Emily Paterson joined the Maury community as a parent in 2010 and began working here in 2012. She loves teaching preschool and fostering a joyful classroom community. She has a Master’s of Art in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. In her spare time she likes foraging, hiking, playing with her dogs, and hanging […]
Category Archives: PreS/PreK
Jamila Pichon | PK4
Jamila Pichon joined the Maury community in 2008 as a proud Cougar parent. She became a regular substitute teacher in 2016, and eventually a full-time PK teacher in 2018. Ms. Pichon holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Relay Graduate School. Ms. Pichon […]
Kim Wright-Spurlock | PK4
Kim Wright-Spurlock has been teaching at Maury since 1995 and teaching pre-K 4 since 2001. “What I like most like about teaching is watching children when they get it—that ‘aha!’ moment is priceless. Knowing that you have touched a person’s life by helping them become educated in different areas is very inspirational.” Ms. Wright-Spurlock is […]
Valerie Boyd-Justice, AIDE (PK3)
Hello, my name is Mrs. Justice, and I am an Early Childhood Paraeducator at Maury Elementary School in Washington, DC. I have been with Maury since 2019 and bring over 28 years of experience working with children in early childhood education, childcare, and youth development. Throughout my career, I have worked as a youth counselor, […]