Chiara Calci was born in Genova, Italy, and has lived in several cities in the North of Italy. She studied Art History at Trieste University (Università degli Studi di Trieste).

Chiara obtained her teaching certification for Pre-K and Elementary school in 2000. She became a tenured Pre-K teacher for the Italian public schools that same year, and she continued to work in Italian public schools until she moved to the United States in 2009. Chiara is a founding teacher at Scuola Fermi and is now our Atelierista, working with all classrooms on arts integration and learning that supports developmental and aesthetic goals.

Chiara believes that the learning process originates from the child’s natural desire for knowledge and that it happens best in cooperative environments that encourage the use of many different forms of expression. For this reason, she is very excited to be part of the Scuola Fermi team and to be again in touch with her biggest passions: children, education, art, and collaboration.