The Joy of Teaching Runs in this Family!
Laura Colebrook teaches kindergarten at Oasis Elementary. She worked at a summer camp before she started college and found that she had a knack for working with kids. “I enjoyed teaching them, helping and mentoring them,” says Colebrook.
Colebrook worked with third graders early in her career. She stepped away from the classroom when she had kids, and then returned to teach kindergarten. “The best thing is they are so sweet and they try so hard,” she says of her young pupils. “The hardest thing is they are not very capable of doing things by themselves.”
When she was in school, Colebrook liked math and she has fun during this time of year doing math activities using candy corn, she says. It’s all part of the Halloween fun, just like dressing in costume for the day and joining the school parade.
“I do like teaching math, but it’s really fun teaching kids to read—to see them taking off and having that new adventure,” explains Colebrook. This month, her students will enjoy Thanksgiving stories and look at ways those stories can relate to their own lives, Colebrook shares.
Teaching is all in the family for Colebrook. Her husband teaches high school, her two sisters are both teachers and her grandma was also a teacher. She says they do talk shop and share ideas, but it is different realm for her husband, who is working with older kids.
When she is not in the classroom, Colebrook enjoys playing games with her family, hiking and spending time outdoors. She likes to go camping near the Mogollon Rim with her husband and three kids. Colebrook also plays piano and makes music for fun and at her church.
Colebrook likes to tell her students to give things a try, even when they are not sure of the outcome. “If you try, you learn something. If you don’t try, you’re not learning anything,” she points out.
According to student Blakelyn, Colebrook “helps everyone to do their best.”
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PHOENIX
19th Ave & Pinnacle Peak
1900 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd #101
623-404-9999
44th St & Washington
125 N 44th Street, #100
623-899-6666
7th & Union Hills
710 E. Union Hills
623-388-6656
32nd St & Shea
10876 N. 32nd St
602-569-5556
37th St & Indian School
3722 E. Indian School Rd
602-955-5575
Central & Clarendon
3701 N. Central Ave
602-888-8999
2211 W. Camelback #186
602-368-4477
Bell Rd & Tatum
4601 E. Bell Rd, Ste A5
602-603-3892
4th St & Jackson
310 S 4th St, Ste 100
602-888-8666
1st Ave & Monroe
101 N 1st Ave, Ste 100
602-888-8777
3rd St & Fillmore
455 N 3rd St, Ste 1195
602-888-8555
35th Ave & Southern
6360 S. 35th Ave
602-702-6888
PEORIA
75th Ave & Cactus
7446 W Cactus Rd
623-334-0506
225 Lake Pleasant #1220
623-226-7777
GLENDALE
Glendale Ave & Litchfield Rd
13820 W Glendale Ave
623-271-7191
SCOTTSDALE
74th St & McDowell
7444 E McDowell Rd
480-990-1398
CHANDLER
Dobson & Elliott
2990 N Dobson Rd
480-899-4999
Arizona Ave & Galveston
655 N Arizona Ave
480-899-7134
Arizona Ave & Ocotillo
4015 S Arizona Ave
480-895-8955
MESA
Country Club & Southern
1144 S Country Club Dr
480-844-6181
Mesa Riverview
805 N Dobson Rd, Ste 108
480-699-0066
Greenfield & University
4418 E. University, Ste 101
480-448-9999
9248 E. Cadence Pkwy
623-313-6814
CASA GRANDE
Florence Blvd. & Arizola Rd.
1659 E. Florence Blvd
520-876-9266
GILBERT
Val Vista & Queen Creek
4844 S Val Vista Dr
480-699-9084
Gilbert & Williams Field Rd
155 E Williams Field Rd
480-814-1681
Val Vista & Elliot
130 S Val Vista Dr, #E1
480-699-2229
Higley & Baseline
1614 N Higley Rd
480-699-9962
Higley & Williams Field Rd
3305 E Williams Field Rd, Ste 104
480-275-5044
QUEEN CREEK
Power Rd & Chandler Heights
23858 S. Power Rd
480-699-9579
SURPRISE
Reems & Greenway
15261 N Reems Rd, Ste 104
623-404-8888
17061 Ave. of Art
623-404-5555
PRESCOTT
Gurley & Pleasant
415 E. Gurley St
828-237-9999
SAN TAN VALLEY
Combs & Gantzel
37591 N. Gantzel Rd, #100
480-699-6884
LAVEEN
Combs & Gantzel
5845 W. Baseline #100
602-257-6666
