About Ms. Ali

If you want to get to know me a little better read on!

Education:

-(2011) Graduated from Brigham Young University with a BSA in Early Childhood Special Education with a minor in Home and Family Studies.

Experience:

-(2004) In high school I worked as a part time nanny providing 24 hour day care for 5+ children for weeks at a time. In other words, I did A LOT of babysitting. I love children. :)

-(2007) Taught as a lead preschool teacher for 2 years at "Learning Sensations, L.L.C."

-(2008-2010) Taught reading and writing technique at the "Reading Center" at BYU-Idaho as a private tutor. There I helped manage the facility, spent one-on-one time with ESL students tutoring in English and also privately tutored English-speaking students in formal writing and editing. During my time there I served as a co-editor for a life-skills text book and helped to develop curriculum for the entry level life skills courses.

-(2009) Spent 3 months working in a developmental preschool with children with special needs, 3 days a week.

-(2010) Co-taught a 3rd grade classroom summer-school camp teaching speed reading and comprehension.

-I am CPR and first aid certified.

-I have also served in the Primary (for the LDS church) for 7 years straight. I have never had a calling outside the Primary (and I never hope to...Primary is the best!)

Personal:

I grew up in Scottsdale, AZ then went to high school at Eagle High (in Eagle, ID) I spent most of my summers at my grandpa's ranch near Idaho Falls. I attended college at Brigham Young University Idaho and there I met Brian (my hubby.)

My husband and I met in the summer of 2007 and were sealed in the LDS Salt Lake City Temple that following fall. We have moved 9 times in almost 7 years of marriage and just built our first home together. We now have three pretty darn handsome (and silly) boys ages 5, 4 and 1. We love living out in the country and doing outdoorsy things.

My husband works full time as a construction manager and I am a stay at home mom and homeschooler for my boys. I also have a hobby of running a lifestyle and craft website called Dream Crafter (www.adreamcrafter.com) but it has kind of gone on the "back burner" as I have been focused more on homeschool and my dream of owning my own school!

Some of my hobbies include: shopping, crafting, doing my nails, reading books, swimming, playing volleyball, exercising and of course, eating chocolate.

We are a crazy bunch and try not to take ourselves too seriously! I can't wait to meet all my future students and their amazing parents!