Art and Physical Education

Tara Goike      tgoike@stonecreekschool.org

 

Education:

  • BS in Elementary Education with an Art Minor from Pennsylvania State University. 
  • Received a full scholarship for athletics to compete on Penn State’s Diving Team. 
  • Currently working on receiving a Master’s Degree.

 

Experience: 

  • Art Teacher for Berry Creek Middle School, Red Canyon High School and Vail Valley Ski Academy for 6 years.
  • Kindergarten and first grade teacher for Stonecreek School for 3 years.
  • Currently the Art and Physical Education teacher for Stone Creek.
  • Awarded a Fullbright full scholarship to travel to Japan as an Honored Teacher.

Strengths: 
I am the Jack of all Trades!  My passion is art and athletics and I could not be teaching anything else that I am so inspired, interested and dedicated to.  I am organized, motivated and excited to teach all students in our school.  Every student needs a chance to succeed and I feel elective classes are a way for children to express themselves individually and find their own strengths and happiness- I am here to help them achieve this!

Personal:
I have lived in the Vail Valley for 11 years now where I met my husband.  We have a son and a brand new baby girl that we are so blessed with. To complete our home, we have 2 bernese mountain dogs that we adore!  As a family we love to camp, ski, mountain bike and travel to beautiful beaches to surf.

I grew up in Pennsylvania as a trained athlete in gymnastics and then springboard diving where I achieved All-America status. I also played Lacrosse and was part of a Ballet company. Luckily my dad taught me how to ski when I was 5 years old and took us to Vermont every winter.

Passions / Interests:
I love to travel and I have had many exciting experiences abroad such as doing my student teaching in England, being a nanny in New Zealand, backpacking in Asia, working in volunteer camps in France and surfing at fun, remote beaches. I thrive on yoga and teach many classes for the past 5 years throughout the valley including children’s yoga. I also love photography and making/selling jewelry.

Your Vision for SCCS:
My vision is for all children to have a chance to receive a well rounded education where they can succeed in academics, athletics, arts, foreign language and technology.