My name is Mrs. Ann Cervone and I am the Stem Coordinator here at Christ the Teacher Academy.  I have been teaching here for 24 years.  18 years with Prek 3 and 6 years with Stem Lab.  I graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1982 with a BS degree in Medical Technology.   After my daughter entered PreK in my town I began my teacher journey through the Alternate Route Program.  I received my Elementary School Certification for New Jersey.  

In 2018 I received the Star Stem Teacher Award from Channel 4 and Telemondo and I also received the Bergen County Audubon society Dick Engsberg Teacher Appreciation Award. I became a Certified Educator with National Geographic and also became STEM certified.  Two years ago I won a grant for Creativity and Art Inspiration from Scholastic.  This past year our school won the LuxLife 2021 Award for the  Best in Stem Education during a pandemic and I am ever so proud of this achievement.    

I am very involved with our school community , participating in fundraisers, running a bowling club , a Robotics club plus a virtual Space Club. Years back I co ran The Little Einstein Science club with Mrs Evangelou.   I am also the Coordinator for Trout in the Classroom plus Project Engin involving grades 5th thru 7 th grade, I participate with various grade contests such as the Lexus Eco Challenge and Scholastic . This year I will be installing an Ecology club with hands-on activities including care of a greenhouse, composting and growing vegetables.  I love teaching at Christ the Teacher Academy .  My goal for the students is to expose them to all aspects of the Science world so that they can flourish when they enter high school.