Kristen Blue

This year will mark Kristen’s 5th year as the EEC Director and 10th year at EEC.  She taught the pre-k class for 8 years prior before transitioning into a Director only role.  She began her teaching career in 1995, after earning her degree in Special Education from ASU.  She taught in a K-4th grade learning resource classroom in the Scottsdale School District and then in an integrated special needs preschool in the Paradise Valley School District.

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Kristen specializes in the Creative Curriculum and has a deep understanding of the importance of a play-based learning environment.  In her classroom, she followed an emergent curriculum, which emphasized a child-centered, rich learning environment that included loose parts and process art, where she helped students negotiate conflict, make friends, and acted as a guide in their learning and inquiry about the world.  Now she loves working alongside the teachers as a mentor and facilitator.

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Kristen has two biological children and two step-children who are in high school and college.  Her 2 children attended a play-based cooperative preschool so she has experience as a co-op parent in addition to her teaching experience.  When not at school, Kristen loves spending time with her family, taking walks, caring for her pets (dogs, chickens and a parakeet), reading non-fiction and photography.