A Life Dedicated to Children
Sonya Lanzen-Castellanos has spent her life seeking to help
children maximize their learning potential. In addition to her extensive
experience as a preschool and elementary school teacher, she has been
involved in teacher training and parent education. In San Luis Obispo
County, she was previously Director/Teacher at the Cambria Cooperative
Preschool. She then served as Child Development Supervisor and and later
administered the county-wide Head Start and Migrant Preschool Programs. She
trained teachers to qualify for the Child Development Associate (CDA)
Competency-based Teaching Credential Award.
Ms. Lanzen-Castellanos obtained her Child Development degree
from California State University, Los Angeles, and holds California Standard
Teaching Credentials in Early Childhood, Elementary, Community College and
Adult Education. She has trained with the Los Angeles Chuo Gakuen Japanese
Language and Cultural Arts School, the Los Angeles Institute of Music and
Art, and the World Montessori Educational Institute, San Luis Obispo.
She is a violinist with the San Luis Obispo County Symphony
and has performed with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Orchestra.
