Caring for families at Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative
and the ​University of Minnesota since 1974

Older Preschool Teachers

Meet Cole! - Lead Older Preschool Teacher 

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​I have been at CCCC since the winter of 2014, working first in all three classrooms as a CCW and then Assistant Teacher, and now as a lead teacher in the Older Preschool room. I obtained my BS in Early Childhood Education from the University of Minnesota. I love young children for their constant excitement and passion for exploration, and I am lucky to learn alongside them on a daily basis. I am enthusiastic about exercise, especially cycling, riding my bike everywhere I go! Outside of biking, I love to cook spicy food and read books! I am so thankful to be here with the amazing families and teachers at CCCC!

Meet Rachel! - Lead Older Preschool Teacher 

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I started as a CCW and Assistant Teacher Float here at CCCC in December 2003.  I received my Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2007, completed student teaching in a first grade classroom in 2009, and in the summer of 2011 finished my Masters of Education.  I like to dance, sing and travel as often as I can!!  Teaching children, however, is one of my all time favorite activities!  I have been a full time teacher in the older preschool room since the summer of 2008, and I love it!  I cannot wait to get to know each of the new preschoolers and their families!