Hanna V. Lin
Austrian-American Hanna Violet Lin is the wife of an incredible man, mother to two wonderful girls, and has taught hundreds of children worldwide. She is a premium member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and currently serves as an Education Consultant for parents and educators. Hanna is also the CEO of 8Ways Games, a brand focused on family-friendly cooperative games.
Hanna is also currently producing a podcast to support communication between parents, educators, and mental health experts to explore solutions to some of the huge problems with parenting and education that were brought to light by the circumstances of the pandemic. In December 2020 she published her first book, Finding Garfield.
In her free time, Hanna writes about her educational and life philosophies and creates music.
She is certified in Early Childhood General and Special Education, Elementary Education, and Integrated Sciences by the Michigan Department of Education.
Hanna is a former co-president of the Concordia University Ann Arbor Early Childhood Education Society and the former Director of Studies at PACE International Kindergarten in Beijing, China.
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CEO // 8Ways Games // Ann Arbor, MI (2022-present)
Director of Studies / Foreign Dean // PACE International Kindergarten // Beijing, China (2019-2020)
HighScope Certified Head Teacher// Gretchen’s House Child Development Centers // Ann Arbor, MI (2016-2019)
Summer Camp Educator // Leslie Science and Nature Center // Ann Arbor, MI (2016)
CRLA Certified Tutor and Writing Consultant // Concordia University Academic Resource Center // Ann Arbor, MI (2013-2015)
High School Travel Program Leader // Rustic Pathways // New Orleans, LA (2015)
Infant/Toddler/Preschool Teacher // Childtime Learning Centers (Learning Care Group) // Ann Arbor, MI (2013-2014)
Preschool Volunteer // Northridge Church // Metro-Detroit, MI (2006-2015)
Fieldwork // student teaching
Hanna is eternally grateful to the following Michigan schools for allowing her to observe, teach, and learn with their amazing teachers and students.