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

Lead Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Jihyun Park

Teacher

Korean English Bilingual Program

Gabriela Perez

Gabriela Perez

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Lorena Reyes

Lorena Reyes

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

Lead Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Teresa Haro

Teresa Haro

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Elia Lara

Elia Lara

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Sonya Lee

Sonya Lee

Teacher

Korean English Bilingual Program

Stephanie Reyes

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Den 3 Teachers

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

Adhali Arevalo

Adhali Arevalo

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Jackie Belloso

Jackie Belloso

Lead Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Nancy Garcia

Nancy Garcia

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

Michelle Jee

Michelle Jee

Teacher

Korean English Bilingual Program

Daniel Sotelo

Daniel Sotelo

Teacher

Spanish English Bilingual Program

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