Classrooms & Staff

  • Room 1

    Miss Suzy Pendon is the lead teacher of our 2 1/2-year-old class.  She has been teaching at Newport Coast Preschool for five years, and prior to teaching here she worked with children with special needs (a testament to her calm ways and endless... Read More

  • Room 2

    Miss Tricia Weinstein is our 3-year-old half day lead teacher.  Having taught preschool for the last ten years from New York to Arizona, Miss Tricia found Southern California's climate a good reason to settle here.  She has been teaching the 3-... Read More

  • Room 3

    Miss Catherine Messina is the lead teacher of the 3-year-old extended day classes.  After graduating from UCSB, Miss Catherine knew she wanted to teach preschool.  Since she was hired in 2005, Miss Catherine has worked with various ages at... Read More

  • Room 4

    Miss Jamie Adams teaches the 4-year-old half day classes.  Miss Jamie hails from Arizona State University where she received her teaching credential in Elementary Education.  For the last three years Miss Jamie has worked with 4-year-olds at... Read More

  • Room 5

    Mrs. Bernadette Masatsugu is the lead teacher for the 4-year-old full day students.  Mrs. Bernadette spent several years teaching elementary students before coming to work with preschoolers where she has found her niche with 4-year-olds.  Over... Read More

  • Room 6

    Miss Megan Ralston teaches our Young Pre-K class.  Miss Ralston has a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and has been teaching preschool for six years.  She has been teaching 4-year-olds at Newport Coast Preschool for the last four... Read More

  • Room 7

    Mrs. Taryn Jones is our Pre-K teacher.  After teaching Kindergarten for seven years, Mrs. Jones came to Newport Coast Preschool with great knowledge of what Kindergarten readiness is all about.  For the last three years, together with her... Read More

  • Art

    Mrs. Catherine Lambert is our amazingly creative art teacher.  She teaches an instructional art class for 20 minutes for the students in classrooms #4-7 and sets up the Art Pavilion during outside play for all of the students to explore and enjoy... Read More

  • Music

    Mrs. Meygan Caston is our talented music teacher who spends 20 minutes in each classroom teaching age appropriate music lessons.  From singing, keeping the beat and playing instruments to moving their bodies and using listening skills-music is a... Read More

  • Outside Enrichment & Breaks

    Mrs. Amy Dawson sets up the outdoor activity areas every day.  She also visits every class to give teachers their daily breaks, so that class ratios remain consistently low.

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  • Administration

    Sara Guggenheim - Owner

    Jessica Stanley - Director

    Katsya Chernishov - Assistant Director

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