“To make a lovable school, industrious, inventive, liveable, documentable and communicable, a place of research, learning, re-cognition and reflection, where children, teachers and families feel well – is our point of arrival.” –Loris Malaguzzi
Amanda was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UC Berkeley with a major in Post-Modern Literature and a minor in Race and Performance. She has worked for two decades with children of all ages in a variety of capacities, loves the work, and is very excited to be working at Escuela Viva in the Mapache class. Amanda has lived in both Guatemala and Mexico and enjoys travel above all other things (aside possibly from cheese and books) She lives in The Cully Neighborhood of Portland with her partner Kale and two small ridiculous dogs, Pickle and Olive.
