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• Wendy DeSpain brings deep educational expertise and ties to the Plano community. She spent the past 15 years with the Plano Independent School District in leadership roles at both the school and district level. She’s taught math and science, presided over the Principals Association and most recently was the district’s No Child Left Behind coordinator. In her free time Wendy enjoys camping, hiking, gardening and bike riding with her husband, a native of Plano, and their three children.

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• At The Grove School, children spend this crucial learning time with highly qualified educators. Our teachers are required to have degrees and credentials in early childhood or environmental education. They bring deep expertise into the classroom to make the first taste of subjects like math and solar energy fun and memorable. Connecting regularly with parents is also part of their job. Emails and tweets replace paper updates on each child’s progress and activities.

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• The families who send their children to The Grove School are your friends and neighbors. They're the people you see on the playground, run into at the library and wave at out the window. We're all about being your local school and building a tight-knit community that reflects what's important to you.

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• What if you worked at a preschool where you can use your education, creativity and passion to actually teach? Where you’re expected to bring an innovative curriculum to life? And where you build lifelong relationships with parents and children? It’s an amazing opportunity to make a positive impact on children’s lives at a school with a unique sense of purpose. Learn more about careers at The Grove School.

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• Post from Sara, Preschool Master Teacher

  Wendy DeSpain | February 9, 2010 | Comment

I am so excited about the new unit “In the Winter” because of the fun activities for the children. Winter is always an interesting time when it snows and children can make snowmen and snow angels. Nothing is more exciting to watch than children creating art using shiny, colorful, sparkly, and highly messy, glitter. The thrills and laughing of watching glitter come out of the tubes and the reaction of when glitter will not come off of your hands is always a new experience for most three year olds. Children will also learn how to use scissors to create paper snowflakes for the first time. Another fun activity is freezing colored water to create ice cube paintings, which will be interesting to watch how it all turns out. Can not wait!!

Wendy is our Head of School in Plano, TX. She has deep community ties, having spent 15 years with the Plano ISD in various teaching, administrative and leadership roles. In addition to her zeal for helping children learn, Wendy enjoys being in the great outdoors with her family.

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