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Ara McKelvey

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ELD / Math Intervention Teacher
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I am so excited to join the Shepardson team. This is my first year at the school, but I've been teaching in the district since 2003 (ELD, technology, and 4th grade). 

Just to share a little bit of me...I've lived in several different places in the U.S. and in Europe, but my family and I have called Fort Collins home since 2002. I live with my husband, Scott, our two dogs, and three cats. Our older son, Travis, his wife, and three beautiful daughters live just down the street from us. Our younger son, Kieran, just returned from teaching English in South Korea. It's great to have him back.

When not teaching, I love spending time with my family (pets included, of course), hiking in the mountains, reading, and listening to music. I'm also passionate about learning languages. I speak French, a fair amount of Spanish, and some German. I also love martial arts and have a black belt in kung fu and karate.

Here's to a wonderful school year!

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