BOBCAT CLASS – EDUCATOR

Alyssa is a San Diego native who has had the pleasure of spending significant time living along the West Coast. Most of her formative years were spent in San Diego, living between Pacific Beach and East County. She also spent 5 of those years calling the great PNW home, and experienced what snow days and living among the consistent rain and redwoods have to offer.

No matter where home base was, she often traveled with her family for sports and regular camping/boating trips anywhere from Shasta Mountain to Yuma River; where they would hike, fish, tube, play games and explore.

She has 7 siblings and is the oldest of 5. This has allowed continuous first-hand lessons and real-life experience in caring, nurturing, and leading young ones in various stages of childhood.

She went on to the City of Trees – Chico, CA for her undergraduate studies. This is where she earned a double Bachelor of Arts, in Childhood Education K-12 and Spanish Language. She gained experience in the academic world by working in dual-immersion schools, interning at a hands-on-science lab, and continuously enriching her passion for education as a life-long learner.

She also studied abroad in Costa Rica where she completed her Spanish degree and interned as a Teacher’s Aid at a local elementary school. She is passionate about equitable access to education, exploratory learning, mentorship, fostering a sense of belonging, a healthy imagination, and use of creativity within the learning environment.

She plans to continue her education by earning a Masters and Credential in Early Childhood Education. In her free time Alyssa enjoys writing, meditating, doing yoga, spending time with loved ones, soaking up the sunshine, and most of all taking long walks with her floppy eared, best fur-friend, Truman.

All Friends Nature School has ignited a thrill for practical learning in the natural world. She is grateful to be apart of the inspiration, wonder, and joy that the students and staff of All Friends Nature School provides.