{"id":2163,"date":"2017-06-21T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/cervantes-racanelli-named-northern-virginia-hispanic-teacher-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2017-06-21T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:17:00","slug":"cervantes-racanelli-named-northern-virginia-hispanic-teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/cervantes-racanelli-named-northern-virginia-hispanic-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervantes-Racanelli Named Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lorena Cervantes-Racanelli, an elementary school teacher who integrates the study of dance with other subjects, has been honored with the 2017 Victoria D. de Sanchez Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award. She received a check for $2,000 and a commemorative plaque at a reception sponsored by Marymount University and hosted by President Matthew D. Shank on May 31 at the school\u0092s Main House.<\/p>\n
Cervantes-Racanelli, who has danced with and provided choreography for several professional companies, has taught at Bailey\u0092s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Fairfax County for 10 years. She works closely with other teachers to align her dance instruction to reinforce the concepts they teach, such as the life cycle of butterflies, the way plants grow, or the culture of the Powhatan Native Americans.<\/p>\n