For more than 35 years, San Antonio educator “Miss Mary” has given preschoolers a head start on their education
Last week, Stanchak welcomed photojournalist Jessica Phelps, reporter Taylore Gills and me for a tour of the campus, where creativity is encouraged.
The director has a Bachelor of Science degree in special education and early childhood education from Trinity University. She taught at St. Gregory’s Catholic School for three years before the birth of her daughter Ashley. Stanchak became the school’s director in 1987. Thanks to the parents board, parents and teachers, the school survived the challenges of the pandemic, she said.“It’s our job to provide that environment where anything they encounter is an opportunity for them to learn,” Stanchak said.
Mary Stanchak, director of the Discovery School, waits for Jordyn Rodriguez to choose which princess Band-Aid she wants to put on a scrape on her elbow. Stanchak has been at the school for 40 years and is known as “Miss Mary” by students and parents.Dorsey recalled how in kindergarten, the youngsters learned about anatomy by building versions of the human body, complete with nerve endings, vertebrae and cartilage.
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