Ms. Joyce Wong

"Words are single units, but together they astound the mind, increase creativity, and bridge gaps." This philosophy is Ms. Wong's sole purpose for being an educator. She believes in the power of language and desires to motivate and guide students towards discovering the joy in learning.

Energetic, passionate about literature, and personable are qualities that Ms. Wong is well-known for among her students.

Ms. Wong graduated from the University of California Irvine where she received a double B.A. in English and Psychology, in addition to a double minor in Education and Linguistics. Soon after, she decided to obtain her Master's degree in Education at UC Berkeley. Ms. Wong is now a teacher at Mission San Jose High School where she teaches 9th and 11th grade English.

In addition to teaching the academics, Ms. Wong has served as Mission’s Peer Counseling teacher as well as the Senior Class Advisor.  She holds a C.L.A.D. (Cultural, Language, and Development) credential and is G.A.T.E certified. During her teaching experience, Ms. Wong has spent a great deal of her time working with students in the fourth to seventh grade level through Clinton 's Academic Literacy Program.

Outside the teaching walls, Ms. Wong is proud to be one of the Directors of Mill Creek Academy.  During her free time, she can be found writing children books for the elementary school grades, working on scrapbooking memories, and baking cookies.  Ms. Wong was named 2003 NUMMI New Promising Teacher of the Year for Fremont.