
| Kate Estes, English and History Teacher |
Ms. Estes, a lawyer, has a wide range of teaching experience, from preschool to the university level. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Southern Mississippi in Psychology and Child Development and graduated from Florida Coastal Law School Magna Cum Laude. After completing law school, she worked in the legal field and then returned to teaching. Ms. Estes, a recipient of a 2008 teaching excellence award, is in her second year at the PCRS. |
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| Patricia Perkins, Spanish Teacher |
Ms. Perkins, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has seven years of teaching experience. Since her family was affiliated with the British Embassy in Argentina, she speaks English and Spanish fluently. In addition to language teaching, she also has expertise in architcture and project design. Ms. Perkins has a unique way of combining games, drama, singing and dance, so young children have fun learning Spanish. |
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| Lily Ren, Pre-K3 Teacher |
Lily Ren, a native Mandarin Chinese speaker, studied Chemistry at Dailan Polytechnic University and taught science for ten years in China. Since coming to the US, she has worked in several fields including teaching young people Mandarin Chinese. She is passionate about education and wants all her students to have fun learning math, science and the Chinese language. |
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| Sonia Song, Pre-K4 and Third Grade Teacher |
Sonia Song is in her fourth year at the PCRS and was a recipient of teaching excellence awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008. She is a native Mandarin speaker with a degree in education. In additional to a strong teaching background and an exceptional ability to work with young children, she has 4 years of laboratory science work experience and is an accomplished musician. |
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| Juliann Talkington, Administrator |
Juliann Talkington has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and graduate degrees from Stanford, Columbia and the University of London. She has a strong administrative background as well as experience in education, science and technology, business management, mathematics and marketing. She believes it is very important for children to have a strong understanding of math, science, English, and history and to be fluent in more than one language.
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| Jian Yao, Kindergarten Teacher |
Ms. Yao is returning to the PCRS for her third year after receiving a teaching excellence awards for 2007 and 2008. She has years of experience teaching in the US and in China. She has her teaching credential from the Hebei Teacher’s College and a MA from the University of West Florida. In addition to a patient, disciplined teaching style, she is an accomplished musician and music instructor. |
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