Danielle Mercadal is an experienced early childhood educator and veteran kindergarten teacher. Danielle earned a Master of Arts Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Illustration from Marymount University. She has experience with a wide variety of curriculum including Lucy Calkins’ Writing Project and Success for All along with knowledge of several teaching philosophies and methods including Montessori, Steiner/Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia. Danielle worked as a first grade teachers at Hybla Valley Elementary School and later taught at The Riverbend Garden Homeschool Cooperative where she also served as a board member. She has experience teaching ESOL students and comes from an international family full of diversity.
Mercadal, C. Danielle
Kindergarten, Elem. Geography
At Compass since 2022 (instructor), 2016 (parent)
This Year's Classes (2026-2027)
Quarter(s): 1- We Wannabe Writers (Q1)
- Wee Writers (Q1)
- Compass Kindergarten- Language Arts (Sem 1)
- Compass Kindergarten- Science Sparks (Sem 1)
- Compass Kindergarten- Social Studies (Sem 1)
- We Wannabe Writers (Q2)
- Wee Writers (Q2)
- We Wannabe Writers (Q3)
- Wee Writers (Q3)
- Compass Kindergarten- Community Connections (Sem 2)
- Compass Kindergarten- Literacy Ladder (Sem 2)
- Compass Kindergarten- Science Sparks (Sem 2)
- We Wannabe Writers (Q4)
- Wee Writers (Q4)