She
received her teaching credential at Vanguard
University and began teaching Kindergarten
at Newport Coast Elementary School soon
after. Over a course of 7 years, she taught
both Kindergarten and second grade. While
teaching, she returned to school to earn a
Masters of Arts in Education as well as a
California Clear Reading Certificate.
In 2011, Hilary received her Masters in Education and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Pepperdine University. As part of her graduate degree program, Hilary was a student teacher in the Santa Ana Unified School District and Saddleback School District, teaching Kindergarden and 3rd grade. She was a long-term substitute teacher at La Madera Elementary prior to joining Early Einsteins.
Sociology with the distinction of Departmental Honors. She then went on to receive her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California Clear Credential, and CLAD certificate (Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development) from Chapman. Upon graduation, she was hired by Garden Grove Unified School District and taught there for the next ten years. While employed by GGUSD she had the privileged and responsibility of being named a Master Teacher where she supervised student teachers from
local universities. Additionally, she received advanced training in the
teaching of specific reading strategies and provided this training to her colleagues in district in services. She now resides in Orange with her husband and four children.
Soon after Bridget was hired for a 1st grade teaching position by Long Beach Unified School District. While teaching she continued her credential courses at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. She taught for three years before becoming pregnant with her first child. For the past ten years she was fortunate to be a stay at home mom making her family her first priority. Now that her kids are getting older she has returned to the workforce doing what she loves most, working with children.
Bridget knows the importance of academics in the earlier years because it is now being emphasized more than in past years. Kids are expected to know entering kindergarten what used to be taught in kindergarten. She is focused on working with small groups of students on a regular basis to help them to reach their highest level of achievement possible.