The Sunflower Room

To learn, a child must be able to play. By allowing a child to interact with items in their environment through play, the child will discover their environment on a personal level.  This will create an atmosphere of learning that will span the disciplines that will be needed in the future to become a productive person in life.  Through play a child learns math, science, vocabulary, social skill, cause and effect, as well as small muscle and large muscle development and cognitive skills.

Allison, Sunflowers Teacher

Hello!  My name is Allison and I have been working at The Learning Gardens since July of 2024. I love working with kids because of the joy they bring to our lives.   I am passionate about helping kids learn and having them teach me.

I have worked in the Early Childhood Education field since 2023 and have worked with 8-month to three years olds. I am a Level 12 on the Wisconsin Registry.  I hold a Bachelors degree in Humanistic Studies with Medieval Emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

I grew up in McFarland and have lived in Madison most of my life.  After college, I did live in Appleton for a few years. I am married and in my spare time, I like to thrift for treasures or play video games.  Some of my previous work experience with children includes working with the DNR as an intern teaching kids to fish and at Rutabaga teaching kids to canoe and kayak.

My favorite quote is “A dog cannot make the journey alone, but maybe a wolf can.”  – Boris, from the movie “Balto”