Ms. Leenstra

Kristen Leenstra
KRISTEN LEENSTRA
First Grade Teacher


CONTACT
[email protected]
248.969.5323


EDUCATION
Bachelors
Oakland University

M.A. in Elementary Education
Marygrove College


JOINED OXFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
January 2022

I have been teaching since 2008. I was a teacher in Lake Orion up until 2022, when I had the privilege of coming to DA. I have taught 1st/2nd in a multiage setting for 9 years and then taught 4 years in 3rd grade. My passion is early childhood education, so coming to DA to teach 1st grade was a dream come true. I truly LOVE teaching and creating a caring and comfortable classroom community where we celebrate all the wins (big and small) and we have an environment where it is okay to make mistakes. I also think learning should be fun!

I live in Oxford with my husband Brian and our two kids Brooklynn and Cody. We also have a mini goldendoodle named Remi. We love living in Oxford. We try to go to every concert in the park during the summers and we enjoy the warm, hometown feel. Family is everything to me and I LOVE taking pictures and capturing memories.