Director

Rising Pre/PreK

Eunju Kim
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Hello! ​My name is Ms. Ju. I am originally from Seoul, Korea. I moved to Denver in 2014 with my husband Lee and my daughter, Nara (She is in the 2nd grade). When I was a single, I had worked in the film industry for 8 years as a marketing director. After I had my daughter, I took a job working in Early Childhood Education and discovered my true passion in teaching! This is my 7th year of teaching and my 3rd year at Kidz U.​

Rising Kinder

Annemarie Mccormick 
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My name is Annemarie McCormick. This is my first year with Kidz University and I will be teaching rising kindergarteners. I graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa this May with a BA in Elementary Education and have been in Colorado since June. I specialized in early childhood in college, and I have worked in various pre-kindergarten and early childhood settings throughout the years. I will be teaching 1st grade this upcoming fall. I am so excited to join the Kidz University team for this summer!

Rising 1st Grade

Dawna Kim 
Hello! My name is Dawna Kim and I will be teaching rising 1st graders this year at Kidz U. I am currently a student studying 3D Animation at CU Denver. I have been a Sunday School teacher at Korean Christian Church for the past five years. I have taught kindergarten, second grade, and just this past school year, I taught junior and senior girls in high school. This will be my first year teaching at Kidz U and I am so excited to be a part of the team. I can't wait to be spending time this summer with the kids!

Rising 2nd grade

Jane Song
Hello! My name is Jane Song and I will be teaching the Rising 2nd graders. I recently graduated from CU Boulder with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology along with a Teaching License in Elementary Education. In this past spring semester, I student taught 2nd grade at Silver Creek Elementary School (Thorton, CO). I'm excited to use the knowledge and tools that I've gathered and to use them to my best abilities for KidzU. Throughout my undergrad career, I've developed a deeper understanding for students and their growth. I plan to make strong connections with my students and to help them become the best they can be!
This is my 2nd year at Kidz University and I am so excited to have a fun summer with our kids!!

rising 3rd grade​

Laura Miller 
Hello! My name is Laura and I'm so excited to be a part of Kidz University this summer! I moved to Denver this past November after teaching in Charlotte, NC! I was a third grade teacher there for three years. I received my Bachelor’s in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia in 2012. I initially planned to become a music teacher, but after substituting in a school district as an elementary teacher, I found a deeper passion for being in my own classroom, teaching content other than solely music. It was the idea of leading my own classroom and teaching all subject areas that inspired me to obtain my Masters in Childhood and Special Education from New York. After my master’s program, I taught children of all ages, starting as young as one and as old as eighteen and became a teacher’s assistant, a substitute and a lead teacher in both New York and North Carolina. I have most of my experience with first, second and third grade curriculum. I have a Pug named Louie and in my spare time I love to hike, paint and play the piano. 

rising 4th - 5th grade

Jeannine Todd​
​I am Jeannie Todd and am happy to serve as the teacher for the rising 4th and 5th grade class this summer at Kidz University. I retired from teaching in a local school district after 19 years, primarily teaching 5th grade. My Bachelor’s degree was in art, with a minor in music, and I enjoy using these two disciplines in my lessons. I earned a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Denver in 1998. After retiring from teaching, I returned to school to become a Certified Veterinary Assistant, and enjoy working with animals, especially dogs. I love traveling in my spare time, and have visited all 50 states and over 60 countries. I have three children, two grandchildren, and my very large dog, Maggie Mae, to keep life from being boring!

Rising 6th - 7th grade

Eric Webb
Hello! My name is Eric Webb. I'm a sophomore at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
I'm studying economics with a minor in mathematics. I'm very excited to teach the rising 6th and 7th graders! I previously have worked with middle school age students by coaching Hamilton Middle School's math team and working at Denver Public School's Summer Semantics program. In my free time I like to read and play basketball.

MAD Science

Edward Soto​
University of Colorado – Denver : B.S. in Biological Sciences
Currently in University of Colorado Medical school 
3rd year teaching at Kidz University

MUSIC

Hannah Choi
Hi! My name is Hannah Kim and I have directed Suzuki violin studio of 35 students from as young as 3 years old to high school graduates for 14 years. I have a Violin performance degree from University of Maryland. My career goal of educating children solidified after her concert tour of Spain and France with the University Orchestra. I have pursued the long term study of Suzuki pedagogy at the University of Maryland with Ronda Cole, and is certified through Suzuki Book 8. I'm also trained by Michiko Yurko to teach Music Mind Games. My strongest performance interest is in chamber music and I love to create unique collaborative musical experience for young students.

MAth

Joseph Nam
Hi, my name is Joseph Nam and I am excited to help tutor math this year at Kidz University. I just graduated high school at The Academy of Charter Schools and I will be studying computer science at CU Boulder this upcoming fall semester. Math has always been my favorite and best subject in school so I am excited to help the students this summer get a better understanding of the subject. I have also always loved teaching and tutoring to peers around me. I helped at Kidz University last year as a teacher assistant and I can’t wait for this year to begin!

Choir

Siyeon Park

Art

Chanmi Hwang
​Hello! My name is Chan Mi Hwang.
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration focused in Accounting from Grand Valley State University in Michigan and a Master’s degree in Educational Ministry from Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan. For the past 9 years, I have been involved with children and youth ministries. I had many opportunities to lead various activities including arts & crafts. Teaching and guiding our young children in faith always have been a passion for me. 
This will be my first year at Kidz University. I am excited to be part of the wonderful Kidz University family this year.