All About me!

My name is Crystal Fermin and I am married with 3 children. 
I teach special education/MLL students in grades k-2.
This was my first full year of teaching, I started in December 2019. Before teaching I worked as a teacher assistant for 10 years in Cranston.  I am 3 classes away from obtaining my Masters Degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). 😀 









 

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