Julia Ormachea
Favorite Quote:
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Albert Einstein
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Name: Julia Elena Ormachea
Elementary Teacher
Years in Education: 37
Fifth Grade Teacher
PROFESSIONAL/QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Professional/Qualifications & Experience:
Degrees
Masters in Education, Framinghan State University, MA
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Utah State University, UT
Certifications
Teaching Certification from the State of Utah (Life-time)
Teaching Certification from North Carolina, 2000-2006
Teaching Certification from Virginia, 1987-1999
Professional Training and Experience
Fifth Grade Teacher, 13 years (ACS)
Third Grade Teacher, 12 years (ACS)
Second Grade Teacher, 2 years (ACS)
First Grade Teacher, 8 years (Arlington, VA)
Early Childhood (Newborns - Age 5), 2 years (YWCA, Dunn Loring, VA)
Literacy Head of Department, 2017-present
Social Studies Head of Department, 2003-2009
School Improvement Team 2014-2017
School Improvement Team Coordinator for Curriculum and Assessment, 2008-2014
Curriculum Team, 2001-2005
Character Education Team, 2000-2004
Google Educator Certification Level 1
Differentiated Instruction Made Practical, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Teacher's College - Writing Project, Columbia University, NY
Destination Imagination School Coordinator and Manager, training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2003.
Curriculum Development Training, 2001-2003
FUN FACTS:
I was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia. I graduated from ACS Calvert in 1979, a proud Cougar. I am the mother of four kind, beautiful, and hard-working children: Alexandra (35), Nicholas (33), Mikaela (30), and Sofía (22) who are also proud Cougars.
During my free time, I like to garden, cook, and read. My favorite holidays are Thanksgiving and Christmas when I get to prepare wonderful meals and share the warmth of my home with family and friends.
Ever since I was five years old I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I would gather the neighborhood kids and teach them the alphabet or we would make crafts together. Education flows through my veins; my great aunts were the first women to be trained as teachers in Bolivia. My grandfather was the Secretary of Education and president of the UMSA for twelve years, and my father was the first Bolivian to teach English at the CBA.