Kim Berg (MS ’00 UNCG)

Posted on February 03, 2019

Kim Berg

Kinesiology
Ms. Berg is a double alumna of UNCG. She received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education in 1989 and went on receive a master’s degree in 2000.

She has taught at Alamance Elementary for nearly 30 years and has plans to retire soon. Ms. Berg always took a holistic approach to education, focusing not only on the physical but also the cognitive and social components of health and wellness, and she collaborated with classroom teachers to ensure the movement curriculum matched with the overall curriculum.

Ms. Berg also served as a cooperating teacher for UNCG and other institutions, mentoring Physical Education student-teachers and demonstrating compassionate teaching and leadership.

She has shown her passion for healthy kids by partnering with Jump Rope for Heart and creating her own jump rope team, the Jazzy Jumpers.