Julie Averill

Teaches at Kids at Work

Julie Averill has been working with babies and young children through age 5 for the last seven years. Working with young children and their families is Julie's passion - from witnessing a baby's first steps to seeing a toddler's eyes light up at the sight of a new discovery, to helping a young child conquer separation anxiety. Before starting Kids at Work, her dream job, Julie served as a consultant for Super Soccer Stars, where she developed an art program and trained coaches to teach art to young children. A former lead preschool teacher on Manhattan's Upper East programming for the Marymount School, Citibabes, City Kids Music, Music Together, The Art Farms, and The Midori and Friends Foundation. Julie is a frequent contributor to parenting and education-related forums including sheknows.com and demodirt.com. Julie's formal education includes a Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Hartford, and a Master of Music in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music. A former professional flutist, Julie performed with members of the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera Orchestras, and the Emerson String Quartet. Julie and her husband Dmitry have one son, Peter, born in June 2011!