About Kelly
Kelly Theriault is an educator, leader, and lifelong learner who is proud to be Canton’s 2025 Teacher of the Year and a Semi-Finalist for Connecticut’s 2025 State Teacher of the Year. While Kelly has been teaching Kindergarten for the past 18 years at Cherry Brook Primary School in Canton, her teaching career spans 32 years in total.
Kelly lives in Farmington with her husband, Ron, and her two children, Adam (26) and Madison (23). Being a mother has truly made her a better teacher. Although she has taught hundreds of tiny humans over the years, nothing has compared to seeing her own children, now grown adults, flourishing in their careers.
Kelly has found her passion as an early childhood educator. Kindergarten is where her heart lies. She is passionate about developing her students’ social-emotional skills and finds joy in guiding parents through one of the most important years of their child’s life. Her students are like family to her, and she cherishes the lifelong connections she makes with the families she has educated over the past three decades. Educating and nourishing young minds is truly what she was born to do.
