Tresa Elguera

Tresa Elguera is an organizer and a teacher who believes that supportive relationships, play and community are critical elements in creating a just world for everyone. Tresa comes to Morningside after two decades in schools, first as an organizer for Latinx Youth and families, then as a Bilingual Teacher in Dual Language Classrooms and finally, as a High School Spanish teacher. While teaching High school Spanish, Tresa received a fellowship to study the use of improvisation in the classroom. Tresa views play as a critical factor in human development- for everyone, not just children- and sees games that allow groups to laugh together as an essential element of any training. Tresa also emphasizes the use of listening partnerships as a regular practice, supporting both the development of healthy relationships, emotions and critical skills. Tresa holds a B.A. in Race, Class and Gender Issues through Literature, History and Law, from Hampshire College and an M.Ed. in Bilingual Education from Bank Street. Tresa lives in Brooklyn with her family.