Dr. Lenith Nolasco-Señora, PhD
Lenith Nolasco Señora, more commonly known as Teacher L, is a Communication graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Her passion for educating young children and empowering families led her to further studies in this area. She finished her Master’s Degree in Family Life and Child Development from the same university.
Teacher L has also completed her PhD in Child and Family, further equipping her with the latest trends and technologies to support young children's educational needs. She also studies evolving Filipino families and how this can translate into a healthy parent-teacher partnership in school and the community.
She is the owner/founder of Active Thinkers Child Development Center, a progressive school that has been operating for 18 years and offers preschool through grade 6. In addition to her almost 20 years of experience teaching young children, Teacher L also serves as a part-time faculty member in the Psychology Department at Mapua University's School of Health Sciences in Makati.
Research Interests
Early Childhood, Family
Publications
Señora, Lenith N., and Excelsa C. Tongson. Challenges and Factors Affecting the Previously Home-Schooled Students' Adjustment to Regular School Learning. Quezon City: College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines, 2014.
Señora, Lenith N. Love Knows No Labels: A Multicase Study of Filipino LGBT Couples in Family Formation and Childrearing. Cycle of Inquiry (Awaiting Publication). Issue 1, 2024.