Maggie Lesk has wanted to teach young children for as long as she can remember. This year, she fulfilled that goal when she became a teacher for the Batavia Park District’s Kindergarten Enrichment Program.

Lesk received a degree in elementary education with a minor in special education in 2011 from Aurora University. She had been a guest teacher for East Aurora School District 131 and a student teacher at Hoover Wood Elementary School. When Lesk saw the park district sought teachers for the Kindergarten Enrichment Program, she knew she had to apply.

“I knew the program would be the perfect fit for me,” Lesk said, “I am able to work in the same elementary school I grew up in and work for the park district where I was a gymnast for eight years. Both played a major role in shaping my education.”