Meet Mary
About Mary Ostrowski
Mary is an educator, speaker, and consultant who bridges the worlds of emotional intelligence and artificial intelligence. After 20+ years in the classroom, she saw firsthand that test scores weren’t preparing kids for real life. So she created The Path from EI to AI™ to help families and schools raise kids who are confident, resilient, and ready for anything.
I am a
Former Head of School + founder of The Drizzle Effect
Mom, mentor, and believer in lifelong learning
Walked the Camino de Santiago (yes, all 500 miles)
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Born in San Diego … once a California girl, always a California girl!
No longer just a little sister, now I’m a big sis too.
Love my brothers.
Senior in high school!
Made it through college! Graduated with a degree in accounting. Yes. Accounting.
Moved to Belize to volunteer as a high school teacher. We made $12.50/week
Now certified to teach K-8 with a MA in Educational Leadership
Finished my post-masters degree in K-12 School Administration
Presided over our school’s first-ever 12th grade graduation
On the trail somewhere in Spain
Bought Weems Creek Nursery School
Published my first children’s journal
Reopened school in the Fall of Covid (masked, but how do you social distance preschoolers?)
Drip, Drop and Drizzle debut in their first picture book!
Began consulting with families considering homeschooling
Opened the doors to The Drizzle Effect
My other adventures
