Meet The Team at Wild Roots School!

Lidia has been teaching at Wild Roots since it opened in 2012. She holds her Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Education from Cal State San Marcos and received her Montessori Assistant Teaching Certificate through the Montessori Institute of San Diego (MISD).

Lidia has a passion for early education and especially loves to work in an environment that focuses on education and development of the whole child. Lidia devotes herself to continuing her education and professional growth and to daily learn and discover alongside the children.

“When one teaches, two learn.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

Keleigh has been working in Early Childhood Education for more than 18 years. She holds an Associate of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education. She had eight years of experience teaching in a center based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy before joining the Wild Roots team.

Keleigh has a passion for working with infants and children under the age of two. Watching them grow and helping them to discover new abilities. Her own son is in elementary school and in a Montessori elementary school program. Through his experiences at school she has learned so much about Montessori teaching methods.

Keleigh looks forward to combining her experience in Reggio Emilia and what she has learned about Montessori education in her position with Wild Roots.
In her free time Keleigh enjoys hiking, kayaking and spending time outdoors. She is enjoying her new chapter with Wild Roots and looks forward to watching all the children learn and grow over the years.

Hi, Wild Roots families! I’m Amber, and I am a mother of two, ages 2 and 5 months! I have always had a passion for enriching the lives of little ones as I was a nanny for years before earning an associate’s degree in child development and becoming a preschool teacher. Sports and fitness have always been a passion of mine, even as a kid myself! I played as many sports as I could and even went on to coach, which has now led me here! I am so excited to be a part of the Wild Roots team, and look forward to what is to come!

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Katrina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Grand Canyon University, an Associate Degree in Child and Adolescent Development, and an Associate Degree with Transfer in Early Childhood Education, both from Mt. San Jacinto College. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and plans to graduate in November 2022.

She has been in the educational field for six years and has a myriad of teaching styles she has become familiar with. While Katrina excels in Reggio Emilia, she has also worked in the Thematic, Montessori, Emergent, and Waldorf teaching styles. She has worked in a range of centers, from Private to Native American Family Care. Katrina is a loving, and caring educator who specializes in STEAM activities, specifically the sciences, and her love and enthusiasm for inquiry fosters curiosity in her students. She matches her high-energy personality with a love of learning and passes both down to the kiddos she has in her care.

When Katrina is not working, she spends her time with her two kiddos and husband out in nature. They are an active family playing soccer, karate and participating in Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. They also enjoy gardening, camping, fishing, hiking, and swimming. She loves a challenge and is excited to be joining Wild Roots!

Rachele is originally from New Hampshire and moved to California in 2007. She is a mother of an 8 year old daughter and a little rabbit named Oreo. She has studied Dance Pedagogy & Performing Arts at the Hartford Conservatory College from 2002-2004 after graduating high school.  She spent 6 years teaching dance classes to all ages 2 1/2 to adults after graduating from college in 2004.

After moving to California, she took a new passion in Child Development. She started taking ECE units in Child Development at Mesa Community College. She has worked in the field of Child Development for about 15 years. She started my journey at the San Diego French American School in Ja Lolla, California an emersion program where they taught French and Spanish in pre-school, elementary and middle school. She was able to learn about the French culture here in America, and even learned a little bit of the French language.  Originally, she started in the 3 year old classroom but focused on the 2 year old classroom the majority of my tenure. She also did lots of summer camps at the San Diego French American School in the both the pre-school and elementary side. She started at Wild Roots Holistic Learning Center In November of 2021 and has enjoyed working in the Hazel classroom.

She moved to Temecula from San Diego in 2021 with her family to start a new life here in the suburbs. She loves spending time with my family and friends, going wine tasting, gardening, and watching movies.

My name is Monica and I have a Bachelors degree in psychology with a minor in Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies received from California State University, Bakersfield. I have worked with children since I was 12 years old. I volunteered at a children’s reading center during middle school and later became a trainer for my city’s local cheerleading squad in highschool. I coached girls ages 5-8. I quickly realized my passion was working with children. I would like to pursue a masters degree in counseling to accomplish my dream of becoming a children’s therapist. Watching children grow and prosper during these critical stages of development is something I am honored to be part of. I am amazed with  Montessori and Reggio Emilia’s philosophies and seeing the positive outcome it has on children. It gives me a different outlook on teaching and I’ve learned different ways to approach and assist children when learning to navigate through their emotions and education. 

Outside of teaching, my hobbies include going to the movies, shopping at local small businesses, spending time with my four sisters, being outdoors and seeing all the beauty it has to offer, and exploring new food and dessert places all over Los Angeles! 

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