Ms. Kathi has been the director of Bascomb United Methodist Preschool (affectionately known as BUMP) for over 20 years and is a longtime member of Bascomb Church. Before becoming director of the preschool, Ms. Kathi taught in the fours and twos classes. Now her former students are bringing their little ones to the preschool, so it’s a huge blessing for her to be part of this family-oriented ministry.

Ms. Kathi is a former high school teacher, holds a BS in education from Auburn University, and is certified to teach pre-k through 12th grade. Her true love is in preschool where we begin the process of developing a love of learning in our students as well as a beginning to their spiritual journeys as we teach the love of God and each other.

Ms. Kathi’s family has been involved in the preschool for more than thirty years. Her daughters not only graduated from BUMP, but six of her grandchildren have also graduated.

Ms. Amy is so excited about this school year and getting to know everyone. Her class will have lots of fun learning and making new memories together! She received her degree from Georgia State University. Ms. Amy is married with three wonderful daughters and two lovely stepdaughters. This is her seventeenth year in Early Childhood Education. She has previously taught first grade and GA Pre-K, as well as, one year with the three’s class and the four’s class last year.

Ms. Lesa is excited to teach the fours this year! Her class is going to learn so many new things about our world, our school, and each other! She is so happy to see some familiar faces and to meet new ones!

Ms. Lesa is blessed with two daughters, four sons, her husband, two grandsons and two granddogs. She has been teaching for thirty-seven years; she has a BA in Secondary Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. One day she wants to rescue sea turtles, but for now she enjoys teaching at BUMP, teaching virtual Spanish, and mentoring students at Mountain Education High School.

Ms. Diana is so excited for this school year. She has been teaching preschool for eleven years now and absolutely loves her job. Her class will be filled with fun, LOTS of learning and new adventures! Ms. Diana received her bachelor of Business Administration in Medellin, Colombia and is married with two children.

This Ms. Amanda’s second school year at BUMP. I received my BS in Business Management from Northern Illinois University with previous study in Elementry Education. Ms. Amanda’s family moved from Chicago two years ago and they love Woodstock! She has a 2nd and 6th grader along with a dog that thinks she is a cat. In her free time, Ms. Amanda loves spending time with family, hiking, reading, cooking and gardening. Go Cubs!

Ms. Whitney is so excited to be your child’s teacher this year! This is her third year working at BUMP and she feels that God has led her to this wonderful place, as it has been a blessing for her family. She looks forward to an amazing year of learning and fun!

Ms. Whitney received her Bachelors of Science degree from Kennesaw State University with a focus in Genetics. Her previous roles were in executive leadership in healthcare and nonprofit organizations prior to motherhood. She is married with two children. She has a five year old son in Kindergarten that attended BUMP and currently has a daughter at BUMP.

Ms. Blake is so excited to be your child’s teacher this year! This is her third year at BUMP and she feels very blessed to be here! She has two children that all attend BUMP with one child who graduated from BUMP and she couldn’t be happier to be a part of this amazing team. She is looking forward to a wonderful year of fun and learning! Ms. Blake received her Bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2016.

Ms. Ashley is so excited to get to spend the year together as the new Young 2s teacher. She has two children and one dog. 

Ms. Tonya is so excited to be teaching your precious little ones this year. She is in her sixth year teaching at BUMP and has loved being in this wonderful place. She has a very large family, including eight grandchildren! She also works with a non-profit teaching special needs adults. Her oldest son was in, our director, Ms. Kathi’s class in BUMP!

Ms. Tonya holds a B.A. in International Affairs from KSU in 2002 and a B.A. in Emergency and Disaster Management and Homeland Security from APUS in 2012.

Ms. China is so excited to be teaching music and chapel this year! In music class the children play instruments, dance, sing, and learn fundamental music concepts such as fast/slow, high/low, and loud/soft. We explore music genres, composers, and instrument families. In chapel the children learn about God’s word, focusing on characters in the Bible and memorizing verses. We also learn how to pray and sing about Jesus and God’s love for us!

This is Ms. China’s third year with Bascomb Preschool. She also serve as the worship leader and children’s director at Bascomb UMC and teach music lessons to all ages in the youth wing of Bascomb. She received her bachelors of science in music management at Georgia State University. She has experience in leading music camps including the How Big is Your Dream Foundation’s Summer Academy.

Ms. Lois has a very large family and works with her daughter Ms. Tonya teaching small groups as well as Math and Science. Everyone calls her Nana because some of the teachers went to preschool with her grandchildren and knew her then! We still call her Nana. Ms. Lois is so excited to be teaching at BUMP again this year.