Trinity Fall's Lead Teaching Team

Josie Bergman, Co-Site Director, Lead Kinderstart Teacher

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Josie joined the team at Trinity Falls Discovery Center in 2023. She has a BA in Elementary Education from Concordia University and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University.  Josie has experience teaching kindergarten and loves helping children learn to read!

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”   Mark Van Doren

 

Julian Manley, Lead Young Three’s Teacher

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Julian has a degree in K-12 Music Education from Minnesota State, Mankato. He joined the team at Trinity Falls Discovery Center in 2023.  Prior to working at the Discovery Center, Julian served as a K-3 reading specialist through AmeriCorp and as an assistant teacher with LADC before becoming the Discovery Lead teacher. His favorite part of working in education is learning through play. Providing an environment in which children feel safe to explore and practice new concepts/skills is essential to creating life-long learners. “It is something I believe to be true in music education, and especially true in early childhood education. The inherent eagerness of preschoolers is something I value and admire tremendously. “

“The future is unwritten.”   Joe Strummer

 

Denae Hanzel, Lead Teacher- Infants

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Denae joined the Trinity Falls’ Discovery Center team in 2021, as the mid-day support over lunch and quiet/nap time. She became the Infant Lead Teacher in the winter of 2022. Denae has her Child Development Associate degree from Rasmussen University. She has a variety of wonderful childcare and teaching experiences! 

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most space in your heart!!”

Hannah Norton, Co-Site Director & Lead Discovery/Young 3’s Teacher

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Jaela Kampa, Lead Teacher-Explorers 

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Isabelle Leroux, EAP Manager

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Isabelle joined the team at Trinity Falls in 2023. She received her Associates of Arts degree from St. Paul College and her Bachelor’s of Psychology from Metropolitan State University.  Isabelle brings experience with young children as a lead art teacher, lead mental health technician and lead infant teacher. What she loves most about teaching is helping children learn and grow. “Making a positive change in their lives and the lives of their families is a wonderful thing to behold!” she adds.

“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”    James 1:6