Welcome Karen Bennet!

Karen Bennett was born at HillAFB in Utah and has since lived in Utah, Georgia, Maine, Texas, Japan, Arkansas, Louisiana, and California. She moved to California 1984 just one month after her daughter, Jennifer, was born. Three years later, Karen graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Riverside with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology; she also fulfilled the requirements for a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and recently completed her Single Subject Credential in Social Science. Ms. Bennett’s teaching career included assignments in grades K - 8; including a multi-age classroom for GATE students (grades 3-5); self-contained classrooms (grades 1 - 6); and, middle school Language Arts and History. She served most recently as the Teacher Librarian at Earhart Middle School.

Ms. Bennett is a passionate, life-long learner who has much to learn and discover; she is always on the search for a new adventure or challenge. There is no doubt that she found a challenging new adventure when she signed on with the Riverside Virtual School as our newest full-time staff member.