Our Learning & Playing Family
“Teaching that impacts is not head to head, but heart to heart”
Howard G. Hendricks
Ana Mallorga
Coming from a family of teachers where the rights of children were always respected , where we were taught that child dreams should have no limitations, and the most important thing is to learn by playing. This vocation has also taught me that motivating children to learn is the best gift you can give them.
“Children are not only innocent and curious, but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.”
Carolyn Haywood
Luis
Iv’e been blessed to be raised by wonderful parents who always implemented love and respect in our family. With the teaching background of previous generations, we were always taught and treated as adults, they gave me the confidence to dream big and always reminded me that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. Now, I am able to pass it on to younger, future generations and positively influence them to have the same mindset achieving greater things.
“Our job is not to prepare students for something. Our job is to help students prepare themselves for anything”
A.J. Juliani
Danielle
As a mom of two amazing kids, and coming from a generation of teachers I can say I have learned a lot, especially from 2 awesome human beings, my parents. Not only did they teach me how to always look at the positivity of the world, but to also have confidence, empathy, wisdom, love and respect for myself and others. It warms my heart to be able to share and help build these little human beings, so they can make the decision to be anything they want to be, and confidence to grow and be successful, where they themselves can have a huge impact on generations to come.
“All children have rights and obligations, let’s create a happy world for them”
Ana Mallorga
Diego Mallorga
Since a young age I was very observant and loved to learn. my mother says that if at that age I would of had a teacher that taught me what our children learn, I would have seen the greatness of learning. In our family we have we’ve taught our children that asking questions is a positive way of learning, that will open up their minds. It is important to help them grown being sure of themselves, without fear of asking questions, no such thing as a bad question.
“While we try to teach children all about life, children teach us what life is all about.”
Angela Schwindt
Lorena
Hi my name is Lorena Padilla. I went to school and graduated Chabot community college in Hayward. Throughout my years in college I became a part time nanny. I soon realized that I wanted to switch my major from business marketing to ECD (early child development). I love how creative and curious children are, they each have their own personalities and embrace them. My goal as a teacher is to encourage children to feel confident in themselves, have fun while learning, and learn how to work/socialize with others, since these are traits that they will need in the long run as they grow. I look forward to getting to know each child and work with them at L&PP. I strive to be the best teacher that I can be by helping each child with their strengths and strengthen areas for improvement. No child will ever be left behind!