The Bug Lady's Journey to Building the Unimaginable

About this episode

The episode explores Carrie Tiemeyer's unique approach to early childhood education through her innovative learning environment.

Glass cases filled with cockroaches. Birds that speak English. Tortoises and ferrets roaming free. This is not your typical kindergarten classroom. In fact, it’s a learning environment unlike almost anything you’ve seen — and it started with one woman’s vision. For nearly two decades, Carrie Tiemeyer, better known as The Bug Lady, has been building something different: an early childcare center and kindergarten facility that brings science to life. Today, The Bug Lady’s Science Academy serves...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin

Guest: Carrie Tiemeyer

Topics covered

• early childhood education
• science
• innovative learning environments
• kindergarten
• childcare

Keywords

• Bug Lady
• science academy
• kindergarten
• cockroaches
• learning environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bug Lady's Science Academy

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