Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Russo, has been teaching about 17 years, 15 of those years have been here at St. Catherines!    She currently teaches science to 4th graders and all subjects to 5th graders except social studies and specials.

She spent her undergraduate years at the University of Colorado in Boulder and at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana where she received her BA. She spent one of those semesters studying in Nantes, France.  After working for a European tour operator for a time, she took courses at Northeastern Illinois University and became certified to teach grades K-9.

"I love learning and sharing what I’ve learned. I love listening and learning from others. What better place to do this than at SCL! I have a respect for the children I teach and enjoy interacting with them. I strive to find new ways to help all my students succeed. Each school day is a new day filled with promise, joy and faith."

In her downtime, Mrs. Russo enjoys reading, hiking, swimming, languages, traveling, and of course, her children!

During the school year, you can contact Mrs. Russo at mrusso@sclschool.com as she usually checks her email after school.