Naomi Fung Mayer

Naomi teaches Kindergarten at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School. She has a B.ED. in Elementary Education and Physical Education from the University of Hawaii. Naomi fosters discovery, promotes complex thinking and questioning, and facilitates exploration with her young charges. She believes if learning is not reinforced at home and in the community then it is a quasi education. Naomi is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in teaching elementary science including a $10,000 grant from Alaska Science and Technology. She has worked in conjunction with the National Science Foundation and the University of California, Berkeley presenting workshops for teachers at the local and national levels. A grateful parent believes, "If one could make a mold for teachers, Ms. Mayer should be the model for such a mold."