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Mrs. Beals
Mrs. Kay Beals is one of Mabry's outstanding special education teachers. She has been a teacher and an administrator in private schools, in the metro suburbs as well as in downtown Atlanta. In fact, Centennial Park was their playground. Everyone loves her kind spirit combined with her deeply held belief that every child can excel.
Mrs. Beals' first field of study was science. She still marvels at the wonders of the earth, life, and the universe; however, she also loves teaching Reading and Math. When asked what her favorite grade or subject is, she responded, "It's always the one I'm currently teaching." She has taught kindergarten through high school and is certified in both regular education and special education with degrees from Brigham Young and Kennesaw State University.
Mrs. Beals has been at Mabry 4 of her 14 years in education. But teaching is actually her second career, her first was raising her five children – never a boring moment! She has also been very active in community service: helping coordinate and provide training for volunteer tutors (for 5 years) for an Atlanta reading program; directing a week-long primitive camping program for girls 12 to 18 for many summers; establishing, for the City of Smyrna Library, academic resources for home schooling parents, and a monthly, Kids-Sharing-With-Kids program for home schooled children. She has taught a daily high school early morning Seminary (scripture study) class for six years and currently serves in her church's regional Young Women's program (girls 12 to 18).
Mrs Beals loves most anything out of doors, especially travel. She has ‘survived’ following her husband on many backpacking trips, although she much prefers traveling by horse while he walks/hikes. Some of her more memorable adventures included spending 5 days (50 miles) with a delightful mare, her four month old colt, and a gelding in the high Unita Mountains (8,000-12,000 ft) in Utah, traveling in Costa Rica (during the 9/11 tragedy), and last year, she and her husband climbed down a cliff to get to the bottom of a 200 foot waterfall in Havasupi Canyon, AZ. This fall they will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary.
Her present interests include pottery on the wheel. In fact, she said, "Opening the kiln is like opening presents, you never know what you’re going to find! The same goes for children. ... I must say that Mabry is an amazing community, filled with devoted professionals who have made my years here the best ever."
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