I was born and raised in the French part of Switzerland in a town called Fribourg. I grew up speaking French and learning German, Greek, and Latin. I went to study at Fribourg’s University and chose to focus my studies on Pedagogy.

I came in the US in 1995 to learn English. While studying on the campus at Mills College, I noticed their Children’s School (Lab School). I was surprised to see a school exploring and applying different developmental approaches, including Jean Piaget’s approach, in the classroom. For me those approaches had always been conveyed at a theoretical level, never at a practical level. Therefore, I chose to transfer from the University in Switzerland to Mills College to learn how to apply those approaches in the classroom.

I finished my BA and went for my Masters in Early Childhood Education with and Emphasis in Child Life. I felt very inspired studying with Dr. Linda Perez, who’s work has greatly been focused on brain development, and learning more in depth the importance of Bowlby’s and Erickson’s work in Early Childhood Education.

After I completed my Masters Degree I was hired as a Head Teacher at the Mills College’s Children’s School. I was also a lecturer in the Education Department. After a couple of years, I chose to challenge and pursue my growth in the field by becoming the Program Director at the Old Firehouse School in Lafayette and working with Dr. Dorothy Stewart.

I have been working for the past two and half years at the OFS in Lafayette experiencing the value of continuity of care and the consistency of the group. I am discovering at a practical level the meaning of Daniel Siegel’s work and learning more in depth the importance of project work and documentation for the child, the family, the teachers and the community. It is a real honor to work with a group of teachers who are dedicated to the field of Early Childhood Education and for an Executive Director/owner who has a vision and is fully dedicated to the development of our field.