Gabriela PerezGabriela Perez is the Education Coordinator at The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. Gabriela’s work focuses on developing and leading bilingual programs for preschoolers (ages 2.5-5), Spanish-language inclusion, and bilingual language acessibility. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, Gabriela established Spanish Digital Bruce Beginnings at The Bruce Museum. This program, the first of its kind at the museum, invited Spanish-speaking preschoolers and their caregivers to explore the museum’s collection virtually through storytime and interactive activities. In 2022, Gabriela continued the implementation of bilingual programs at The Bruce Museum by creating an in-person program called Bilingual Bruce Beginnings. With an emphasis on the importance of belonging, language accessibility and inclusion, the program invited preschoolers and their caregivers to learn about art while developing their language skills through storytime and hands-on activities. The program was primarily taught in one language with select, key phrases in another language, creating a dual language environment. Gabriela Perez received a Master's degree in Museum Education after successfully defending her thesis, “B is for Belonging: Bilingual Program and the Development of Preschoolers in Museums”, from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Read More Read Less