Ms. Kristy Fountain
Biography
Fountain is excited to return to the Camp Lejuene area and work with the students, staff, parents and military community at Heroes Elementary. She is a leader who has a passion to increase school partnerships with the military community while increasing student achievement.
Fountain is from Silverhill, Alabama. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history and a teaching certificate in elementary education from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
She began her teaching and DoDEA career at E.C. Killin in Okinawa, Japan in 2006. While in Okinawa, Fountain earned her a master’s in elementary education from the University of West Alabama. In 2009, she accepted a teaching assignment at McBride Elementary on Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. While there, she earned a master’s in instructional leadership from Auburn University. In January 2016, she transferred to The Sullivans School in Yokosuka, Japan.
Fountain was named assistant principal to Sigonella Elementary in Italy in 2017 and served as assistant principal to AFNORTH Elementary School in the Netherlands and Kleine Brogel in Belgium in 2018. She also has served as principal to AFNORTH and Kleine Brogel since 2020. She has enjoyed working with the international community and military communities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany during the last four years.
In her spare time, Fountain loves to travel, spend time with family, hike and keep up with all things Auburn. War Eagle!
Welcome Message
Welcome to Heroes Elementary, a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School. Heroes is a school where students are the heart of what we do! It is an honor and privilege to work with our military-connected students.
At Heroes, you will hear us say “our students” because we believe that we have a collective and shared responsibility for all students in the school. The staff of Heroes is dedicated to helping our students achieve their greatest potential. Our staff care about the social and emotional well-being of our students and providing a safe place to learn.
Creating and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders is a priority for Heroes ES. We know the importance of building a sense of community within and outside the walls of the school. We look forward to continuing our community partnerships.
At Heroes, we provide support to our students to ensure they receive an excellent education. As your school leader, it is important for our students to utilize the 21st Century Skills of collaboration, creativity, citizenship, communication, and critical thinking to be college and career ready. Our WIN (What I Need) time is dedicated to provide support to all students based on their needs, whether remediation or enrichment. Throughout the year, all of our students participate on our live Eagle Eye News in the morning. This live broadcast gives our students the opportunity to work in a news station in our school.
We encourage you to be involved and join OUR school. There are opportunities to support our school through volunteering, attending school events, joining PTO, and a variety of other ways. Thank you for your partnership and support! Go EAGLES!
