I’m Iris Boehm, owner and director of Room to Grow Preschool. I’ve been with this preschool since 2003. I started as the teachers aid and slowly moved my way up to teacher and lead teacher. When we moved into this building in 2007 I took over as the director. In 2014 I took over as part owner of the preschool and full owner of the preschool in 2018. In 2022 I bought the building the preschool is currently in.
I live in North Pole with my boyfriend (Eben) his two children Maddox (14) and Makenzie (20) and our 6 cats (Taco McStubbins, Chicken Nugget, Big Boy, Venus, Lyssa Maniae, and Monster Mittens). Needless to say our house is pretty busy. When I’m not shewing cats from the counters I like to read, workout, play games, and do arts and crafts like crochet, knitting, and pottery, on my free time. Along with spending time with my friends and family.
I graduated from North Pole High School in 1997. Graduated UAF with two associate degrees in 2006 (Associates of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education, and an Associates of Arts). And graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Family Studies from UAF in 2011.
My future plans are to renovate the rental next door and move in there, along with updating the building, and hopefully starting a wonderful flower garden over the summer. Besides for that I hope to do a little traveling, and hopefully finish a few crochet projects and books this year as well.
“You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.”
My family
Venus
Big Boy
Taco McStubbins
Chicken Nugget
Lyssa (striped) Mittens (black and white).
Boyfriend and his children.
