About the Teacher

Mrs. Christine Smith

Learning Center Coordinator/Special Education Teacher   

 This year marks my fortieth year of teaching and my thirty-first year at Christ the King.  I started here in 1981 as the Junior High Science teacher.  In 1990, when the restructuring of the schools took place, I became the resource/special education teacher.  Prior to this, I taught nine years in Prince George's County School District in Maryland.

     I graduated from Westminster College in Pennsylvania with a BA in Elementary Education and received my MS in Special Education from Nazareth College.  I have also done graduate work at Catholic University in Washington,D.C. and Bowie State College in Maryland.

     I am married and have one son who in May graduated from Lycoming College with a degree in English-Literature and Secondary Education.  Currently he is pursuing a teaching position. We are parishioners at St Lawrence Parish in Greece. Collecting children's books is my passion and I enjoy scrapbooking.  I am also a teddy bear lover.  My son plays lacrosse and has turned our family into avid fans of the sport.

     Since fourth grade, I knew I wanted to be a teacher.  To this day I cannot think of anything else I would rather be than a teacher.  I know I have been blessed.  I love children and the challenges that teaching brings each day.

MISSION FOR THE CLASS

     I believe all children can become successful, independent learners when given the right opportunities and encouragement.

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