UCLA Community School

Meet Our Lower School Teachers

They teach across three dual-language and multi-age groups to honor students’ home language and support their development over time.

Den 1 Teachers

Den 1 students are in Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st Grade.

JoAnn Carvajal Babaian

JoAnn Carvajal Babaian

Teacher
Transitional Kindergarten
Jesenia Chavez

Jesenia Chavez

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Michelle Jee

Michelle Jee

Teacher
Korean English Bilingual Program
Gabriela Perez

Gabriela Perez

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Lorena Reyes

Lorena Reyes

Lead Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Mayra Velazquez

Mayra Velazquez

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program

Den 2 Teachers

Den 2 students learn together for 2nd and 3rd Grades.

Kirti Baranwal

Kirti Baranwal

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Nancy Garcia

Nancy Garcia

Lead Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Sonya Lee

Sonya Lee

Teacher
Korean English Bilingual Program
Teresa Haro

Teresa Haro

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Elia Lara

Elia Lara

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program

Den 3 Teachers

Den 3 students learn together in 4th and 5th Grades.

Adhali Arevalo

Adhali Arevalo

Lead Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Jackie Belloso

Jackie Belloso

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Io McNaughton

Io McNaughton

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Daniel Sotelo

Daniel Sotelo

Teacher
Spanish English Bilingual Program
Suzy Zeitlin

Suzy Zeitlin

Teacher
Korean English Bilingual Program
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