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Educational Philosophy …
Chaia believes teaching and learning are heart-driven endeavors that must serve the growth of the whole student, body, mind and spirit in a way that enriches their world. If this process is to be joyful and successful, it demands training, skill, and dedication. Chaia’s life experience reflects this driving belief. Her career spans over 36 years of educational training, professional development, and service to her community. |
 Chaia holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Cross-Cultural Anthropology from Wellesley College and an M.A. in Applied Communication Theory with an emphasis on Children’s Media from Stanford University.
She is committed to ongoing professional development, and consistently
attends and presents at conferences on Early Childhood Education and
Family Dynamics.
Chaia is an accomplished vocalist and musician with over 20 years of personal study with master teachers. She has performed in a wide range of entertainment and educational settings including local T.V. and film, Jazz clubs, schools, libraries, the Ronald Mc Donald House, and Jewish venues.
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 As a Music Educator, Chaia is trained in the most effective systems of learning including Orff-Shulwerk, Kodaly, and Suzuki. She is an active attendee at music seminars and national Jazz Camps. She serves as an early childhood music educator for ten community pre-schools, Music Together programs
and Jewish Community Centers.
Chaia provides teacher training and professional development seminars in integrated education strategies using the arts, emotional management techniques, and neurologically-based learning. She also specializes in
sensory and affective learning for early childhood students with special needs.
Chaia enjoys language. Having studied in Chile, she is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese and French. She uses her language skills to enrich her music and camp programs, and to provide services to Spanish immersion pre-schools and the larger Latino community. |
 Chaia has trained extensively in the Jewish tradition, offering a specialty in values-based Jewish educational programs and curriculum for both early childhood learners and adults. She uses music and movement to teach
content ranging from Jewish folklore and holidays to the principals of the
Torah and Jewish worship. She also serves Jewish organizations as
an invited speaker.
To further serve the Jewish community, Chaia has created a robust catalogue
of Jewish educational media covering a wide range of topics and activities for children, adults, and families. In the “Educational Media” section of the website you’ll find a collection that includes over 12 books, puppet-based program materials, and several music CDs and DVDs with titles such as
Torah for Tots, Let’s Celebrate Shabbat, Jewish Music in the Classroom and Stretching to the Shacharit. |
 Chaia loves to teach, and maintains a busy schedule of studio teaching and summer camps. She has over 40 private students studying music, guitar, piano and voice, and also features regular workshops and recitals as part of her studio program. Chaia’s week-long summer day camps offer children a rich mix of music, art, science, themed play, social games and magical adventures in nature. The camps also provide a valuable and practical learning experience to pre-teens and teen counselors that Chaia formally trains to serve the younger campers ages 3 to 8.
Chaia believes in serving the community by providing joyful opportunities to create, learn and celebrate.
LearningPlay with Chaia May is the way she puts her beliefs into action. |
***Please click here for a PDF of Chaia’s full Resume*** |
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