After teaching elementary school in South L.A. for five years, Ms. Dwyer became a nanny to twin girls attending TSONS. This was a fortunate connection for the school as she showed great skill and confidence with young children and thankfully she re-discovered her joy of teaching at this younger grade level. Fortunately, in addition to her Anthropology degree from UCLA, she also had a Pre-School/Elementary credential from Long Beach State. TSONS couldn’t wait to ask her to join the teaching staff after her twin charges moved onto kindergarten, which she was able to do in 2010. Jocie considers herself to be a serial hobbyist. She has such a passion for learning that it motivates her to constantly explore and attempt new and creative projects. She is an avid reader, amazing baker, and her current obsession is sewing.