Hello, my name is Mary McMahon and I am from Vancouver, Canada. My teaching journey started some time ago, before I even knew that being and early childhood educator was my career path. I was offered an opportunity to teach kindergarten in Taichung, Taiwan for six months before returning to university to study education. However, this six month adventure turned into ten years of wonder-filled teaching experiences. It was during this time that I fell in love with teaching children in their early years as they are filled with so much wonder and curiosity, experiencing the world for the first time. It was witnessing and being a part of these first encounters that made me realize I needed to know more than experience could teach. I came home to Vancouver and graduated from Capilano University with a BA in Early Childhood Education and Care in 2017.

My university curriculum was heavily influenced by the Reggio Emilia philosophy; which is why finding a teaching position at Lovell is such a fantastic opportunity for me as an educator. After graduating from university, I returned to Asia to teach at an international school’s early years program in Chiang Mai, completing my contract in 2019. Since then I have been working in Vancouver as an outdoor educator for local nature school early years programs. I am very excited about joining the Lovell team of educators, meeting the children and getting to know their families.