Mrs. Bennett

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Amy Bennett

Instructional Teacher

ALL ABOUT ME…

My name is Amy Bennett. I was born in Chicago, IL and have been working and volunteering with children and adults with special educational needs for ten years. I received my Master’s degree in multi-categorical special education from Saint Xavier University and I attended Western Michigan University for my undergraduate degree. Here is where I studied fine arts, and had a chance to volunteer and create art with adults with special needs.

Over the past three years, I have been working with students with Autism at Elim Christian School in Palos Heights. Here is where we worked with structured teaching, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children (TEACCH). During my time at Elim, I was an assistant teacher for two years and a classroom teacher for one.

Before I began working at Elim, I worked at the Southwest Coop for Special Education in Oak Forest. Here I worked on functional skills with high school students in a multi-needs program.

When not at school, I enjoy spending time with my husband of two years and playing with my two dogs Bam and Halloween. Finally, I also teach two art classes (grades 4-8) Saturday mornings at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts located at THE CENTER in Palos Heights.