Meet The Teachers!
Dawn Irwin, Owner & Licensed Teacher (She/Her)
Dawn is a licensed early childhood educator and has been working in the field since 2010. She has an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree and teaching license in Early Childhood Education. She began her career as an infant teacher, but fell in love with the Reggio-Emilia approach to learning when she became a preschool teacher. She is passionate about play-based, child led learning and the incredible impact it has on a child’s growth and development. She believes in honoring each individual child and celebrating the uniqueness each person brings to the classroom. She is also a strong advocate of multi-age education and the benefits children of all ages receive when engaging in an environment that naturally provides a multitude of opportunities for students to be both teacher and pupil. Through observation, documentation, and reflection, Dawn uses children’s strengths as a springboard to encourage deep and meaningful learning. Because of the important role of social and emotional development in the early years, Dawn loves fostering opportunities for peer mentorship and building strong relationships between students, teachers, and families. When Dawn isn’t in the classroom or advocating at the State House for Vermont’s youngest citizens, she loves running, hiking, camping, reading, hanging out with friends, watching movies, and spending time with her husband, Dave, two children, Lincoln and Virginia, her dog, Yuki, and her cat, Luna.
Dawn is a licensed early childhood educator and has been working in the field since 2010. She has an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree and teaching license in Early Childhood Education. She began her career as an infant teacher, but fell in love with the Reggio-Emilia approach to learning when she became a preschool teacher. She is passionate about play-based, child led learning and the incredible impact it has on a child’s growth and development. She believes in honoring each individual child and celebrating the uniqueness each person brings to the classroom. She is also a strong advocate of multi-age education and the benefits children of all ages receive when engaging in an environment that naturally provides a multitude of opportunities for students to be both teacher and pupil. Through observation, documentation, and reflection, Dawn uses children’s strengths as a springboard to encourage deep and meaningful learning. Because of the important role of social and emotional development in the early years, Dawn loves fostering opportunities for peer mentorship and building strong relationships between students, teachers, and families. When Dawn isn’t in the classroom or advocating at the State House for Vermont’s youngest citizens, she loves running, hiking, camping, reading, hanging out with friends, watching movies, and spending time with her husband, Dave, two children, Lincoln and Virginia, her dog, Yuki, and her cat, Luna.
