Patti Schwarz
Patti Schwarz has been teaching for 14 years and is in her fifth year of teaching at WRNS. She is in the unique position of teaching two levels of children – the little ones in the Young Nursery and the older children in the afternoon program. She enjoys the contrast between those two age groups. While the two-year olds are still trying to figure out how they fit into the world, the four-year olds want to learn everything they possibly can about the world around them.
That enthusiasm and love of learning is what drew Patti to working with young children. After receiving a B.S. in Business and Early Childhood Education from Old Dominion University she earned a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education at Nazareth College. The philosophy of teaching here at WRNS is what attracted her to working at this school.
Circle time is her favorite classroom activity, and she loves the unexpected comedic moments that arise throughout the day. For example, a Young Nursery student once decided to try using the toilet. He sat on the toilet for about five minutes, and then looked up at Patti and declared, “My pee is taking a nap!”