• B.A. in Psychology, Philippines
• M.A. in Family Life and Child Development, University of the Philippines
Maria has been an educator since 1996. She began her career as a preschool teacher and taught at various schools in the East Bay. Maria joined the Saklan community in 2008. She started in the ECE program and transitioned to 1st Grade Teacher in 2012. Her philosophy is for children to learn and have fun at the same time with an ultimate goal of helping every student reach their fullest potential.
Outside of work, she enjoys cooking and her family likes going out to different restaurants to taste and explore different types of food. She also loves to watch HGTV and the Food Network.
Maria is currently working on obtaining a certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at UC Berkeley Extension.
