Rainbow Mountain First Grade

Rachel Hagen, 1st Grade Teacher

Before joining our permanent staff, Rachel was a favorite substitute teacher with all our students – preschool through eighth grade.

Rachel is highly trained, with an undergraduate degree from George Washington University in Psychology (Concentration in Early Childhood Development) and a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education (Certification for P-3rd Grade.) She has been a teacher for seven years, including three years as the director-on-duty at a Unitarian preschool.

Rachel enjoys creating learning experiences that make the subject matter both exciting and meaningful for her students. She employs a variety of instructional strategies to encourage her students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills.

Her teaching style displays creativity, smooth behavior management skills, appropriate academic expectations, and kindness. Quickly earning the respect of her students, Rachel is able to help them grow and develop intellectually, socially, spiritually and physically.

When not immersed in creative lesson planning, Rachel enjoys time with her young daughter.