Hello! My name is Kate Dudas and this is my first-year teaching second grade at St. Teresa of Calcutta! I graduated from Bentley College with a degree in Economics/Finance. I also completed a post-baccalaureate certificate program for Elementary Education through Westfield State College, where I earned a teaching certificate from the State of Massachusetts.  I previously taught as a Catholic educator in Connecticut at St. Bridget School.  As a committed lifelong learner, I continue to discover new and exciting teaching strategies, best practices, and innovative ways to inspire learning through many professional development opportunities.

I have an amazing family! I have been married to my husband Paul for 14 years and my two sons, Michael (12) and Stephen (10), are my everything.  We keep busy with travel soccer, band, orchestra, boyscouts, cubscouts and spending time with extended family that live in New Jersey and Massachusetts. 

In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, baking, crafting, exercising, reading, traveling and going to one of my favorite places in the world, the beach.  We go to the outer banks in North Carolina every year for one of our family vacations!

I am thrilled to be back in my own classroom, teaching in a Catholic environment and sharing with the children how to live prayerful lives and grow closer to Jesus all the while becoming independent lifelong learners.  I strongly believe in building a joyful, engaging classroom and school community where the emphasis is on helping students develop their academic, social and emotional skills in a safe learning environment that is developmentally appropriate to their strengths and needs.

I feel honored and blessed to be teaching second grade at St. Teresa of Calcutta School!