{"id":176,"date":"2013-02-26T10:55:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T18:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:56:32","slug":"gina-wilson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/part-time-faculty\/gina-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Gina Wilson, M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"

Full-Time Faculty, Child Development
\ngwilson2@palomar.edu
\n<\/a>Office: MD-357 (San Marcos Campus)
\nPhone:\u00a0760-744-1150\u00a0 x5046<\/p>\n

\"Gina<\/p>\n

Most Often Teaches:
\nCHDV 99 –\u00a0Preparation for Child Development Majors
\nCHDV 100 – Child Growth and Development
\nCHDV 115 – Child, Family, and Community
\nCHDV 120 –\u00a0Health, Safety, and Nutrition
\nCHDV 182 – ECE Curriculum: Art Music and Movement
\nCHDV 185 – Introduction to Curriculum<\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Hemet with my parents and older sister. I was a very active child, I danced (including Dancing with the Stars Style with my neighbor as my partner). I was a competitive baton twirler starting at the age of 4. I also took piano lessons but I was not good at that at all. In High School, I twirled for my school and I played on the tennis team. I always did very well in school and got along well with everyone.<\/p>\n

When I was 16, I was in a car accident – hit by a drunk motorcyclist driving the wrong way down an expressway hitting my friend’s car head-on (I was riding shotgun). I fractured my back, leg, and ankle. I never had drank before that accident, and it further confirmed to me that I never wanted to. I did half of my senior year on home-hospital (like homeschool) and never really liked high school again once I did return.<\/p>\n

I started at San Diego State as a Liberal Studies major to be an Elementary school teacher. After taking my first child development class I changed my major to Child and Family Development. I was more interested in children under 5, and I knew I wouldn\u2019t like all the politics involved in Elementary School. I paid my own way through college, so I worked 6 part-time jobs at a time. If I had a few hours free in my day, I look to see how I could fill it with work. I was a specialized reading tutor in Elementary schools, I tutored English and math privately, I worked for Children\u2019s Hospital- Chadwick Center with children and families who were high-risk in parenting groups. I also worked with teen mothers and their babies there. I worked special event childcare including watching the Padre\u2019s players\u2019 children during baseball games. I worked respite caring for children with special needs. I was a nanny and worked at a Family Home Daycare. I also worked for a catering company – that was my one job that did not involve children. I also volunteered in a nursing home, regularly visiting a sweet lady who did not have any family.<\/p>\n

After graduating from SDSU I went to Pacific Oaks College for my Masters’s in Human Development with an emphasis in College Teaching\/Working with Adults. While getting my Masters I worked one job full time. I co-directed a license-exempt childcare center at a lavish fitness\/sports club in Del Mar and created and ran enrichment classes for children. At that time I also volunteered on the labor\/delivery floor of Pomerado Hospital.<\/p>\n

After receiving my Masters Degree, I began teaching at Palomar College (20 years ago). I have also taught for CSUSM, Miramar and worked for the Service Learning Department at Palomar College.<\/p>\n

I see myself as a lifelong learner, and since I earned my Master’s degree and started my career in teaching, I have earned my certification as a Post-Partum Doula and as a Pre and Perinatal Educator. I recently completed a second Masters Degree in Sociology from Grand Canyon University. At one point, I was a foster parent to two girls, ages 3 and 4. That was an eye-opening learning experience working with Child Welfare Services.<\/p>\n

Teaching full-time and caring for my two teenage sons takes up most of my time, but I still enjoy helping others. I mentor a teen mother, care for a 93-year-old lady, and I am a wish granter for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. In my free time (haha), I like going to the beach, bowling, baking, and taking\/teaching Trapeze lessons at Trapeze High.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Full-Time Faculty, Child Development gwilson2@palomar.edu Office: MD-357 (San Marcos Campus) Phone:\u00a0760-744-1150\u00a0 x5046 Most Often Teaches: CHDV 99 –\u00a0Preparation for Child Development Majors CHDV 100 – Child Growth and Development CHDV 115 – Child, Family, and Community CHDV 120 –\u00a0Health, Safety, and Nutrition CHDV 182 – ECE Curriculum: Art Music and Movement CHDV 185 – Introduction… Continue Reading Gina Wilson, M.A.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":150,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pd756y-2Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7103,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/child-development-courses-needed-for-certificates-and-degrees\/","url_meta":{"origin":176,"position":0},"title":"Child Development Courses Offered at Palomar College","author":"Wilson, Gina","date":"September 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Child Development Courses CHDV 100 \u2013 Child Growth and Development CHDV 101 \u2013 Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children CHDV 102 \u2013 Working with Parents and Families CHDV 103 \u2013 Infant and Toddler Development CHDV 104 - Guidance for Young Children CHDV 105 \u2013 Observation and Assessment CHDV 105A\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4149,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/chdv-online-textbooks\/","url_meta":{"origin":176,"position":1},"title":"CHDV Online Textbooks","author":"Wilson, Gina","date":"December 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We are proud to announce that many of our Child Development Courses are ZTC\/LTC (Zero Textbook Cost\/Low Textbook Cost) classes. 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