Adina Haun – 2nd & 6th Grade Social Studies

Ms. Haun teaches second grade.  She graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and she received her Lifetime California Teaching Credential from the University of California, Berkeley. She chose a teaching career because she enjoys helping others "grow and develop intellectually, as well as socially." Adina says "the small classes, friendly atmosphere, abundance of materials and resources and a supportive administration" are some of the reasons why she continues to choose the KZV community as her workplace. Mrs. Haun has been teaching at KZV for 6 years. Her previous teaching experience includes work in the San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley school districts.

She would like parents to know that when it comes to her educational philosophy, her favorite quote sums it all up, “Children have more need of models than critics” (Joseph Joubert).  When not illuminating the minds of KZV students, she enjoys reading and in fact she identifies herself as a voracious reader, especially British fiction.  Also she enjoys many non-fiction books from a wide range of fields like psychology, history and comparative religions.  Her favorite thing about KZV is the people: children, colleagues, parents, grandparents and alumni.

Outside of her KZV “family”, Ms. Haun has two adult children.  Her son Aren is in graduate school at New York’s Columbia University and her art historian daughter Andrea is now studying pre-med.