Ms. Barb and Ms. Kirstin teach together on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Lovable Lions classroom.  There are here to guide and nurture your child as he/she continues to grow.

Ms. Barb is teaching the 3’s  Perky Penguins on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and the Lovable Lions on Tuesday and Thursday. Ms. Barb has been teaching for 29 years with 15 of these here at GUMP. She has worked with the 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, and Enrichment classes. She has degrees in Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education and Sociology. She has taught all ages between and including the 2’s through 2nd grade. She is married and has two boys and two dogs.  One of her sons is in high school and the other is away at college. Ms. Barb loves and believes in the “Learning Through Play” philosophy and enjoys documenting that learning through photography.  Please take a look at our photos and feel free to download any of them to keep!

Ms. Kirstin is teaching 3’s Little Ladybugs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the Lovable Lions on Tuesday Thursday. She has been teaching for 12 years and 10 of those years have been at GUMP in the 2’s and 3’s classes. Kirstin also has experience teaching 4’ s and as an assistant director. She has a B.S. in History and some masters work in Education.