Hi, I'm Teacher Maddie! This is my first year as an IA and I'm in love with the work. I've always loved working with kids-- while working on my Master's in Library and Information Science, I completed a directed fieldwork at the Bryant Elementary library and fell in love with education. Now, I'm working on my teaching certification: I would love to work as an elementary librarian, preschool teacher, or elementary teacher. In my free time, I love to read, write, craft, go on city adventures with friends, and play with my kitty!

My name is Manju Sharma. I am so excited to be at Licton Springs. I have a master’s in science and MIT. I was born in India, but I have lived in this country for more time than India. This is home now. I have 2 sons. The elder works for Amazon and the younger is doing CS at UW. I have always wanted to teach, so I went back to school to get my Masters in Teaching, and it is a dream come true. I feel that Math and Physics can make one look at the universe in such a special way. I love kids, animals, and trees. When not teaching, I enjoy gardening, yoga, ethnobotany, cooking, sketching on and off, travel (money and time permitting), watching comedies and the news, and spending time with my family and the list goes on I love planting trees during winters for a non-profit, Mountain to Sound Greenway Trust, in Puget Sound. I look forward to meeting the students.