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Kimberly is originally from Savannah, Ga. She moved to Atlanta, Ga in 2021. She has earned a Bachelors of Arts in English with an emphasis in Communicative Arts from Columbia […]

Christopher Thurstone started playing the violin at the age of ten. At the age of thirteen he won First Prize in the NCMTA junior division by performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto […]

Tyra Carlis graduated from Georgia State University and is currently attending the University of Phoenix. She can’t wait to get to know each and every student so that they will […]

A Georgia native,Savannah is a graduate of Agnes Scott who loves working and engaging with young ones. She studied in Neuroscience as well as Psychology. She began as a substitute […]

Christopher has been part of the Willow family since 2020. He is now with early preschool students and has worked with toddlers as well as the twos classroom, always happy […]

Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Decatur, Georgia. She has over 10 years of experience serving young children and holds multiple certifications. Kayla has obtained her TCC […]

Teresa became interested in early childhood education almost 15 years ago. In 2011, Teresa opened The Nest Nursery School with two co-founders. Now Teresa will extend her experience to the City of Decatur in the form of a new center for infants and young children – The Willow School.