Mrs. Brenda Duenas

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About The Teacher Label:


About The Teacher
Mrs. Duenas joined the Queen of All Saints school community in 2008. Mrs. Duenas earned her BA from California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California. She is completing her Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. Mrs. Duenas has over 20 years experience at the preschool and school age childcare level. She holds valid multi-subject teaching credential from the State of California and before becoming a teacher, supervised the State Preschool and School Age programs at Concord Child Care Center here in Concord. Most recently, she has been the 2nd grade teacher at St. Bernard Catholic School in Oakland, preparing her students to receive First Confession and First Holy Communion. Mrs. Duenas is an active parishioner at Our Lady Queen of the World Church in Bay Point; where she serves as a lector and a catechism teacher for 25 years and currently serves as the Director of Religious Education. Mrs. Duenas has been married for over 25 years, has 5 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 dogs: a chihuahua named Rusty, a lab mix named Daisy and a min pin named Gus. Mrs. Duenas interests include camping and coaching teeball. Mrs. Duenas is an avid Raider fan, loves the color green, Tinkerbell, Starbucks.

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Mission
Mrs. Duenas's goal is to provide an environment where the children feel safe, build a life long love of learning and a loving faith formation. The classroom will be a fun, safe, child centered environment where experimenting and manipulating their environment will enable all children's individual learning styles to be respected and encouraged. As a family of children, families, and teachers we: Educate according to Catholic values and traditions Work together as a Catholic community of faith Support families as the primary educators of their children Provide a strong academic foundation Strive to develop the whole child (spiritual,academic,social,and emotional) Appreciate that each person at Queen of All Saints is unique Encourage and strongly support responsible involvement in the larger community Guide,in unity with the Holy Spirit, our dynamic community through the twenty first century