My name is Mary Traub. I have been an elementary educator for 30+ years. My expereince began teaching 6th grade in a self-contained classrrom in the 1980's 

For ten years, I  taught or was a substitute teacher in all grades K-8.  Twenty-five years ago, I relocated to New Jersey and began teaching PreK and found my passion in early childhood education.  I taught PreK for ten years and then went to back to school to get my Supervisor Certificate.  I have held several director positions in  child care centers and preschools, most recently at the YWCA and Lawrenceville Presbyterian Preschool. I have always had an interest in nature and felt that children spend too much time indoors.  I have many fond memories as a child growing up on seven acres in Upstate New York.  In 2000, I enrolled in Walden University to start earning my Doctor of Education degree with a focus on Earlfy Childhood.  I am currently writing my dissertation on nature preschools.