About Me

     Hi everyone! My name is Regina Figueroa and I am what they call a "Super Senior" here at Rhode Island College.  This is my fifth year at Rhode Island College and I was formally an Elementary Education major, but found that it wasn't quite the right fit for me.  I like to work with youth, especially Pre-k and as of right now I work at the Little Shepherd Preschool in Cranston as a Teacher's Assistant. I previously worked at the Explorations program at Henry Barnard School on campus and tutored at Ricci Middle School a couple years back. I am so glad that Youth Development is a major because it gives me the chance to do what I love without some of the hassle of going through an intensive teaching program.  I love helping children develop their critical thinking skills on both the academic and social level and also instilling confidence in the students that I do work with.  When I graduate I would love to possibly be a director or co-director of a Preschool because the ages of three through five I feel are very critical in preparing a child to be in the public school system.  I am looking forward to learning a lot from this class and getting to know my fellow classmates!