e a teacher came to me when I started working at a Christian preschool and daycare when I moved back to Ojai. I have worked at Noah’s Ark as a licensed daycare teacher for the past two years. Some of my responsibilities included ensuring the safety of the children, supervising them at play, homework club, creating the curriculum and daily activities for the children, and equally important, loving and nurturing the children while they are in my care. Noah’s Ark has provided me with the opportunity to work with a diverse population of children. I have worked with low-income families on scholarships, physically disabled children, and students with emotional problems. Children from all ethnic backgrounds attend Noah’s Ark and each one has brought their unique culture into the program. This has been a great learning experience for me. It has helped me gain patience, understanding and leadership abilities as well as learning about new cultures. I have a high inner drive to begin my teaching career. I am very energetic and motivated in all that I do. Children are very special to me and I love working with children from all cultures and backgrounds. I feel that by pushing the idea of having a diverse class, that the students themselves can potentially create a unique and enriching learning experience for themselves. I feel that through each other, the children can learn about history, traditions, and the cultures of other people. This, in turn, will ideally create a more tolerant, loving classroom situation, and hopefully this tolerance will go much further than the classroom doors. I think that California Lutheran University is the perfect school to help me reach the goals that I have set for myself. I want to be in a school that will give me a broad-based education. I feel that the people at Cal Lutheran, both students and faculty are deeply aware of today’s most important issues. I also love the fact that, through Cal...
