Vonda Strain

Vonda Strain received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with an emphasis in mathmetics from Weber State University. Before becoming part of the Athlos team, she taught first grade for a solid 7 years and has now accumulated over 12 years of valuable teaching experience.

Every year, Vonda looks forward to helping her kids gain confidence, she absolutely loves kids and enjoys teaching them. Helping students build confidence in themselves and instilling a sense of excitement towards learning is Vonda’s main goal as an educator. She knows that once they realize how capable they are, there is no stopping them! She really cares about the kids and she works extremely hard to make sure that they know that and that they have all the tools that they need to succeed.

Vonda is passionate about books and reading, so she makes sure to break books down into words, letters and sounds to help student put it all together; by doing this, it opens a whole new world for them and it’s thrilling for her to watch them see that process come together.

Vonda loves teaching at Athlos because of its unique emphasis on healthy body and mind. She believes whole heartedly that everyone needs healthy bodies and minds in order to thrive. Her classroom starts each day with an activity and/or a discussion about how to implement one of the character traits and then they try to practice the trait throughout the day! When it comes to teaching at Athlos, Vonda said,  “Those traits are based on skills that will help us be successful with others throughout life. Athlos is the only school that I know of where students have athletics every day and teachers are encouraged to have movement breaks where students can get up and move. Being physically active definitely helps our bodies and our minds to work better.”