Teacher's Lounge: Unveiling the Heart of Our 4th and 5th Grade Classrooms (Part 1)

In Part 1, Principal Daniel Araujo hosts the Cougar Cast from the “Teacher's Lounge with fourth grade teacher Lindsay Greer and fifth grade teacher Sarah Van Den Bosch to help families get to know the people behind the classroom. Mrs. Greer shares her path from missionary work and teaching in Mexico to homeschooling, then teaching at Christian schools in Chicago and California, discovering she enjoys teaching older students. Mrs. Van Den Bosch, from a family of teachers, describes moving to California in 1999 to teach at CCC, starting in first grade before transitioning to fifth. They discuss family life and hobbies outside school, then highlight how social studies comes alive through hands-on projects and field trips in fourth grade California history and the fifth grade American Revolution Walkthrough culminating in a student costume production.00:00 Welcome to Cougar Cast01:00 Meet the Teachers01:33 Greer Teaching Journey03:13 Van Den Bosch Origin Story05:17 Life Beyond School05:52 Van Den Bosch Family and Hobbies08:09 Greer Family and Recharge09:31 Fourth Grade California History12:15 Fifth Grade Revolution Walkthrough