Aspir(e)ing Profiles is a series on the Aspire Institue’s blog, the Aspire Wire, which features leaders in education, child and human development and health and wellness connected to the Wheelock College Aspire Institute. July’s edition highlights Connected Beginnings’ own Mary Watson Avery!
Mary Watson Avery, Program Manager of Connected Beginnings Training Institute had studied education alongside studio art in college, but she didn’t realize her passion for working with very young children until her first job after her graduation. “When I got out of school, I needed to support myself with something other than my art so I got a job in a child care center in Allston. There were openings to work with infants, toddlers and preschool age children. I told them I was flexible so they put me with the toddlers, and I fell in love with the age group.” Click here to continue reading on the Aspire Wire!