Daniel Island Academy educators present at National Educators Conference

Daniel Island Academy School Director, Kerry Nowosielski, and Curriculum Coordinator, Lindsay Savel, recently served as invited presenters at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Presenting to educators of young children from the U.S. and abroad, they shared their insight on creating a successful mentoring program to benefit all aspects within a preschool. They provided attendees with specific tools needed to create, execute and sustain a NAEYC-quality mentor program.

Nowosielski has over two decades of experience as a teacher and program administrator. She earned a BS degree in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College and attended the graduate program in Educational Administration at Worcester State College. She has served as School Director of Daniel Island Academy since 2007, where she oversees the success of 250 students and 50 employees. She currently serves on the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) Board of Directors.

Savel has worked in early childhood for 18 years. She earned a BS degree in Child and Family Development from the University of Akron and then began her career teaching parent and child development and working in an outpatient mental health treatment program for children ages 4-14. She then went into the classroom as a pre-k teacher. As Curriculum Coordinator at Daniel Island Academy, she manages a staff of over 40 lead teachers, assistant teachers, substitute teachers and mentors.

“It was an honor to be a part of this year’s “Power of the Profession” NAEYC Conference and Expo. Four days of learning and sharing our passion to serve our youngest learners with early childhood professionals from around the globe certainly felt empowering and purposeful,” shared Nowosielski.