2nd Grade Teacher Biographies
Claudia DaSilva
Coming soon!
Sandy Thibodeaux
Sandy was born in Oregon during WWII to Captain John and Evelyn Thibodeaux, originally from the heart of Cajun Country in Louisiana. In their travels, they preferred to speak French at home and this is the language Sandy grew up with. After the war, her family moved to the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast, where she began school only speaking French. Her first school year was busy as she quickly had to learn to become bilingual to go on to second grade. She, nonetheless, did well in Catholic school, graduating in 1961 with honors. She then graduated from a business college and worked as a medical secretary.
Later, Sandy worked her way through university, graduating with a B.S. (1976) and M. Ed. (1978) in Elementary Education with honors. Sandy taught school in Texas for twelve years, being on the Texas Teacher Career Ladder. She then moved to Colorado to join her sister’s family and has been teaching at Sanchez Elementary for thirteen years.
Sandy loves to be with her family, traveling along Colorado’s mountain roads, and about the nation. She shares her exciting trips with her students, encouraging them to see their world one day.
Paige Wild
Paige Wild is currently in her seventh year at Sanchez. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work. After an internship as a school social worker, she realized that she would rather be a teacher. She attended CU and received her teaching certificate in 1996.
A California native, she worked for eleven summers at a summer camp for inner-city kids. She had worked her way up to assistant camp director before she finally turned her focus to the wilderness and backpacking. She has hiked the Himalayas as well as 300 miles of the Continental Divide Trail.
Paige is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served over two years as a teacher and Women In Development Volunteer in Thailand. She lived and worked in a rural rice-farming village, where she learned much more than she taught.
Finally, she has settled down and married her artistic husband Jonathan, and has a new son, Orion, whom she happily has given up her wandering ways for. Well, at least for the moment.