Meet the Team

Sandbox Collective is a mother-daughter dream come to fruition. Family bond is translated into the strong values that make up Sandbox Collective.

Liliana

Director

Liliana is a passionate early education leader and advocate with over 10 years of experience. In addition to working directly with children and families, she is also adjunct professor at Santa Monica College.

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Marta

Licensee/Lead Teacher

Marta is a nurturing and engaging educator with 20 years of teaching experience and over 25 units of child development courses from Santa Monica College. However, her greatest accomplishment is having raised 3 wonderful daughters.

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Teresa

Teacher

Teresa holds a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz where she also worked as a teacher aid at the UCSC early education center. Teresa loves to share her passion for taking care of the environment with the children she works with.

Maria

Teacher

Maria is originally from Sweden where she worked as a licensed practical nurse. She is studying early childhood education at Santa Monica College where she is pursuing a certificate in nature pedagogy. Maria also has training as an actor and writer.

Cherie

Music Teacher

Cherie studied music at the University of Colorado at Denver. She believes that music provides the perfect framework to explore genres and learn about any topic imaginable.

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