Meet Catarena

Catarena Cathcart

Catarena Cathcart

Lion Cubs Special Education Teacher

ccathcart@strongfoundationsct.com

Catarena Cathcart is the Special Education Teacher and Curriculum Supervisor here at Strong Foundations. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Integrated Elementary and Special Education from the University of Hartford in 2019. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Arts in Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder Focus at the University of Saint Joseph.

Catarena began at Strong Foundations in 2016, during its first Summer Social Club Program. Over the years, she has worn several hats and worked in multiple facets, supporting the growth of Strong Foundations, through the development of a center-wide curriculum, organization of activities for students and parents as well as different protocols used by all of Strong Foundations families and staff. Outside of Strong Foundations, Catarena has had field experiences in inner-city and suburban public schools working with children diagnosed with autism, behavioral and social challenges, as well as various learning disabilities. Catarena strongly believes that everyone has the right to learn and that no one is unteachable, and that it is her job as an educator to find ways to teach all students.

Outside of work, Catarena loves traveling the world. Most recently she has studied abroad in New Zealand and has visited Spain, England, and France. She is known for her love of pineapples, reading, Disney and movies.


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