PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Vanessa facilitates a wide variety of Educator focused workshops that push into school settings and real classrooms. Vanessa's custom approach considers what individual teachers need; prioritizing honest, relevant, and practical strategies and solutions. Vanessa balances theory, practice, and connection, utilizing sensible, relatable dialogue, captivating visual documentation, and hands-on, limitless materials.

Vanessa's Educational Innovation and Design Services have shaped school settings and programs across Brooklyn and Manhattan. From Outdoor Preschools, Reggio Emilia Classrooms, and Parent Partnered Preschools, Vanessa acts as both aesthetic and academic guide, harnessing whole-school health, social emotional precedence, and environmental intentionality. Vanessa advises school leaders on the authentic practice of child-led, emergent curriculum. Vanessa introduces essential principles and blueprints that determine child autonomy in learning, including classroom design, instructional resources, and open-ended materials.

Vanessa believes in the power of shared community. Vanessa facilitates Parenting Forums as intentional gatherings: families come together in-person or online to question, share, and relate amongst the many trying dynamics of early childhood parenting. Vanessa establishes trust through her candid responses to questions, centering applicable action steps, realistic environmental shifts, and tailored parenting scripts that work.