About Mrs. Yadao
Mrs. Maribel Yadao ("yuh-dow", as in take a bow after a performance) is a first-generation, Filipina-American who was born and raised in Chicago. She attended Sauganash for the Young Years, Queen of All Saints Elementary School, Loyola Academy College Prep, Depaul University, the American College of Education, and the University of St. Francis. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and obtained her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Digital Teaching and Learning. She has endorsements in English Language Arts and English as a Second Language. Mrs. Yadao student taught at Sauganash Elementary School, and has been teaching there since 2006. She taught 1st grade for 8 years, and this will be her 9th year in kindergarten.
This will be Mrs. Yadao's 20th year teaching ballet at Chicago Ballet Arts (www.chicagoballetarts.org) where she began her ballet training at the age of 5. She performed in ballets in her youth, cultural Filipino dancing with the Philippine Performing Arts of Chicago, and Infamous, a competitive hip hop crew. She also danced in a summer intensive with the American Ballet Theatre in Detroit, and performed in Paris with the Universal Dance Association with other All-American dancers across the nation.
Prior to teaching, Mrs. Yadao worked and lived with children with exceptional needs at Camp Starfish in Rindge, New Hampshire for 40 weeks. As a counselor and administrator, she lived and worked with children on the Autism spectrum, children with bi-polar disorder, abused children, children living in poverty, suicidal children, and gang members. Mrs. Yadao takes the strategies and tools utilized in this environment to help the students and families she serves.
Mrs. Yadao has a wonderful husband, Monico, who taught at Lane Tech High School for 13 years, and was a former Redzovic Jiu Jitsu teacher. He now teaches at Queen of All Saints School as an 8th grade Language Arts teacher. Mrs. Yadao is a lay minister at Queen of All Saints Basilica, serving as a lector, Eucharistic minister, wedding rehearsal coordinator, and sacristan. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her large family, especially her 1-year-old son, going to new restaurants, watching movies, taking adult ballet classes, visiting museums, coordinating weddings, and travelling.
This will be Mrs. Yadao's 20th year teaching ballet at Chicago Ballet Arts (www.chicagoballetarts.org) where she began her ballet training at the age of 5. She performed in ballets in her youth, cultural Filipino dancing with the Philippine Performing Arts of Chicago, and Infamous, a competitive hip hop crew. She also danced in a summer intensive with the American Ballet Theatre in Detroit, and performed in Paris with the Universal Dance Association with other All-American dancers across the nation.
Prior to teaching, Mrs. Yadao worked and lived with children with exceptional needs at Camp Starfish in Rindge, New Hampshire for 40 weeks. As a counselor and administrator, she lived and worked with children on the Autism spectrum, children with bi-polar disorder, abused children, children living in poverty, suicidal children, and gang members. Mrs. Yadao takes the strategies and tools utilized in this environment to help the students and families she serves.
Mrs. Yadao has a wonderful husband, Monico, who taught at Lane Tech High School for 13 years, and was a former Redzovic Jiu Jitsu teacher. He now teaches at Queen of All Saints School as an 8th grade Language Arts teacher. Mrs. Yadao is a lay minister at Queen of All Saints Basilica, serving as a lector, Eucharistic minister, wedding rehearsal coordinator, and sacristan. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her large family, especially her 1-year-old son, going to new restaurants, watching movies, taking adult ballet classes, visiting museums, coordinating weddings, and travelling.
