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Lauren Gutierrez

Lauren Gutierrez

6-8 Language & Literature and Spanish Language Arts. 6th Grade Homeroom

Interests:  I love to read, rock climb, run and garden.  I also paint and love to create art, especially fiber arts.  I like camping, riding my bike and hiking.
 
Things that make me smile:  I enjoy being creative and being creative with others.  I like spending time outside with family and friends.  
 
Educational Philosophy:  Learning requires action!  Experience with new concepts in multiple contexts and modalities, especially through experience and connection to the real world facilitates learning.  
 
Favorite Part of My Job:  I love to learn, I love to see others learn.
 
My Hero:  My parents!  They have demonstrated hard work, sacrifice and compassion for others.  
 
What I value Most:  I value mutuality of generosity and honesty.  I value frankness and loyalty.  I value open-mindedness, curiosity, creativity and exploration.

Andrea Whitlock

Middle School Teacher

Interests: I love to explore new places with my family, read, and spend time in nature. I also enjoy baking, crafting, exercising, and I aspire to play a musical instrument. 
Things that make me smile: I love listening to the ideas of young, creative, and imaginative minds. I enjoy being in the presense of good company, warm cups of tea, and bird watching. 
Favorite Part of My Job: Everyday there is something new to be learned.
My Hero: My mom
What I value Most: I value sincerity, kindness, and friendship. I value time spent with others, and my community. 

Lindsay Glover

Middle School Teacher

Interests: Writing, reading, painting, drawing, traveling to beautiful places, history, cooking large
quantities of food, tennis, thrifting, classical philosophy, my first grandchild (arriving in
April), and making the world a better place
Things that make me smile: Emily Dickenson poems, Paintings in the Musée D’Orsay, Watching baseball in the spring, Navajo tacos at the State Fair, Alexander Calder mobiles, Carne adovada at Mary and Tito’s, Being a NYT Queen Bee occasionally, Luminaria on Christmas Eve, Two roads diverging in a yellow wood, Building sand castles on the beach, Hot air balloons in the fall, A green chile cheeseburger at Santa Fe Bite, Old Volkswagen Bugs, Pastries at Burque Bakehouse, Long treatises on ancient philosophy, Happy adventures with my family
Favorite part of my job: Teaching funny, wonderful, brilliant students about literature, history, logic, geography, thoughtful writing, critical inquiry, and the value of being citizens of the world.
My hero: My mom
What I value most: My family, my religion, my formal education, my friends, and the often-difficult lessons I’ve learned in life

Ana Arciniega

Middle School Teacher

Interests: Running, going to the gym, roller skating, gardening.

Things that make me smile: My daughters’ smiles, spending time with friends and family, my dogs’ silliness, a good meal, listening to music, crunching dry leaves,  .

Favorite part of my job: I love the richness of my students, their openness to different cultures and languages and their ability to adapt and reinvent themselves. I love seeing them become leaders, take ownership of their academic abilities and artistic talents, and positively influence their communities.

My hero: Malala Yousafzai.

What I value most: My family, the spirit of perseverance, .I deeply value the ability to adapt to changes.