Ashley Yuan

Jr. Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Since the summer of 2010, I have been with Good Beginnings School in Reston where I started off as a summer camp counselor. I myself attended GBS as a little girl and am excited to be here again! I received an associate’s degree in Liberal Arts from NOVA and am currently studying Early Childhood Education at Marymount University.

I have worked with 2 year olds through school age as a long-term sub and floater in all age groups. It is a great joy working with this current Junior Kindergarten class and I strive to provide them with a fun and instructive atmosphere. Our avid focus in this class is on Language Arts where our goal is to see strong and happy emergent readers, I also incorporate music and movement into the curriculum as another method to building their learning through fun, interactive experiences.

As for me personally, I love art and cooking! D.C. has many great art galleries, but my favorite is the Hirshhorn. The Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors exhibit was amazing! When it comes to cooking, I love to try all kinds of different recipes from around the world. Not all my attempts go well but I’ll eat almost anything, so it tends to work out in the end. I am a big fan of baking too (and far more successful at it as well); chocolate sweets are my weakness!