Beata “Bea” Skrzynski

Born and educated in Poland with a degree in Physical Therapy from L.Hirszfeld’s Medical School in Wrocław. Being multilingual (English, Spanish, Polish, Russian) she continued her language study at the Spanish Institute in New York City. Beata has been in the early childhood education field for over 15 years and, since 2014, has worked as a lead teacher at the People's Institute in Northampton. Over the last decade, she continued her professional education at Greenfield Community College, Holyoke Community College, CCEI and the University of Wisconsin in the area of Early Childhood Development. She has a passion for teaching children with different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Beata loves stimulating young minds through play, language arts, and mindful experiences during enrichment activities. In her free time, Beata enjoys international traveling and cuisine, and time spent with her close friends and family.