About Me
About Me
Mrs. Santamaria
I am extremely excited to be teaching at Tripp Elementary School. I grew up in Russia. After graduating High School in 1996, I went to the University of Pedagogy for five years where I received my Bachelors and Masters Degrees in teaching foreign languages and philology. In 2001 I came to the U.S. where I continued my education at Adelphi University and Brooklyn College in New York. Since 2005 I worked as a substitute teacher in New York City Public Schools. Upon moving to Illinois I was an ELL teacher in District 63.I received my teaching certificate in Teaching English as a NewLanguage and in Childhood Education. Last year, I obtained my Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction through Concordia University of Chicago.