Valentina V.

Hands-on STEM through curiosity, exploration, and real-world science

New York City

• I love turning everyday materials into science experiments and engineering challenges.
• I love helping kids realize that humans are part of ecosystems too.
• I’m also a salsa dancer and won a national university amateur salsa competition in Colombia twice with my team.

I’m a bilingual biologist and STEM educator with experience teaching science to elementary and middle school students in both school and informal learning settings. I specialize in hands-on, inquiry-based STEM activities that encourage curiosity, problem-solving, and creativity. I’ve taught science in NYC schools, college biology labs, and outdoor education programs, designing lessons around topics like ecosystems, energy, anatomy, and environmental science. My goal is to make science feel exciting and accessible by letting students explore, build, experiment, and ask questions—so learning feels like discovery, not worksheets.