Ana Paula Nunes – New

Hey there! I’m Ana Paula Nunes

also known as Ms. Nunes,

and here is my online home!

Welcome!

Teacher & Dreamer

“If education alone cannot transform society, without it society cannot change either.” I keep that quote from Brazilian educator Paulo Freire close to my heart, as it reflects my desire to effect a large impact through education.

Who am I?

A NY-based, Brazilian, early-education teacher, who is just passionate about Education. A dedicated educator and researcher, with experience across early childhood education in multiple settings in Brazil and in the US, public and private, including experience on the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches.

My philosophy

My personal touch is complementing education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness in a way that respects each child’s uniqueness, while helping them to realize their full potential. To me, education is a process of humanization. Love is a pillar of my philosophy. Love, because I believe that education is something that comes from the heart. The truth is that without it, an educational philosophy is just a theory.

My mission

Propel all my students on their journey to become global citizens, endowed with a sense of capacity, confidence, self-worth, and equity.

Professional Experience

AGO/2022 – MAR/2025

THE CAEDMON SCHOOL – New York

Teacher, Early Childhood

JUL/2021 – AUG/2022

WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL – New York

Teacher, Early Childhood

MAY/2021 – JUN/2021

PS. 87 WILLIAM T. SHERMAN SCHOOL – New York

Student Teacher, Second Grade

FEB/2021 – MAY/2021

THE CAEDMON SCHOOL – Nova York, NY

Student Teacher, Second Grade

SEP/2020 – JAN/2021

THE CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP SCHOOL PS. 361 – Nova York, NY

Student Teacher, Second Grade

SUMMER/2020

TRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL – Nova York, NY

Teacher Associate, Early Childhood

SUMMER/2020

LENOX HILL THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE – Nova York, NY

Teacher Associate, Early Childhood

JUL/2019 – JUL/2020

THE CAEDMON SCHOOL – Nova York, NY

Teacher Associate, Early Childhood

JAN/2011 – JAN/2016

COLÉGIO SALESIANO DE SÃO PAULO – São Paulo, Brasil

Student Teacher, Second Grade

JAN/2013 – DEC/2013

CEFAI – E.M.E.I. Dra. Gina De Martino (Escola Pública) – São Paulo, Brasil

Teacher Assistant, Special Needs

JAN/2011 – DEC/2012

LER E ESCREVER – E.M.E.F. Máximo De Moura (Escola Pública) – São Paulo, Brasil

Teacher Associate, Early Childhood

Educação

Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education, Birth-Grade 2: Early Childhood Education, 2021

NYU – Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development – New York, NY

Montessori Credential Program: Early Childhood Education, 2020

WSMS-TEP – Teacher Education Program – New York, NY – AMS Credential

Certificate in Childcare Management: Early Childhood Education, 2019

NYU – School of Professional Studies – New York, NY

Advanced English: English as a Second Language (ESL), 2019

NYU – American Language Institute – New York, NY

Graduate Degree in Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education, 2019

FMU – Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas – São Paulo, Brazil

Bachelor’s Degree in Pedagogy: Education, 2014

UNISAL – Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil

Around My Classroom

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin

ART SENSORIAL PLAY

Messy, fun, and developmentally appropriate activities for children to explore the world around them using all their senses.

FROM THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT

Exploring abstraction, using concrete materials under a Montessori approach.

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT

Observation, inquisitiveness, and discovery are some of the things that scientific experiments instigate in children.

Portfolio

Contact

apn@anapaulanunes.com