Connie Hawkins
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Connie Hawkins has been the Co-Director at Lafayette Nursery School for 16 years. Prior to LNS, she worked at a preschool in Oakland for 13 years, until she moved to Martinez with her husband and three children.
Connie grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and received a BS from Brigham Young University in Social Work. She also has a minor in Child Development and Family Relations. Continuing Education is very important to Connie and she taken over 60 units in Early Childhood Education from Merritt College in Oakland and Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. |
She has also attended many wonderful and informative conferences including the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) for over 20 years. Another important conference she attends is the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools (CCPPNS).
Connie now has three adult children, four adorable grandchildren – two of which have attended LNS. Connie also loves animals and has one dog, one cat, four chickens and Speedy the turtle, who lives with Connie in the summer and at LNS during the school year.
Some things that Connie loves to do are to play with her grandchildren as often as she can, read, and attend as many Oakland A’s games as possible!
Connie likes teaching the 4 and 5 year old class because she enjoys seeing the children excited about learning. She loves when the writing table is filled with children drawing treasure maps or making their first letters to write "I love mom". Their conversations have so much meaning at this age. They talk about friendships that, in some cases, will be life long because their parents became friends while attending and working side by side at a co-op. The 4 and 5 year old class offers many wonderful things to help prepare the children for the world beyond nursery school:
Field Trips – Garden of Learning, Fire Station
Handwriting Without Tears
Class Journals
Use of measuring cups (math activity) during snack
Music Specialist in the Spring
Yoga from our wonderful Assistant Catherine
Connie likes the 2's class because they are just plain adorable! She enjoys helping parents with their first experience of being part of a co-op and seeing them enjoy their children.
Connie enjoys working with parents who are looking for direction and guidance in a variety of areas including first time parents, kindergarten readiness, sibling rivalry, sleep issues, and communication strategies – just to name a few.
Connie now has three adult children, four adorable grandchildren – two of which have attended LNS. Connie also loves animals and has one dog, one cat, four chickens and Speedy the turtle, who lives with Connie in the summer and at LNS during the school year.
Some things that Connie loves to do are to play with her grandchildren as often as she can, read, and attend as many Oakland A’s games as possible!
Connie likes teaching the 4 and 5 year old class because she enjoys seeing the children excited about learning. She loves when the writing table is filled with children drawing treasure maps or making their first letters to write "I love mom". Their conversations have so much meaning at this age. They talk about friendships that, in some cases, will be life long because their parents became friends while attending and working side by side at a co-op. The 4 and 5 year old class offers many wonderful things to help prepare the children for the world beyond nursery school:
Field Trips – Garden of Learning, Fire Station
Handwriting Without Tears
Class Journals
Use of measuring cups (math activity) during snack
Music Specialist in the Spring
Yoga from our wonderful Assistant Catherine
Connie likes the 2's class because they are just plain adorable! She enjoys helping parents with their first experience of being part of a co-op and seeing them enjoy their children.
Connie enjoys working with parents who are looking for direction and guidance in a variety of areas including first time parents, kindergarten readiness, sibling rivalry, sleep issues, and communication strategies – just to name a few.