Christine Sparks was born and raised in Texas and has lived in California, Washington State, Spain and Mexico. She earned her B.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz in Psychology and Women's Studies. She taught in San Francisco for 4 years before coming to work at the Earth School in 2005. She is currently completing her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching at Teacher's College Columbia. Christine likes to travel, and experience new things. She loves that teaching allows her to meet and get to know interesting little people every year.