Carolyn Myron, M.A., M.S.
Optimizing developmental outcomes for children. Nurturing strong roots for a bright future. @rootingtorisepgh
Rooting to Rise
While Rooting to Rise was created in 2020, the groundwork began in 2013 in Florence, Italy, where I received my M.A. in Art History and taught my first group of students. My passion for educating children and youth led me back to Pittsburgh, where I have since worked in various in-school and out-of-school learning environments and gained experience working with children and adults in many different educational and creative contexts. Eventually, I developed my own art education curriculum for children and attended graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education to study Applied Developmental Psychology.
Since 2013, I have continued to evolve as a compassionate, inclusive, empowering educator and advocate who upholds a strengths-based, whole-child approach for children and youth. In particular, I have developed a passion for the critical importance of early childhood learning not only for future academic outcomes, but also healthy social emotional development and positive developmental trajectories through adolescence and adulthood. My educational practice is inclusive, adaptive, and responsive, aiming to engage children as much as possible with multisensory, process-based learning.
My understanding of the developmental significance of early childhood inspired the imagery of roots and growth for Rooting to Rise: nurturance, positive relationships, and intentional, responsive education in the early years function as the wellsprings for healthy development and expansion through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. With these early supports, all children can flourish and soar.
Mission and Educational Philosophy
It is my life’s work to improve and optimize developmental outcomes for as many children and families as possible. With a practice rooted in compassion, respect, and authenticity, I strive to educate and advocate in any way that I can to truly empower those I serve. Here are the most fundamental beliefs informing my personal approach to educating young children:
Early learning happens within the holistic, ecological context of the whole child
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Strengths-based approaches to educating honor and capitalize on child strengths rather than perceived deficits
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Multisensory exploration and hands-on learning are paramount: learning is about the process, not the outcome
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Young children are agents of their own learning
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Playing IS learning!
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Intentionality, inclusivity, and accessibility should inform every educational interaction with a child
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Social-emotional learning and development is the critical foundation for cognitive development and academic success. When physical and emotional needs are supported, true learning can happen!​
Carolyn Myron
Owner
Carolyn has been teaching and working with young children for more than 10 years in various in-school and out-of-school learning environments. She received her M.A. in Art History from Syracuse University and her M.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. She has worked and taught locally at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, afterschool programs at the Shadyside Boys and Girls Club, Winchester Thurston, La Scuola d'Italia Galileo Galilei, and Primrose School of Peters Township. Carolyn also spent 5 years as a therapeutic art instructor for individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. She has led professional development sessions related to early childhood education and experiential art at The Andy Warhol Museum and the Frick Pittsburgh, and has led educator workshops for Trying Together, Maker Ed, and PBS Kids.
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Her educational approach is inclusive, adaptive, and responsive, aiming to engage children as much as possible with multisensory, process-based learning. Her practice strongly focuses on social emotional development and is child-centered, exploratory, and, of course, playful!
