Professional Learning

Vanessa facilitates a wide variety of educator workshops that extend into school settings and real classrooms. Her custom approach considers what individual teachers need, prioritizing honest, relevant, and practical strategies and solutions. In addition to her work with teachers, Vanessa also engages in parenting forums, creating a bridge between educators and parents. She balances theory, practice, and connection, utilizing sensible, relatable dialogue, captivating visual documentation, and hands-on, limitless materials, all while offering insightful school consulting.

Vanessa's Educational Innovation and Design Services have significantly influenced school settings and programs throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. Offering educator workshops, she focuses on creating Outdoor Preschools, Reggio Emilia Classrooms, and Parent Partnered Programs. As both an aesthetic and academic guide, Vanessa emphasizes whole-school health, social emotional precedence, and environmental intentionality. In her school consulting role, she advises leaders on the authentic practice of child-led, emergent curriculum. Additionally, she introduces essential principles and blueprints that foster child autonomy in learning, covering crucial aspects such as classroom design, instructional resources, and open-ended materials, while also engaging parents through parenting forums.

Vanessa believes in the power of shared community. As an advocate for early childhood parenting, she facilitates Parenting Forums as intentional gatherings where families come together, either in-person or online, to question, share, and relate amidst the many trying dynamics of parenting. In addition to these forums, Vanessa also conducts educator workshops and offers school consulting services. She establishes trust with her candid responses to questions, focusing on applicable action steps, realistic environmental shifts, and tailored parenting scripts that truly work.