Melissa Castillo, MA
EDUCATION SPECIALIST, La Cañada 7/8
BA, Occidental College, Psychology
MA, UCLA, Dance-Movement Therapy
Teaching Credentials:
CA Multiple-Subject Credential (LAUSD District Program)
CA Education Specialist Credential (Cal State LA & Cal Poly Pomona)
I’m an Education Specialist in my 4th year of teaching at La Cañada 7/8 and La Cañada High School. I have been involved in education and mental health in a variety of settings since 1986. In addition to teaching special education and general education for LA Unified, I have worked as a Program Director and Therapist in an intensive inpatient/outpatient hospital setting, as well as in residential treatment.
I have also been a certified yoga teacher for over 10 years. I strive to maintain a healthy, balanced life by practicing meditation and yoga daily. My husband and I are parents to two teenagers and a dog named Ringo.
Currently, I teach English and History at La Cañada 7/8.
I look forward to a successful school year full of plenty of hands-on common core learning!
Cheers!
Melissa Castillo
EDUCATION SPECIALIST, La Cañada 7/8
BA, Occidental College, Psychology
MA, UCLA, Dance-Movement Therapy
Teaching Credentials:
CA Multiple-Subject Credential (LAUSD District Program)
CA Education Specialist Credential (Cal State LA & Cal Poly Pomona)
I’m an Education Specialist in my 4th year of teaching at La Cañada 7/8 and La Cañada High School. I have been involved in education and mental health in a variety of settings since 1986. In addition to teaching special education and general education for LA Unified, I have worked as a Program Director and Therapist in an intensive inpatient/outpatient hospital setting, as well as in residential treatment.
I have also been a certified yoga teacher for over 10 years. I strive to maintain a healthy, balanced life by practicing meditation and yoga daily. My husband and I are parents to two teenagers and a dog named Ringo.
Currently, I teach English and History at La Cañada 7/8.
I look forward to a successful school year full of plenty of hands-on common core learning!
Cheers!
Melissa Castillo