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Kathleen Allison - is the owner and director of
Chautauqua Day School. Originally from Chautauqua, New York she
earned her first masters degree in dance and performed as a professional
ballerina in companies in the United States and Europe. Miss Kathleen
has owned and operated the Academy of Dance since 1987.
Miss Kathleen's second masters is in Early childhood Education and
Childhood Development. She is dedicated to providing a beautiful
childhood with all of the
educational benefits possible for every child at Chautauqua Day School.
Teaching through Art and the Socratic Method is a passion. Miss
Kathleen can be found working with the children daily and guiding the
teachers in the Methods of Socrates and Reggio Emilia to place every
child on the path to personal and academic success. "My inspiration is my daughter Asya."
Miss Kathleen says,
"Through her I learned to love all children and understand the full
potential of human kind." Contact
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Jake Endemann - Mr. Jake is originally
from Woodridge, IL. He has a B.A. in English Literature and a
Masters in Secondary Education from St. Mary's University in Winona,
MN. His main role at Chautauqua Day School is the K4/K5 teacher but
he also enjoys writing and singing songs to all the children. In
his spare time, Mr. Jake plays soccer and the guitar, not at the same
time, and enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Contact
Mr. Jake.
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Amber Mann - Miss Amber is originally from Lykens,
PA, she has a B.A. in Theater Arts from Catawba College, Salisbury,
NC. She has spent the last 5 years working full
time as an actor and theater teacher. A perfect combination of her
two passions - theater and children. She loves working at
Chautauqua because she can teach theater to such young children and give
them an appreciation for the arts early on. Her main
responsibilities are directing plays for K4 and music teacher for all
ages. She also works closely with Miss Layna on planning
activities for the 2 and 3 year olds. In her free time Amber loves
performing onstage, both acting and singing. She lives on James
Island with her husband Phillip, son Adrien and their dogs, Bailey and
Gizmo. Her mentor is her mother, she strives to be as good a
caretaker as she was. Her hero is Gilder Radner, hilarious! Contact
Miss Amber.
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Meredith Aubrey - Miss
Meredith attended the University of Kentucky & Eastern Kentucky
University majoring in Elementary Education, specializing in
Kindergarten. She taught preschool for two years in Kentucky
before getting married Spencer in June 2007 and moving to
Charleston. Miss Meredith works with Mr. Jake teaching K4, K5 and
first grade. In her spare time she enjoys tennis, golf, horseback
riding, going to the beach and shopping. Her Mentor is a friend,
Margaret Corio who taught her so much about life and passed on the love
of teaching. Contact
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Mya Rose Laurie - Miss Mya is a graduate of School of the Arts and the Academy of Dance Arts. She is a Graduate of the Alvin Ailey
School with a BA in Dance. Mya has been dancing as a professional ballerina in New York New York for the past 4 years. She has recently moved back to Charleston to teach in the Academy of Dance Arts Studio and to start a Dance Company through Chautauqua. Mya is working in our infant care center during the day where she loves to care and nurture the babies! Mya has a lot of experience working with infants she worked at Chautauqua at our Bohicket Campus for 3 years where she learned the Socratic Method and teaching through art. Mya will return to New York to dance after a year with us. We are blessed to have her here! |
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