Mrs. Jennifer Adkins

2nd Grade Teacher

Mrs. Adkins is very excited to be joining the 2nd grade team at Galileo. A native of Michigan, she recently relocated to Lake Mary from South Florida with her husband and two daughters. It was there that she spent eight years teaching children in grades 1st-5th and exploring innovative strategies to increase student engagement in the classroom. That exploration led her to pilot one of the first project-based social studies programs in the Palm Beach area and reaffirmed in her the value of providing children with opportunities to acquire deeper knowledge through exploration of real-world challenges and problems. In addition to her teaching certification, Mrs. Adkins possesses an undergraduate degree in sociology and is a children’s book author. Her hobbies include running, hiking and traveling with her family. She has been to all 50 states and 15 European countries, including Kosovo, Bosnia, Albania and Serbia.