NAME: Ms. Balamaci

SCHOOL: East Shore Middle School

CLASS: 6th Grade Social Studies

SCHOOL PHONE: 783-3559

About The Teacher

     I am entering my 16th year of teaching, the last 12 have been at East 
Shore.  I have taught Science and Literature on Team 1 and now am embarking 
on teaching my true passion, Social Studies.  I am also the team leader of 
the wonderful Schooners of Team 1. Before coming to East Shore, I taught 
both 5th and 6th grades in an elementary school in Bridgeport in looping 
classes which I really enjoyed.
     I did not begin teaching right away although it has always been my true 
passion.  I went to Bryant University in Rhode Island and graduated cum 
laude in Marketing and Business Administration.  I worked for Macy*s in New 
York and Stamford for several years and when they began to have me teach 
other executives, I realized that I had to follow my family footsteps and 
return to school to become an educator of children.  Both of my parents are 
retired educators. My father was an elementary school principal for 35 years 
and my mother taught 4th grade for many years.  So I attended Southern 
Connecticut State University I where I recieved my education certification, 
my Masters degree, and my Sixth Year degree in Educational Foundations.  
     I live in Milford with my 10 year old son Ryan and my dog Sasha, a 
Lhasa Apso.  In my spare time (if there is such a thing!) I love to travel, 
read, and play sports (basketball, tennis, and I just finished taking golf 
lessons!).