About Ms. Gui

Hello! My name is Lauren Gui. 

I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with an area of concentration in Language Arts and a minor in Spanish. I earned my ESL Endorsement and LBS1 Special Education Endorsement through Elmhurst College and completed my masters at Concordia University Chicago in Curriculum and Instruction. I'm always trying to learn more about how to be a better educator in order to best support my students. Currently, I'm working towards earning my Mathematics Specialist Endorsement through the University of Illinois Chicago. 

I enjoy teaching, but more than that, I love learning. My goal as a teacher is to help students achieve their greatest potential and inspire them to reach their goals and make the world a better place. Along the way, it is my hope that my students will grow to love learning as much as I do.

When I'm not teaching, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, spending time outdoors, watching my favorite TV shows and listening to podcasts. 

This year will be my 13th year of teaching and I feel incredibly lucky to have worked at Edison for my entire teaching career thus far. It is truly a wonderful place to be with a supportive, hard working staff, and a wonderful community of students and families. I'm looking forward to a great year!

• I've mainly taught 4th grade at Edison, but I did spend a couple years teaching 5th.

• I love visiting national parks and am trying to see as many of them as possible - so far, I've visited 14 parks in the U.S. and one park in Canada!

  • • • I love parks so much, I got married at Yosemite National Park! 

• I'm a super picky eater. 

• I enjoy listening to podcasts in my spare time, especially true crime and rewatch podcasts of my favorite shows. 

• I don't have any kiddos of my own, but I have many kiddos in my life who call me "Tita" (this is the word for aunt in the Filipino culture) and they are my favorite people! 

• In school, I loved participating in music (I played the clarinet in 4th-8th grade and was in choir in high school) and theater (being in the musicals was my favorite). 

  • • • I always try to attend performances my students are in when I can, so let me know if you're ever in anything so I can cheer you on!