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"Be the change you wish to see in the world" -- Gandhi

Parents: I feel that teaching is the best way to make a positive difference in the world. Teaching is a privilege I take very seriously, and it is my chosen profession. While I'll certainly be holding your student to high academic standards, I feel that among the most important lessons I teach are how to value oneself, how to be compassionate to others, how to be accountable, and how to grow as a human being. I feel it is important to connect with students on a personal level while raising the academic bar and helping them see that they are indeed capable of rising to higher academic achievements. Realizing this academic goal will often build confidence in other areas of students' lives, as well. I look forward to a partnership with you, thank you in advance for sharing your child with me, and hope to make a meaningful difference in the life of your child this year. Sincerely, Chris Mygatt, MS.Ed.

My Education

Teaching teenagers is my chosen profession, and I love it.
I graduated with my Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington (History and English), and have a Masters Degree in Education. I am endorsed to teach in the Humanities in the State of Washington grades 5-9, English Grades 5-12, and Social Studies grades 5-12.
Pictured here are myself and my mother, Jane (1923 - 2009), on a very special day.

Activities I Enjoy

Working out helps keep my stress low, my positive energy high and allows me to keep up with my 150 students on a daily basis. I'm a member of the Silverdale YMCA, where my husband, our 27 year old daughter and I weight-lift and run together five afternoons a week. Additionally, I practice Yoga and meditation at home each morning for a peaceful transition into the work day. I also enjoy kayaking, downhill skiing (pictured below with students), white water rafting (pictured here on the Snake River in 2010; I'm the 4th person from the front on the left side -- in the white shirt and black hat), and training for a 10K with my daughter, Heather.

My Family

My husband, Cliff, and I have a daughter, Heather, who graduated from the University of Washington with her Masters' Degree in Museology (Museum Science) in 2008. Heather is the 11th member of our family to have graduated from the UW. Pictured to the left are my husband, daughter Heather, and myself on the coast of Maine. To the right is my beautiful Heather among the spring tulip fields of the Skagit Valley.

Our daughter-by-choice, Andrea Moline, graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2010 with her Masters' Degree in Social Work. Andrea has been a part of our family since she was a young teenager, so we call her our "Bonus" daughter. We are VERY proud of both of our daughters' academic accomplishments.

My husband Cliff is a retired U.S. Naval officer (30 years), who spent his career on submarines, submarine tenders, and air craft carriers. Pictured here are Cliff & I together in Maine, where Cliff's family traces its ancestry back hundreds of years. Cliff's Naval career brought us to lovely Kitsap County, where we intend to stay.

Cliff and I may be empty nesters now, but we do have two cats. Here they are waiting for me to get home from work: From top to bottom are Moira (MOY-rah), our ten year-old English short-hair Calico; and MaryAnn, our seven year-old gray and black tabby.

GO CUBS!