{"id":4079,"date":"2025-09-05T11:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/?post_type=profile&p=4079"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:35:23","slug":"karen-peterkin","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/profile\/karen-peterkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Peterkin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, my name is Karen Peterkin, and I joined BUCC in the fall of 2025. I am a veteran educator with more than twenty years of experience in the field of early childhood education, working with children from Infancy through Preschool. Throughout my career, I have served in several leadership and instructional roles, including Assistant Director, then Director of the CATCH after-school program, and Assistant Kindergarten Teacher within the Weston Public Schools and Arlington Public Schools through the METCO Program.<\/em><\/p>\n

I hold an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Development from Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services with a concentration in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am deeply committed to supporting children, families, and communities, with a particular focus on advocating for marginalized and underserved populations. In addition to my professional work, I tutor 5th- and 6th-grade students to help them prepare for independent school opportunities. I am also the mother of three boys, an experience that continues to enrich my understanding of child development and family engagement.<\/em><\/p>\n

In my personal time, I enjoy traveling, relaxing, and exploring cuisines from diverse cultures.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23897,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/4079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23897"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/4079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4101,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/4079\/revisions\/4101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}