal in mind, she earned a Masters Degree in Child Development/ Early Childhood Education from Erikson Institute/Loyola University of Chicago and then began a 25-year career teaching in the kdgelementary grades.
In 2004 she earned her National Board Certification and currently is certified to teach children from preschool – grade 12. In 2015 Ms. Chris retired from the classroom and in 2018 began offering individualized academic intervention sessions to children of all ages.
As part of her continuing professional growth, Ms. Chris works to deepen her knowledge in the field of brain research and its relationship to learning differences and emotional health. She participates in Learning and the Brain Institute training sessions, offerings of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Erikson Institute. She is a member of the International Dyslexia Association and the Association of Educational Therapists.
